Henderson High School (Georgia)

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Henderson High School is a former high school in DeKalb County, Georgia, now the site of Henderson Middle School.

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History

In 1967, John C. Portman Jr. designed the building for Henderson High School. [1]

In 1985, a student at Henderson High School was awarded as part of the Presidential Scholars Program. [2]

In 1990, Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post wrote that "Four years ago, officials at Atlanta's Henderson High School told eighth grader Will Hinton that he and his friends in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes would have to drop 'Christian' from the group's name if they wanted to continue holding their prayer meetings and Bible study sessions on school grounds. In the next few years, Hinton said, school administrators cracked down harder -- ordering the students to hold their meetings off campus, barring them from announcing the gatherings over the school's public address system and threatening to kick Hinton off the yearbook if it portrayed the group." In 1990, the Supreme Court ruled on the case Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens , in which "the court upheld the constitutionality of a 1984 federal law requiring high schools that offer extracurricular activities to provide religious clubs equal access to school facilities -- Henderson administrators approved a poster advertising an off-campus meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes." [3]

Notable alumni

In 1974, Pete Ladd graduated from Henderson High school and went on to become a professional baseball pitcher. [4]

In 1978, Thomas Marshburn graduated from Henderson High School and went on to become a physician and astronaut. [5] [6]

In 1983, Eric Boe graduated from Henderson High School and went on to become a fighter pilot and astronaut. [5] [7]

Henderson Middle School

In 1996, the Henderson High School building was reopened as Henderson Middle School. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Portman" (PDF). Portman Architects. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ Presidential Scholars Program. Department of Education. 1985. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2020– via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Marcus, Ruth (April 16, 2020). "Schools Brace for Fallout from Bible-Club Ruling". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Three DeKalb County Baseball Players Named Metro Atlanta All-Stars". DeKalb County School District. May 19, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Oliviero, Helena (October 26, 2018). "Atlanta: A launchpad for dreams". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Thomas H. Marshburn (M.D.) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Eric A. Boe (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  8. ↑ "About Us". Henderson Middle School. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

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