Cherokee Middle School CMS | |
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Address | |
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4595 Old Lee Hwy , | |
Information | |
Type | Middle School |
Established | 1971 (as CMS) Closed in 2007 |
School district | Colbert County Schools |
Grades | 5 - 8 |
Color(s) | Royal Blue & Vegas Gold |
Mascot | Indians |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Yearbook | Traces |
Historic Name | Cherokee High School |
Historic Significance | An original Rosenwald School. |
Website | http://www.colbert.k12.al.us/cms |
Originally named Cherokee High School and was the segregated school for African American children. |
Cherokee Middle School was located at the eastern limits of Cherokee, Alabama on the north side of County Road 20. It served the children of western Colbert County for grades 5 through 8. The decline of population in the western portion of the county caused the school to close at the end of the 2006 – 2007 school year and the grades merged into Cherokee High School and Cherokee Elementary. [1]
Cherokee Middle School was originally Cherokee High School and designated the segregated school for African American children. It was an original Rosenwald School. At that time the segregated school for “ white” children was named Cherokee Vocational High School. [2] After the original junior high school building (located on the Cherokee Vocation High School campus) burned in January 1971 Cherokee Middle School began handling grades 5 through 8. The original building was removed in the 1980s and now the oldest buildings on the campus were in built in the 1960s.
The Rosenwald Schools Initiative
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