South Park High School (Beaumont, Texas)

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South Park High School was a

West Brook Senior High School
and the building became South Park Middle School.

History

South Park High School served a neighborhood at the south end of Beaumont that expanded rapidly after oil was discovered nearby at

desegregation measure by the merger of the district's other two high schools, Forest Park High School and Hebert High School
; South Park and Forest Park were almost entirely white schools, while Hebert had been founded as a school for black students and remained black throughout its history.

The school building became South Park Middle School. In April 2010 it was demolished despite community opposition;[4][5] there were advocates for keeping the building on the grounds it was historically significant, and the building was found to have been structurally safe. Patrick Michels of The Texas Observer wrote that in regards to the demolition "some saw [it] as a punishment for the white community".[6] A new building opened in 2012.[7]

Athletics

South Park's athletic teams wore green and were the Greenies. They won two state basketball championships: Class 3A in 1953 under coach Bill Tipton and Class 4A in 1960 under coach Jimmy Anders.

Notable alumni and staff

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 696476. Quoted in Jane Hebert. "South Park Neighborhood & Schools". Save South Park. Archived from the original
    on January 6, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Historical markers: South Park High School". Uncovered Texas. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. ISBN 9781893619289.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  4. Beaumont Enterprise
    .
  5. ^ Amy Moore (May 20, 2011). "Beaumont ISD, South Park case now heads to Texas Supreme Court". Beaumont Enterprise.
  6. ^ Patrick Michels (November 14, 2014). "Race to the Bottom". The Texas Observer.
  7. ^ Amos Morale (January 6, 2012). "New South Park opening quells historic fight for Greenie campus". Beaumont Enterprise.
  8. ^ "Southeast Texas Art: Cross-Currents and Influences 1925–1965" (PDF) (catalog). Art Museum of Southeast Texas. 2011. p. 110.
  9. ISBN 9781598043853
    .
  10. ^ Margaret C. Berry (June 15, 2010). "Littlefield, Clyde". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  11. ISBN 9780876112526
    .
  12. ISBN 9781609496128
    .

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