Southwark School is a public

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neighborhood of

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. It is a part of Philadelphia Public Schools. Students zoned to

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(K–6) are zoned to Southwark for grades 7–8.Francis Scott Key Elementary Geographic Boundaries

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. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. Students zoned to Southwark and to Key are also zoned to

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History

The historic school building was designed by

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and built in 1909–1911 on the site of the old Philadelphia Quartz Mifflin Street plant. It is a three-story, granite-faced, reinforced concrete building in the

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-style. It features a segmented, compound arched opening and

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with stepped stone panels. ''Note:'' This includes The building was added to the

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in 1986. Construction of the school was interrupted by the general strike of 1910. Rioters pulled down portions of the construction and used the stones build bunkers and to block the trolley tracks. When trolleys driven by

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s and guarded by armed police officers came down Mifflin Street, a mob of 1,500 citizens attacked with rocks and clubs. Both officers were knocked unconscious and an eight-year-old boy was struck in the head, killing him. As of 1989 the Southwark Motivation, a high school program with 265 students, housed its classes on the third floor of Southwark School. Established by

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teacher Rebecca Segal, it admitted students who perform at average levels and provided extra mathematics and English courses, required attendance of cultural events, used the same teachers all four years, and made parents sign contracts asking them to involve themselves in the education of their children.Mezzacappa, Dale.
High School Students Like It Small Plan To Move Motivation To Southern Draws Fire

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''. April 5, 1989. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. That year the district decided to move the program to

in order to use more space at the underutilized high school campus and to relieve overcrowding at South Philadelphia elementary schools. The third floor of Southwark would be used for grade 6-8 students who were attending Francis Scott Key School, and there would be space freed for a full-day kindergarten program.Mezzacappa, Dale.
Crowding Prompts Changes At South Phila. Schools

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''. February 9, 1989. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. Several students and parents of Southwark Motivation criticized the plan.

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