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49-699: The Lorain City School District is a public school district serving the city of Lorain, Ohio , which is located 25 miles west of Cleveland . The district is the tenth largest urban school district in the State of Ohio . Lorain city schools date as far back as 1875. The first Lorain high school was established in 1875. The high school began as a two-year high school course. In 1879, the first graduating class consisted of three members. By 1878 there were 68 students enrolled in Lorain's two schools. Quickly

98-454: A school board ) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio , or a combination of any of these. An independent school district is a legally separate body corporate and political . Most school districts operate as independent local governmental units with exclusive authority over K–12 public educational operations and policies. The extent of their control is set by state-level law. Litigation against school districts

147-481: A "board of trustees," "board of education," "school committee," etc.. This body usually appoints or hires an experienced public school administrator to function as the district's superintendent of schools – a district's chief executive . The superintendent oversees daily operations, decisions and implements the policies of the board. The school board may also exercise a quasi-judicial function in serious employee or student discipline matters. School districts in

196-626: A certain degree comparable to a school district. Other arrangements are possible: certain types of special schools in North Rhine-Westphalia are run by the Landschaftsverbände . There also exist private schools , mostly funded by the States, but run by private entities like churches or foundations. In Italy , school districts were established in 1974 by the " Provvedimenti Delegati sulla scuola " ("Assigned Laws [to

245-568: A decline in property tax revenues during and after the Great Recession . By 2016 there were about 13,000 school districts, and the average student population was about 5,000. Although these terms can vary slightly between various states and regions, these are typical definitions for school district constitution: These terms may not appear in a district's name, even though the condition may apply. In England and Wales , school boards were established in 1870, and abolished in 1902, with

294-411: A decrease of 38,127 or 35%. Many states had passed laws facilitating school district consolidation. In 1951 the majority of the school districts in existence were rural school districts only providing elementary education, and some school districts did not operate schools but instead provided transportation to other schools. The Midwest had a large number of rural school districts. Previously areas of

343-641: A minority of secondary schools , a few primary schools, and much further education . (Most schools are neither organized geographically nor publicly managed, although the Department of Education inspects and funds them and pays teachers' salaries.) Each ETB area comprises one or more local authority areas , with city or county councilors forming the bulk of the ETB board. The ETBs was formed in 2005 by amalgamating Vocational Education Committees established in 1930, also based on local government areas. In Hong Kong ,

392-738: A revitalization project starting in the 2000s. This revitalization project was funded through a bond issue voted on by the city in 2001. which resulted in the first rebuilding of several elementary schools and middle schools. The revitalization project resulted in buildings being torn down and rebuilt nearby where the old buildings stood. Today, many of the new buildings carry the same name. Lorain middle school remained open until 2005 when new middle schools were established. In 2005 Washington, Larkmoor, Palm and Garfield Elementary open as new school buildings, as well as General Johnnie Wilson and Longfellow Middle Schools. Annexes and temporary locations were used during rebuilding of locations. The plan also called for

441-455: A school system that is separate but similar to a town's or a county's powers. These include the power to enter contacts, use eminent domain , and to issue binding rules and regulations affecting school policies and operations. The power of school districts to tax and spend is generally more limited. For example, many school districts in New York state require a majority of voters living in

490-710: A single school district." Noting that most modern school districts were formed by consolidating one-room school districts in the first seven decades of the 20th century, Fischel argues that "outside the South, these consolidations were consented to by local voters" who "preferred districts whose boundaries conformed to their everyday interactions rather than formal units of government" and that "[t]he South ended up with county-based school districts because segregation imposed diseconomies of scale on district operations and required larger land-area districts." In New York , most school districts are separate governmental units with

539-449: A state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally-controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as

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588-427: Is common and some law firms specialize in education law. Districts typically maintain professional liability insurance in order to pay its settlements and legal liabilities. As of 2023 in most U.S. states, public school districts may lay taxes to fund their operations. In others, such as Maine , some school districts are able to lay taxes and others are not. Independent school districts often exercise authority over

