A. C. Steere Elementary School

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A.C. Steere Elementary
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A.C. Steere Elementary on August 15, 2011
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A. C. Steere Elementary School
4009 Youree Drive

Shreveport
,
LA
71105

United States
Coordinates 32°28′01″N93°43′18″W / 32.46687°N 93.72163°W / 32.46687; -93.72163
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School typePublic Elementary
Established1929
School districtCaddo
PrincipalBrandy Holcomb
GradesPreK - Fifth Grade
GenderCo-Ed
Age range4-12
Enrollment500
Campus size17 acres
Color(s)Green & Gold
MascotGators
NewspaperGator Gazette (monthly)
Website http://acsteere.net/; www.acspta.org
A.C. Steere Elementary School
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Location4009 Youree Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°28′01″N93°43′18″W / 32.46687°N 93.72163°W / 32.46687; -93.72163
Area1.75 acres (0.71 ha)
Built1929
Architect Edward Fairfax Neild
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 91000074 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1991

A. C. Steere Elementary School, formerly Broadmoor School, is an elementary school located at 4009 Youree Drive in Shreveport, Louisiana, and operated under the direction of the Caddo Parish school board.

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History

It opened its doors Oct. 29, 1929 as the new Broadmoor School, previously located at 305 Albany Ave. The new school housed 225 students and 12 teachers. The school flower was the yellow and green dandelion, which is believed to be the source of the school's colors. In the mid-1920s, A.C. Steere donated 12–17 acres of land in Broadmoor for schools and recreational parks. Following his death in 1930, the Broadmoor School was renamed in honor of the man whose contributions made it possible. The east wing, with four classrooms and a central office was added to the original school structure in 1939. In 1954, A.C. Steere's enrollment topped out at 1,078 with classes housed in permanent classrooms, temporary buildings and borrowed space from Broadmoor Baptist Church. Renovations and additions in 2010 updated the campus structures, with a central air and heating system and new Library/Media Center. Also in 2010, the title to the domed gymnasium that formerly belonged to Shreveport Parks and Recreation was accepted by Caddo Parish School Board and became a permanent part of the school campus. Sixth-grade classes were moved to Broadmoor Junior High in 1982.

On Dec. 3, 1936, the A.C. Steere Parent Teacher Association was chartered under the Louisiana Parent Teacher Association, which was then a branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. In 2011, the PTA will celebrated its Diamond Anniversary, 75 years as a unit in good standing. It is the longest standing active elementary school PTA unit in Caddo Parish. Programs introduced to the school through PTA efforts include Accelerated Reader, Watch DOGS and National Elementary Honor Society.

On Feb. 20, 1991, A.C. Steere was named to the National Register of Historic Places because of the significance of its architecture. [1] [2] Renovations in 2010-2011 restored the clay roof tiles and copper gutters to their original state. The school's bell tower houses the bell from the USS Shreveport, [3] a Tacoma-class frigate of the United States Navy.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. National Register Staff (November 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: A. C. Steere Elementary School". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2018. With eleven photos from 1990.
  3. "Original U.S.S Shreveport Lives On In Local Elementary School" . Retrieved 2017-03-23.