Grady High School Facts & Related Links
What's in a name?
Grady is the name of more than one place in the United States:
Grady is a city located in Lincoln County, Arkansas.
Grady is a village located in Curry County, New Mexico.
Grady County is a county located in the state of Georgia.
Grady County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma.
Grady is also the name of some people of note:
Henry W. Grady - a journalist and orator who did much to help reintegrate the states of the former Confederacy into the union after the American Civil War.
Grady Steven Norris - U.S. Marine Corps pilot, great guitar player, soccer player, Martial artist, architect, skate boarder, adventurer, family man, and Phoebe's hero
Benjamin F. Grady - U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
J. Harold Grady - former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland
Grady in other uses:
Benjamin Franklin Grady (10 October 1831 - March 6, 1914) was a teacher from North Carolina.
Joseph Harold Grady (born 1914) was a judge and the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland from 1959 to 1962.
Grady is also:
Name of an American band.
Grady was also the title of an American television series spinoff of Sanford and Son that aired during the 1975-76 TV season.
Grady the largest hospital in the state of Georgia, and is the public hospital for the city of Atlanta.
Present Information on Grady High School:
● Grades 09-12 Public School
● 1,220 Students
● 17 Students Per Teacher
Experience Number of Teachers
■ < 1 Year 21
■ 1 - 10 Years 38
■ 11 - 20 Years 26
■ 21 - 30 Years 8
■ 31+ Years 6
2008 SAT Scores Grady District State
Reading 526 436 486
Math 493 424 490
Writing 515 440 477
Total 1534 1300 1453
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal Constitution School Guide
In the 2006-2007 school year, the school had 1,285 students.
67% were African-American
27% were Caucasian
3% were Other: multiracial, Hispanic, Native American, Asian
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grady High School may refer to:
Grady High School (Arkansas) — Grady, Arkansas
Henry W. Grady High School — Atlanta, Georgia
Grady High School (New Mexico) — Grady, New Mexico
H. Grady Spruce High School — Dallas, Texas
William E. Grady High School — Brooklyn, New York
Henry W. Grady High School is located in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It serves as the Communication Magnet school for the Atlanta Public Schools. It was founded in 1924, and renovated once in 1950, once in 1987, and once again in 2004.
The namesake of the school is Henry Woodfin Grady, Georgia's most celebrated journalist, a tribute to the school's emphasis on communication skills. As of 2007, Vincent Murray is the principal. The mascot is the grey knight and the school colors are grey and cardinal red.
In addition to Midtown, Grady serves Inman Park, Virginia-Highland, Lake Claire, Candler Park, Fourth Ward, Morningside-Lenox Park, Ansley Park, Kirkwood [1], the Atlanta portion of Druid Hills, and portions of East Lake.
The cafeteria painting is a reminder of the excitement that was felt in the 1950s when Atlanta Public Schools were first made co-educational. But, obviously, this new coed, neighborhood high school did not include every high school age child in the neighborhood. Not until 1961 did Grady High School begin racial integration of the student body. At that time the school became one of the first high schools in the state of Georgia to open its doors to black students.
In 1987-88, Grady went through major renovation of the building. Renovations included adding a theater, air-conditioning the main building and the eighth street wing; installing carpets in most classrooms; replacing windows in the eighth street wing; cleaning the facade; installing a closed circuit television system; creating an improved art room; and adding a communications wing with a large darkroom and desktop publishing area.
In the fall of 1999 the Georgia Public Policy Foundation ranked Grady as the best high school in Atlanta Public Schools. The United States Department of Education cited Grady High School during the 1999-2000 school year as a "Distinguished Title I High School." Grady's Mock Trial team won the state championship at the 2000 and 2005 competitions, and placed second in the 2007 competition to Jonesboro High School, who won the National Championhip that year. In the spring of 2000, the Grady Foundation used funding from several private sources to complete the first phase of the courtyard project. This landscaped area provides many opportunities for students, faculty, and friends to enjoy and learn in a natural environment. The literary magazine, newspaper, yearbook, and Grady News Network continue to win both state and national awards. In 2002 Grady won the School Change Award from the National Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Beginning in the summer of 2003, Grady began a major renovation: the 8th Street wing was demolished, and a three-story addition which houses the cafeteria, media center, magnet, health academy, business classrooms, and the arts was added; the Charles Allen building was gutted and renovated to include new science labs and classrooms for the core curriculum.
The educational authorities of Atlanta tried to name the cities' schools after prominent people in society. In 1947, Boy's High School was renamed Henry W. Grady High School and the senior class of 1948 named the annual, the Orator. The senior class left behind this dedication in the 1948 Orator.