637-540: Is particularly associated with the city of New Orleans . A jazz standard , it has been recorded by many jazz and pop artists. As with many numbers with long traditional folk use, there is no one "official" version of the song or its lyrics. This extends so far as confusion as to its name, with it often being mistakenly called "When the Saints Come Marching In". As for the lyrics themselves, their very simplicity makes it easy to generate new verses. Since

686-637: The Education Bureau divides primary schools into 36 districts, known as school nets, for its Primary One Admission System . Of the 36 districts, districts 34 and 41 in Kowloon and districts 11 and 12 in Hong Kong Island are considered the most prestigious. In Iranian cities school kids normal registrations are limited by school districts, register is online at my.medu.ir and the parent sees schools within range online. When

735-790: The Midwest and West tend to cross municipal boundaries, while school districts in New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions tend to adhere to city, township, and/or county boundaries. As of 1951 school districts were independent governmental units in 26 states, while in 17 states there were mixes of independent school districts and school districts subordinate to other local governments. In nine states there were only school districts subordinate to local governments. In most Southern states, school systems operate either as an arm of county government or at least share coextensive boundaries with

784-568: The Pace Jubilee Singers (1928). The earliest versions were slow and stately, but as time passed, the recordings became more rhythmic, including a distinctly up-tempo version by the Sanctified Singers on British Parlophone in 1931 . Even though the song had folk roots, a number of composers claimed copyright in it in later years, including Luther G. Presley and Virgil Oliver Stamps , R. E. Winsett . The tune

833-710: The Unorganized Borough of Alaska were not served by school districts but instead served by schools directly operated by the Alaska Department of Education and by Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. The state schools were transferred to the Alaska State-Operated School System (SOS) after the Alaska Legislature created it in 1971; that agency was terminated in 1975, with its schools transferred to

882-442: The county council and county borough councils becoming the local education authorities . In France, the system of the carte scolaire was dismantled by the beginning of the 2007 school year. More school choice has been given to French students; however, priority is given to those who meet the following criteria: In Germany , schools and teachers are predominately funded by the states of Germany , which also are in control of

931-557: The Government] about the school"). Each district must contain a minimum of 10,000 inhabitants. The national government attempted to link the local schools with local society and culture and local governments. The school districts were dissolved in 2003 by the "legge finanziaria" (law about the government budget) in an attempt to trim the national budget. In the Republic of Ireland, 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) administer

980-689: The Lorain City School District, Admiral King High School opened in 1961. Admiral King High School was named for Lorain native Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King a former Chief of Naval Operations and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet. The school was renamed Lorain Admiral King High School when it was merged with Lorain High School in 1995. The school's colors were navy blue and gold,

1029-658: The Saints Are Marching In", by Katharine Purvis (lyrics) and James Milton Black (music). The origins of this song are unclear. It apparently evolved in the early 1900s from a number of similarly titled gospel songs, including "When the Saints Are Marching In" (1896) and "When the Saints March In for Crowning" (1908). The first known recorded version was in 1923 by the Paramount Jubilee Singers on Paramount 12073. Although

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1078-498: The Saints Go Marching In " When the Saints Go Marching In ", often referred to as simply " The Saints ", is a traditional black spiritual . It originated as a Christian hymn , but is often played by jazz bands. One of the most famous jazz recordings of "The Saints" was made on May 13, 1938, by Louis Armstrong and his orchestra. The song is sometimes confused with a similarly titled 1896 composition: "When

1127-555: The Stripes Go Marching In" ( Tottenham Hotspur ), and "When the Blues Go Steaming In" ( Chelsea FC and Bengaluru FC ), “Oh when the beans come oot the tin”. Liverpool fans may have been introduced the chant when they used it for their star player Ian St John in the 1960s. However, Southampton fans claimed to have used it in the 1950s. A version with edited lyrics is used as the club song for

