William Merritt Chase Alternative School

William Merritt Chase Alternative School
William Merritt Chase Alternative School logo
Location
Gary , Indiana United States
Coordinates	41°35′53″N87°22′30″W / 41.598026°N 87.374967°W / 41.598026; -87.374967
Information
Type	Public
Established	1993
Principal	Lloyd Booth
Faculty	20 (approximate)
Enrollment	105 (approximate)
Website	Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-14)

William Merritt Chase Alternative School was a six-year (7-12) alternative school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States, opening in 1993 as an alternative middle school and closing in 2009. It occupied the former school building of Ambridge Elementary School from 1993 to 1996 and the former school building of Chase Elementary School from 1996 to 2009.

History

The school was named after artist William Merritt Chase, and was founded to educate dropouts and at-risk students.

It was established in 1993 as Ambridge Alternative Middle School and was originally an alternative middle school serving the 6th through 8th grades. ^[1] It was originally located at the site of the former Ambridge Elementary School. In 1996, it moved a short distance to the former site of the Chase Elementary School after that school closed. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2003 the Martin Luther King Jr. Academy moved its operations to the school. ^[4] The Gary Community School Corporation closed the school in June 2009. ^[5] It was one of seven Gary public schools closed in that year. ^[6]

In 2020 the Chase school building was sold to a private buyer for $35,000. ^[7]

References

1. Kevin Rose (November 1, 1993). "New school offers hope to wayward students". Post-Tribune– via NewsBank.
2. Lisa DeNeal (June 7, 1996). "At 4 sites, school's out forever". Post-Tribune. p. A1 – via NewsBank.
3. Laura Paul (July 1, 1996). "Space pains sprain college". Post-Tribune. p. A1 – via NewsBank.
4. Tim Zorn (August 14, 2003). "Gary schools delay decision on closings". Post-Tribune. p. A5 – via NewsBank.
5. Christin Nance Lazerus (June 30, 2010). "Program for at-risk kids will come back". Post-Tribune. p. 9 – via NewsBank.
6. Carole Carlson (May 29, 2017). "Once-thriving schools overcome by blight - Fate of debased buildings in hands of state-appointed emergency manager". Post-Tribune– via NewsBank.
7. Carley Lanich (December 11, 2020). "14 Gary school properties sold; 6 transactions pending". Northwest Indiana Times– via NewsBank.

External links

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-14)