Bradshaw High School

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Bradshaw High School
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Type Public high school
Opened1966 (1966)
Closed2004 (2004)
Color(s)Orange and Brown
MascotBruins

Bradshaw High School was a public high school in Florence, Alabama. It was founded in 1966 as the second public high school in Florence because of continued growth for youth in the eastern parts of the city. [1] But in the 1980s, due to economic decline in the area, the population of families with young people likewise fell, ending the need for two schools. After the 2003–04 school year, the school merged with Coffee High School to form Florence High School, [2] which took up residence on the old Bradshaw campus. [2]

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The school's colors were Orange and Brown and were selected based on the colors of the NFL's Cleveland Browns by the school's first cheerleaders and football players. [3]

History

Bradshaw High School opened its doors in August 1966. [4] The school was named in honor of local attorney Mr. Henry A. Bradshaw who was an attorney for the Florence City Schools, as well as the Lauderdale County School System. The initial enrollment was 790 students, and within 10 years the enrollment grew to more than 1000 students. In its final year as Bradshaw, the high school had an enrollment of over 900 students.

Athletics

During the 38 years of the school's operation, Bradshaw won several Alabama State Championships in several sports [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Edwards, Mitch, ed. (May 2005). "Pomp and Circumstance Marks School's First Graduation" (PDF). Alabama Education News. 28 (9): 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  3. Delinski, Bernie (March 24, 2022). "Classic rock: Bradshaw class of '71 renews painting tradition". newspaper. Florence, AL: Times Daily. Retrieved March 25, 2022. Austin pointed out the first cheerleaders and football players at the school selected the school colors from a candidate list of National Football League teams. They selected the orange and brown of the Cleveland Browns.
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