Corner, Alabama | |
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  Corner  Corner | |
| Coordinates: 33°48′01″N86°56′32″W / 33.80028°N 86.94222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jefferson |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 116654 [1] |
Corner is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.
Corner is located in Jefferson County at the intersection of Jefferson County, Walker County, and Blount County, hence the name. The community is about 6 miles west of Warrior. Much of it lies upon York Mountain, and as far away as Birmingham may be seen on clear days. Residents of Corner carry either Dora (648) or Warrior (647, 590) telephone prefixes and Dora, Warrior, or Empire ZIP codes. Territory is often defined by school zone, and the exact boundary is unclear between Corner and neighboring communities such as Bagley. Corner High School, with an enrollment of about 1,000 in grades K-12, is the area's focal point.
Corner Middle School is located at the intersection of Bagley (Mayfield) Road and Corner School Road. Corner High School, previously located at the same site as the middle school, moved in 2010 to a new facility three miles (5 km) to the west on Warrior-Jasper Road. The school competes in Class 4A of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The mascot is the yellow jacket. Their rivals are the Dora and the Hayden Wildcats.
Coach Jon Cooper is the head football coach at Corner. [2] It has an award-winning marching band, led by director Adam Murphy and assistant director Debra Saunders. The band participated in the BOA Grand Nationals Championships during November 11–14, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana (led by Rick Coggin). It is also home to a notable theatre troupe. Corner High School has Track & Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Golf, Bowling, Cross Country, Basketball, Baseball, Softball and last but certainly not least a Football Team. Corner High School has had a lot of success in its athletic programs throughout the years.
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The Jefferson County School System is the second-largest public school system in Alabama, United States. It is the third oldest school system in Jefferson County preceded only by the Birmingham and Bessemer School Systems. The Jefferson County School System was created in 1896, and initially served all unincorporated communities and cities in the county other than Birmingham and Bessemer. Beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s various other cities began to establish their own separate systems. Today the County system serves students in those unincorporated areas of Jefferson County, Alabama such as Alliance, Bagley, Concord, Corner, Forestdale, McCalla, Minor, Mt. Olive, and Oak Grove. It also includes students who reside in the cities of Adamsville, Clay, Fultondale, Gardendale, Graysville, Hueytown, Irondale, Kimberly, Morris, Pinson, Pleasant Grove, and Warrior among others. Those cities listed below each have a city-based school system, therefore, their students do not attend schools in the Jefferson County School System:
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Pleasant Grove High School (PGHS) is a combined middle school and high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Pleasant Grove. It is one of fourteen high schools in the Jefferson County School System. School colors are purple and gold, and the athletic teams are called the Spartans. PGHS competes in AHSAA Class 5A athletics.
Corner High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Dora. It is one of fourteen high schools in the Jefferson County School System. School colors are black and gold, and the athletic teams are called the Yellowjackets. CHS competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics.
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