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'''Durham High School''' is a former high school in [[Durham, North Carolina]], United States. Their school colors are Maroon & White and their mascot is the Bulldogs.
'''Durham High School''' is a former high school in [[Durham, North Carolina]], United States. Their school colors were Maroon & White and their mascot was the Bulldogs.


==History ==
==History ==
Central High School, located on Morris Street, opened in 1906 and served Durham city's white high school students until 1922. This building then was converted to Durham's City Hall and is now the home of the Durham Arts Council. Durham High School replaced Central High School in 1922 on property that once belonged to [[Brodie L. Duke]].
Central High School, located on Morris Street, opened in 1906 and served Durham city's white high school students until 1922. This building then was converted to Durham's City Hall, and is now the home of the Durham Arts Council. Durham High School replaced Central High School in 1922, on property that once belonged to [[Brodie Duke|Brodie L. Duke]].


During [[racial segregation]] Durham High School was a high school for whites in the city of Durham. The high school for [[African Americans]] was [[Hillside High School (Durham, North Carolina)|Hillside High School]]. In 1959, Durham High School began integration under then Superintendent of Schools, Lew W. Hannen. In 1959-60 African Americans Joycelyn McKissick, a senior, and Claudette Brame, a junior, enrolled.
During [[racial segregation]], Durham High School was a high school for whites in the city of Durham. The high school for [[African Americans]] was [[Hillside High School (Durham, North Carolina)|Hillside High School]]. In 1959, Durham High School began integration under then Superintendent of Schools, Lew W. Hannen. In 1959–60 African Americans Joycelyn McKissick, a senior, and Claudette Brame, a junior, enrolled.


Located next to Durham High School was also the then new Central Junior High School, which opened in 1926. The building was later renamed Julian S. Carr Junior High School in 1945. The junior high became part of the Durham High School campus in the fall of 1975, when the school district expanded high schools to include grade 9. (Prior to that year, Durham junior highs included grades 7-9 and high schools served grades 10-12.)
Located next to Durham High School, was Central Junior High School, which opened in 1926. The building was later renamed Julian S. Carr Junior High School in 1945. The junior high became part of the Durham High School campus in the fall of 1975, when the school district expanded high schools to include grade 9. (Prior to that year, Durham junior highs included grades 7–9 and high schools served grades 10–12.)


By the 1980s Durham High School was no longer a majority white school.
By the 1980s, Durham High School was no longer a majority white school.


In 1992 the Durham City and County School Districts merged to become Durham Public Schools. Durham High School closed as a traditional high school in 1995. Durham School of the Arts opened in 1995 as the Durham Magnet Center for Visual and Performing Arts and later was renamed Durham School of the Arts. The former Durham High School campus now makes up part of the [[Durham School of the Arts]] campus, along with the site of the former Carr Middle School. The former Durham High School auto shop is now Durham School of the Art's Black Box Theatre.
In 1992, the Durham City and County School Districts merged to become Durham Public Schools. Durham High School would close as a traditional high school in 1995. In 1995, Durham Magnet Center for Visual and Performing Arts opened, and was later renamed [[Durham School of the Arts]]. The former Durham High School campus now makes up part of the Durham School of the Arts campus, along with the site of the former Carr Middle School. The former Durham High School auto shop, is now Durham School of the Art's Black Box Theatre.
Also, the colors have since changed the colors are blue and white, no longer maroon and white.


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Durham High's football team won five state championships between 1938 and 1945, under Coach [[Cary Brewbaker]]. By the 1970s, the Bulldog football program built another powerhouse under Hal Stewart, and later under James "Bump" Elliott, during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Durham High's football team won five state championships between 1938 and 1945, under Coach [[Cary Brewbaker]]. By the 1970s the Bulldog football program built another powerhouse under Hal Stewart, and later James "Bump" Elliott, during the late '70s along with the 1981 football season. The sports writer with The Durham Sun back then was Al Carson. The Bulldogs were the preseason 4A conference favorite, and favorites to win the state in football. Also ESPN did a special on the Bulldogs' very talented class with Roy Firestone, and the Bulldogs' PAC-6 4A player of the year (Harris Williams). The class of 1982 football team that should have won it all. Durham High was also well known for its basketball program as well, in fact Durham High School led North Carolina in most Men's Basketball State Championships with 13. Before that, during a three-year period, from 1937 through 1940, under Coach Paul Sykes, Durham High's basketball team compiled a phenomenal record of 73 straight wins. Included in those wins were championships in the Duke-Durham Invitational Tournament and the Eastern Interscholastic Tournament at Glens Falls, NY. Horace "Bones" McKinney, was the premier player during this three year, undefeated span. McKinney later became a standout collegiate and professional basketball player, ultimately ending up as Head Coach, for many years, at Wake Forest College. The gymnasium at Durham High was later named for Coach Sykes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nchsaa.org/pdf/1132B.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-01-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019002145/http://www.nchsaa.org/pdf/1132B.pdf |archivedate=2006-10-19 }}</ref> In 1969, [[Dave Odom]] became Durham High's basketball coach. He was voted the league's coach of the year five times in his seven years there, later becoming a head coach at [[Wake Forest University]].


