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Bennie Carl Elmore High School
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Other nameB.C. Elmore Middle School (1972-1999)
Opened1957
Closed1972
Last updated: 29 December 2017

Bennie Carl Elmore High School was a senior high school in Houston, Texas. It was a part of the East and Mount Houston Independent School District. [1] It was a school for black students, [2] and it served the community of Settegast. [3]

It opened in 1957. Its namesake served as the principal from 1957 to 1969. The 27 classroom building had a cost of $513,113.00. It was converted into a junior high school on when Forest Brook High School opened in 1972. The building was razed and replaced with a new middle school structure in 1999. [1] In 2013 this new campus became the B.C. Elmore Elementary School of the Houston Independent School District. [4]

During its life its main feeder grade schools were Settegast School and Hilliard School. [3]

Athletics

University of Oklahoma American football line coach Bill Michael liked to recruit players from Elmore. He personally recruited Elmore student Greg Pruitt. [5] According to Pruitt, at Elmore athletes had a high status and the school had a tradition of winning athletic games. Pruitt also said that B.C. Elmore played athletic games against all-white schools as well as black schools. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b " The History of B.C. Elmore Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine." B.C. Elmore Middle School. Retrieved on December 13, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Norwood, Stephen Harlan. Real Football: Conversations on America's Game. University Press of Mississippi, 2004. ISBN  1578066638, 9781578066636. p. 388.
  3. ^ a b Volumes 1-2 of "Public hearing at San Antonio, Texas, September 12, 1966 [and at 3 other cities in Texas, through Oct. 13-14, 1966]." Texas Finance Commission Consumer Credit Study Committee. p. 25. ( See Google Search page text) - "The children of Settegast attend schools in their immediate vicinity. B. C. Elmore is the Senior High School, while the lower grades attend Hilliard School and Settegast School."
  4. ^ " Principals selected, changes proposed for North Forest schools." ( Archive) Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on June 14, 2013.
  5. ^ Corcoran, Michael. The Game of the Century: Nebraska Vs. Oklahoma in College Football's Ultimate Battle. University of Nebraska Press, September 1, 2005. ISBN  0803264623, 9780803264625. p. 96.

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