Alfred E. Beach High School

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Alfred Ely Beach High School
Established 1867
Type Public (magnet) secondary
Principal Dr. Deonn Bostic Stone
Faculty 70[1]
Students 1,328 [2]
Grades 9–12[2]
Location 3001 Hopkins Street,
Savannah, Georgia,
United States
Oversight Savannah Chatham County Board of Education
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Colors Blue and gold
         
Mascot Bulldog
Yearbook 'The Golden Bulldog'
Website Official website

Alfred Ely Beach High School is one of the oldest public high schools located in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

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[edit] History

In 1867, the Beach Institute was established by the Freedmen's Bureau with funds donated by Alfred Ely Beach, editor of Scientific American. The school was initially privately funded as a manual training school to provide a means for newly freed African Americans to assimilate into white society.[3] By 1874, the institute was appropriated by the Savannah-Chatham Board of Education for the purpose of providing free education to Savannah's African American citizenry. Although the Beach Institute closed its doors in 1915, it was reopened as an African American cultural center and is currently operated by the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation. The Beach name survives in the name of Alfred E. Beach High School.

[edit] Enrollment

Beach High is open to residents of Chatham County entering either ninth or tenth grade.

[edit] Academics

Beach High students undertake a college preparatory curriculum that includes four years of English, history, and laboratory-based sciences (chemistry and physics are required), three years of mathematics (most students opt for four) and foreign language, a semester each of introductory art, music, health, and computer science, and two lab-based technology courses. It also offers students a broad selection of elective courses.

Beach offers the district's only CISCO networking academy. Students who complete this program are eligible to take the CISCO Certified Network Associate examination.[4] Additionally the Health Professions program partners with Memorial Health University Medical Center and CVS Pharmacy to provide internships for Beach High students.[4]

[edit] Advanced Placement

Students can choose from Advanced Placement courses in Calculus, English III, English IV, US History, European History, and Biology.[4]

[edit] Special Education

The school also offers special education programs for the following areas:[4]

  • Learning Disabled
  • Behavior Disorder
  • Moderately Intellectually Handicapped
  • Mildly Intellectually Handicapped
  • Severely Intellectually Handicapped
  • Profoundly Intellectually Handicapped

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Clubs and organizations

Note: Information provided by the Savannah-Chatham County board of Education.[4]

[edit] Sports teams

Beach High fields 11 varsity teams, including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, wrestling, softball, and volleyball.[4] The teams currently compete in the Georgia High School Association's Region 3-AAAAA.

[edit] State championships

[edit] Georgia Interscholastic Association

The school won the boys state basketball championship in 1953, 1963, 1964, and 1965.[5]

[edit] Georgia High School Association

The school won a boys state basketball championship in 1967 (the first year that African-Americans were allowed to play in the Georgia High School Association) under coach Russell Ellington.[6][7] The girls basketball team won a state championship in 2000.[8]

[edit] Notable people

[edit] Beach High alumni

Some of the most notable alumni have gone to become President of Savannah State College, Georgia State Senator, Mayor of Savannah, and Dean of a major university in New England.

Name Class year Notability Reference
Russell Ellington 1956 Former NFL player and basketball coach
Matt "Showbiz" Jackson Former member of the Harlem Globetrotters [9]
Otis Johnson 1960 Mayor of Savannah, Georgia (2003–present)
Wanda Smalls Lloyd 1967 The first black editor of The Montgomery Advertiser [10]
Larry "Gator" Rivers Former member of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters [11]
Regina Thomas 1970 Georgia State Senator (2000–present); member Georgia House of Representatives (1995 to 1998) [10][12]

[edit] Further reading

[edit] Books

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Beach High School - Savannah, Georgia:Public School Profile. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
  2. ^ a b c Beach High School. SchoolTree.org. SchoolTree.org. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
  3. ^ A.E. Beach High School. Retrieved on 2008-09-05.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Savannah-Chatham County Public School System: Beach High School. Retrieved on 2008-09-05.
  5. ^ GIA Boys Basketball Champions. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
  6. ^ GHSA Boys Basketball Champions. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
  7. ^ Former Player Speaks About the Legacy of Coach Ellington. Retrieved on 2008-09-04.
  8. ^ GHSA Girls Basketball Champions. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
  9. ^ Harlem Globetrotters: Player Roster. Retrieved on 2008-09-05.
  10. ^ a b Beach Class of '67 re-graduates with honors. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
  11. ^ Harlem Globetrotters: All-time Player Roster. Retrieved on 2008-09-05.
  12. ^ Senator Regina Thomas. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.

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