Altheimer-Sherrill High School was a junior and senior high school (grades 7-12) in

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. Re 31, 2017. Note that Plum Bayou consolidated into the Wabbaseka Tucker school district in 1983, then the Altheimer-Sherrill and Wabbaseka Tucker school districts consolidated into Altheimer Unified in 1993, which in turn consolidated into Dollarway in 2006. Therefore this district formerly served Tucker and Plum Bayou. and later the

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. At the time of its closing it served Altheimer, Sherrill, Wabbaseka, and other portions of Jefferson County, including the

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. Circa 2005 the school had about 142 students.

History

It was previously the Altheimer Training School."From "Separate but Equal" to "All Deliberate Speed". In: Smith, C. Calvin (editor) and Linda Walls Joshua (contributing editor). ''Educating the Masses: The Unfolding History of Black School Administrators in Arkansas, 1900-2000''.

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(Page presented upside-down). It served as the high school for African-Americans, while Altheimer High School served as the high school for white students. In 1955 Fred Martin Jr., who began his term as a mathematics teacher at the school in 1949, was named the school's principal. In 1961 its name changed to Martin High School in honor of the principal, who sought to improve the curriculum and building. In the period 1955-1982 the school received accreditation from the

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, and a red-brick classroom building and gymnasium were built."From "Separate but Equal" to "All Deliberate Speed". In: Smith, C. Calvin (editor) and Linda Walls Joshua (contributing editor). ''Educating the Masses: The Unfolding History of Black School Administrators in Arkansas, 1900-2000''.

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(Page presented upside-down). The school became Altheimer High School in 1969, and the school received its final name around 1979. Martin served as the principal until he became the superintendent of the Altheimer-Sherrill School District in 1982. Another school building, large, was built in 1987; it included a gymnasium. The Altheimer-Sherrill School District consolidated into the Altheimer Unified School District on September 1, 1993. Altheimer Unified consolidated into the

Dollarway School District Dollarway School District No. 2 (DSD) was a school district headquartered in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. With over 1,600 students and employing more than 300 educators and staff, the district had three active school campuses at the end o ...

on July 10, 2006. In 2007 Altheimer-Sherrill High closed, with 102 middle school students and 137 high school students in its last year. Students were rezoned to

Dollarway High School Dollarway High School is a comprehensive public high school in northwest"School Case Studies Wonder Elementary School Osceola Middle School Dollarway High School," p. 28 (PDF p. 30/50) Pine Bluff, Arkansas that serves grades 9 through 12. It is o ...

. After the consolidation into Dollarway, the Altheimer-Sherrill High School school building was used as the Altheimer-Martin Elementary School until it closed in 2013.

Academic performance

A 2011 State of Arkansas legislative research document stated that "Altheimer’s high school’s test scores were was just as low as Dollarway High’s." - CITED: p. 30 (PDF p. 32/50).

Athletics

The first athletic programs were organized when Fred Martin was principal. The gymnasium was the Asive Thomas Memorial Gymnasium.

Notable alumni

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attended Altheimer Training School

References

{{authority control Schools in Jefferson County, Arkansas Defunct schools in Arkansas Historically segregated African-American schools in Arkansas 2007 disestablishments in Arkansas Educational institutions disestablished in 2007