Durham High was also well known for its basketball program as well. Durham High led North Carolina in most Men's Basketball State Championships with 13, before [[New Hanover High School]] surpassed them.<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/M%20Basketball%20Champion%20List.pdf Men's Basketball Champions List]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.</ref> During a three-year period, from 1937 through 1940, under Coach Paul Sykes, Durham High's basketball team compiled a phenomenal record of 73 straight wins. Included in those wins, were championships in the Duke-Durham Invitational Tournament and the Eastern Interscholastic Tournament at [[Glens Falls, New York]]. [[Bones McKinney|Horace "Bones" McKinney]], was the premier player during this three year undefeated span. The gymnasium at Durham High was later named for Coach Sykes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nchsaa.org/pdf/1132B.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-01-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019002145/http://www.nchsaa.org/pdf/1132B.pdf |archivedate=2006-10-19 }}</ref>
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== Notable people ==

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* [[Elmer Barbour]], [[NFL]] blocking back [[linebacker]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BarbEl20.htm Elmer Barbour Stats]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''.</ref>
In 1969, [[Dave Odom]] became Durham High's basketball coach. He was voted the league's coach of the year five times in his seven years there, later becoming a head coach at [[Wake Forest University]].
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* [[Bob Gantt]], professional [[basketball]] player<ref>[https://www.ncshof.org/bobgantt Bob Gantt 1978 - NC Sports Hall of Fame]. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.</ref>

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* [[David Gergen]], [[pundit|political commentator]] and former presidential advisor
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== Notable alumni ==
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* [[Louis Isaac Jaffe]], journalist and [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing]] winner
* [[Kate Lee Harris Adams]] – aviator and member of the [[Women Airforce Service Pilots]]
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* [[Bones McKinney]], former [[NBA]] player and coach<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mckinbo01.html Bones McKinney Stats]. ''Basketball-Reference''.</ref>
* [[George V. Allen]] – United States [[diplomat]]
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* [[Thom Mount]], former president of [[Universal Pictures]]<ref>Creason, Kyle. (Sep 13, 2000). [https://indyweek.com/culture/art/finding-home/ Finding home - INDY Week]. ''INDY Week''. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.</ref>
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* [[Elmer Barbour]] – [[NFL]] blocking back and [[linebacker]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BarbEl20.htm Elmer Barbour Stats]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''.</ref>
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* [[Don Schlitz]], singer-songwriter and [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|Country Music Hall of Fame]] inductee
* [[Isaac M. "Ike" Carpenter]] – [[jazz]] [[bandleader]] and [[pianist]] active in the 1940s and 1950s
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* [[Ted G. Stone]], [[Southern Baptist]] evangelist
* [[Roger Craig (baseball)|Roger Craig]] – [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher, coach and manager
* [[Nick Galifianakis (politician)|Nick Galifianakis]] – served as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from [[North Carolina]]<ref>Martin, D. G. (Jan 6, 2017). [https://www.journalpatriot.com/opinion/nick-for-zach-galifianakis/article_f61089a0-d426-11e6-aa4e-af1c3a312ed0.html Nick for Zach Galifianakis?]. ''Wilkes Journal-Patriot''. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.</ref>
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* [[Bob Gantt]] – professional [[basketball]] player<ref>[https://www.ncshof.org/bobgantt Bob Gantt 1978 - NC Sports Hall of Fame]. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.</ref>
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* [[David Gergen]] – [[pundit|political commentator]] and former presidential advisor
* [[George Watts Hill]] – [[banker]], [[hospital]] administrator and [[philanthropy|philanthropist]]<ref>Platt, Rorin. [https://northcarolinahistory.org/commentary/a-tar-heel-in-cloak-george-watts-hill-interventionism-and-the-shadow-war-against-hitler/ A Tar Heel in Cloak: George Watts Hill, Interventionism, and the Shadow War Against Hitler]. ''North Carolina History Project''. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.</ref>
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* [[Louis Isaac Jaffe]] – journalist and [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing]] winner
* [[John D. Loudermilk]] – country singer and songwriter<ref>Cornell, Rick. (Sep 5, 2020).[https://indyweek.com/music/features/john-d.-loudermilk-riffs-bull-city/ John D. Loudermilk riffs about the Bull City]. ''INDY Week''. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.</ref>
* [[Loretta Lynch]] – served as the 83rd [[attorney general of the United States]] from 2015 to 2017<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/after-forging-her-path-from-nc-to-brooklyn-lynch-is-poised-to-become-attorney-general/2015/01/26/91804eba-a301-11e4-9f89-561284a573f8_story.html After forging her path from N.C. to Brooklyn, Lynch is poised to become attorney general]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved Aug 21, 2020.</ref>
* [[Leo Mangum]] – [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher<ref>[https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mangule01 Leo Mangum Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac]. Retrieved Aug 20, 2020.</ref>
* [[Charles Markham]] – served as the mayor of Durham from 1981 to 1985<ref>[https://www.cremnc.com/obituary/charles-markham Obituary | Charles Markham]. ''cremnc.com''. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.</ref>
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* [[Bones McKinney]] – former [[NBA]] player and coach<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mckinbo01.html Bones McKinney Stats]. ''Basketball-Reference''.</ref>
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* [[Thom Mount]] – former president of [[Universal Pictures]]<ref>Creason, Kyle. (Sep 13, 2000). [https://indyweek.com/culture/art/finding-home/ Finding home - INDY Week]. ''INDY Week''. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.</ref>
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* [[Don Schlitz]] – singer-songwriter and [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|Country Music Hall of Fame]] inductee
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* [[Ted G. Stone]] – [[Southern Baptist]] evangelist