"To those attributes which brought us through the early stages of a new and trying
situation. To the open mindedness, perseverance, cooperation, service, and loyalty in
students and faculty. To the spirit of our new school, we the seniors of Henry Grady
High School dedicate our first annual, the Orator"
Evolving from the tradition of one of the South's greatest orators and statesmen, Henry Grady High School has occupied its present site since 1923 when the architectural firm of Hentz, Reid, and Adler first conceived of this building.
Finished in 1924, and originally christened the Henry W. Grady High School for Boys, Grady has remained stable, although many additions have been made.
Housing two schools in a dwelling meant for one could prove disastrous for almost any structure, but Grady somehow survived the Boys' High-Tech High onslaught until 1947 when the Atlanta schools made the "big" jump to go co-ed.
MANY ADDITIONS
In 1937, at almost the height of the depression, the Works Projects Administration (WPA) began construction on the boys' gym and finished this masterpiece in 1938. Built to replace the hastily built. girls' gym, which amazingly enough is still standing, the Grady gym has a heritage no other city gym can touch. It has been the host to many athletic events and the State Class AAA Basketball Tournament was held there in 1943 with Jordon providing superior.
In Grady's second year as a girls and boys high school (1948) the Grady Stadium was built at the cost of $100,000. This made Grady the only school in the city to have its own stadium, a distinction which it still holds.
A new section was added to the building in 1949-1950. This section comprises the three floor area from the rampway through the office. An easier way to distinguish these rooms is to remember the rooms with green blackboards and tile floors make up this addition. The exception to this rule is room one, which was the library until 1949. The office was also moved to its present location from the Orator room at that time.
PRINCIPALS AND CHANGES
Grady High School's first principal was Miss Rosa Fletcher, who retired shortly afterwards. Mr. E. L. Floyd stepped in and continued at this post until 1950.
Dr. R. W. Stephens became Grady's third principal and installed the public address system at a cost of $4,200. In 1952, the 60x7 foot mural in the cafeteria was painted by Mr. Leroy Jackson.
A Senior Patio was built in 1955 and abolished in 1959. It occupied the territory which is now the eighth street teacher's parking lot.
Present Principal Roger H. Derthick came to Grady in 1956. One of the greatest changes he brought (besides a lot of spirit) were the new science labs which were built in the summer of 1960. Since then the three practice fields have become one big one; movable chair type desks have been provided for all rooms; and the language labs have been constructed.
All of these changes and the character of our building has given its a heritage that no other school in the state can touch. Be proud of it.
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Alma Mater
The school's alma mater, performed only at graduation and during anniversary celebrations, was composed in the early days of Grady High School, to celebrate a new, coeducational community.
Grady we hail thee, and we sing thy praise. Faithful to thee, on through endless days,
Thee we will honor, true and loyal be. All praise and glory, Grady to thee.
Hail to thy greatness, and eternal fame. All through the ages, glory to thy name.
Thee we will honor, true and loyal be, All praise and glory, Grady to thee
All hail to thee."
Fight Song: Grady Forever
Grady Forever, hail to thy name so fair.
March on triumphant, under the colors rare--rah, rah, rah.
For the Red and Grey thy name shall ring.
We'll forever hail thy name and sing: Grady Forever, marching on to victory!
Several music videos have been shot on Grady's campus, including videos by popular artists Dem Franchize Boyz and Outkast. Grady is also home to several recording artists and popular local groups--such as Supreeme and The Good Moods. Several movies have also been shot on Grady's campus, including "Remember the Titans" and "Coach Carter".
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Featured "SOUTHERNER" Stories: 1947 - 1982 Lou Sartor's Grady Archives
http://www.mindspring.com/~sartor/gradyhs/archive.html
A website, produced by the Grady PTSA, to communicate school-related information to families, teachers, and staff of Grady High School http://www.gradyhighschool.org/oldindex.html
About Grady, Our People, Academics, Athletics, News, Parents, Publications, &Activities
The new Grady website at this address: http://srt5.atlantapublicschools.us/grady
GRADY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: http://www.gradyhsfoundation.org/index.html
The Grady High School Foundation (GHSF), created in September of 1997 by a group of parents, seeks to "catalyze and fund innovation at Grady High School to sustain its success."
Our big dream is to establish a Writing Center across curricula for all students at Grady High School. Our dream is of a place where students can come to hone their skills, to write resumes for jobs, to organize term papers, to create college essays, to express ideas through poetry, and to get assistance with any writing assignment they may have. It's a big dream and I hope you will join us In that dream.
ALUMNI WEBSITES:
1959 http://www.erk59.com/index.htm
1960:http://www.roger60.com/classmates.htm
1963: http://www.grady1963.com/index_home.asp
1963: Restricted to Invitation: http://grady1963.ning.com/main/authorization/signIn?target=http%3A%2F%2Fgrady1963.ning.com%2Fmain%2F
1969 http://www.grady69.org/class_classmates.cfm?state=GA&statename=Georgia