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Durham High School
Durham High School, now the main building at Durham School of the Arts
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Durham, North Carolina

United States
Coordinates36°0′12″N 78°54′23″W / 36.00333°N 78.90639°W / 36.00333; -78.90639
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TypePublic
Opened1906
Closed1993
Campus typeUrban area

Durham High School is a former high school in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Their school colors were Maroon & White and their mascot was the Bulldogs.

History

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Central High School, located on Morris Street, opened in 1906 and served Durham city's white high school students until 1922. This building then was converted to Durham's City Hall, and is now the home of the Durham Arts Council. Durham High School replaced Central High School in 1922, on property that once belonged to Brodie L. Duke.

During racial segregation, Durham High School was a high school for whites in the city of Durham. The high school for African Americans was Hillside High School. In 1959, Durham High School began integration under then Superintendent of Schools, Lew W. Hannen. In 1959–60 African Americans Joycelyn McKissick, a senior, and Claudette Brame, a junior, enrolled.

Located next to Durham High School, was Central Junior High School, which opened in 1926. The building was later renamed Julian S. Carr Junior High School in 1945. The junior high became part of the Durham High School campus in the fall of 1975, when the school district expanded high schools to include grade 9. (Prior to that year, Durham junior highs included grades 7–9 and high schools served grades 10–12.)

By the 1980s, Durham High School was no longer a majority white school.

In 1992, the Durham City and County School Districts merged to become Durham Public Schools. Durham High School would close as a traditional high school in 1995. In 1995, Durham Magnet Center for Visual and Performing Arts opened, and was later renamed Durham School of the Arts. The former Durham High School campus now makes up part of the Durham School of the Arts campus, along with the site of the former Carr Middle School. The former Durham High School auto shop, is now Durham School of the Art's Black Box Theatre.

Athletics

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Durham High's football team won five state championships between 1938 and 1945, under Coach Cary Brewbaker. By the 1970s, the Bulldog football program built another powerhouse under Hal Stewart, and later under James "Bump" Elliott, during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Durham High was also well known for its basketball program as well. Durham High led North Carolina in most Men's Basketball State Championships with 13, before New Hanover High School surpassed them.[1] During a three-year period, from 1937 through 1940, under Coach Paul Sykes, Durham High's basketball team compiled a phenomenal record of 73 straight wins. Included in those wins, were championships in the Duke-Durham Invitational Tournament and the Eastern Interscholastic Tournament at Glens Falls, New York. Horace "Bones" McKinney, was the premier player during this three year undefeated span. The gymnasium at Durham High was later named for Coach Sykes.[2]

In 1969, Dave Odom became Durham High's basketball coach. He was voted the league's coach of the year five times in his seven years there, later becoming a head coach at Wake Forest University.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Men's Basketball Champions List. NCHSAA. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2007-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Elmer Barbour Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.
  4. ^ Martin, D. G. (Jan 6, 2017). Nick for Zach Galifianakis?. Wilkes Journal-Patriot. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Bob Gantt 1978 - NC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Platt, Rorin. A Tar Heel in Cloak: George Watts Hill, Interventionism, and the Shadow War Against Hitler. North Carolina History Project. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Cornell, Rick. (Sep 5, 2020).John D. Loudermilk riffs about the Bull City. INDY Week. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.
  8. ^ After forging her path from N.C. to Brooklyn, Lynch is poised to become attorney general. The Washington Post. Retrieved Aug 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Leo Mangum Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac. Retrieved Aug 20, 2020.
  10. ^ Obituary | Charles Markham. cremnc.com. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.
  11. ^ Bones McKinney Stats. Basketball-Reference.
  12. ^ Creason, Kyle. (Sep 13, 2000). Finding home - INDY Week. INDY Week. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.
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