1176-473: The UK chart. A version of the song was included in the soundtrack of the 1956 film Rock, Pretty Baby . "When the Saints Go Marching In" is frequently sung as football chants by fans during association football matches, as well as by Rugby Union (particularly fans of Northampton Saints ) and Rugby League (particularly by fans of St Helens RLFC and Oldham RLFC saints replaced by "yeds") fans, often with

1225-466: The United States tend to be different from the demographics of the students. This difference is "most pronounced in majority nonwhite jurisdictions and school districts with the largest racial achievement gaps ." There were 130,000 school districts in the country in 1930, with an average student population of 150. From 1942 to 1951 the number of school districts declined from 108,579 to 70,452,

1274-469: The district or the local government to approval their annual budget, but school districts in Virginia have no taxing authority and must depend on another local government (county, city, or town) for funding. A district's governing body, usually called a school board , is typically elected by direct popular vote but may be appointed by other governmental officials. The governing body might also be known as

1323-716: The eventual opening of one new high school which would re carry the name Lorain High School. The Lorain High School project reunited the two existing high schools which were decreasing in population and in also need of updating. In the fall of 2010, following the merger of Lorain Admiral King High School and Lorain Southview High School, Lorain High School reopened as the Lorain High School Titans. The former Lorain Middle school and original Lorain High

1372-591: The fall of 2010. At a March 17, 2010 school board meeting, the new high school's name was announced as Lorain High School. On March 31, 2010, the Lorain City School District Board announced the new school colors and nickname for the high school. It has been announced that the school's mascot will be the Titans with the school colors being navy blue and silver. The original Lorain High School was located on Washington Avenue and 6th Street and

1421-501: The first and second lines of a verse are exactly the same, and the third and fourth are standard throughout, the creation of one suitable line in iambic tetrameter generates an entire verse. It is impossible to list every version of the song, but a common standard version runs: Oh, when the saints go marching in Oh, when the saints go marching in Oh Lord I want to be in that number When

1470-698: The mascot was the ram, and the sports teams were known as the Admirals. The school was previously a member of the Buckeye Conference, the Erie Shore Conference, and the Lake Erie League . The tunes to the school's alma mater and fight song were " Eternal Father, Strong to Save " and " Anchors Aweigh ", respectively. Southview High School was completed in 1969. Its school colors were red, white and originally baby blue (which

1519-713: The name or nickname of the team in place of the word "saints". Examples include "When the Saints Go Marching In" ( St Johnstone F.C. , Southampton F.C. , St Albans City F.C. , and St Patrick's Athletic F.C. ), "When the Reds Go Marching In ( Liverpool FC )", "When the Posh Go Steaming In" ( Peterborough United F.C. ), "When the Greens Go Marching In" ( Plymouth Argyle F.C. ), "When the Spurs Go Marching In" or "When

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1568-608: The newly created Alaska Unorganized Borough School District, which was broken apart into twenty-one school districts the following year. In the 2022 Census of Governments, the United States Census Bureau enumerated the following numbers of school systems in the United States: School districts in the US have reduced the number of their employees by 3.3%, or 270,000 between 2008 and 2012, owing to

1617-504: The overall education policies. On the other hand, school buildings are mostly run and funded by municipal governments on different levels of the municipal system (municipalities proper, districts), depending on the size and specialization of a certain school or the population size of a certain municipality. As with other fields of government, for more specialized schools, special government bodies ("Zweckverband") can be established, where municipalities, and not voters, are members; these are to

1666-441: The power to levy taxes and incur debt, except for the five cities with a population of over 125,000 ( Buffalo , Rochester , Syracuse , Yonkers , and New York City ), where the schools are operated directly by the municipalities. The Hawaii State Department of Education functions as a single statewide school district, unique among states. According to a 2021 study, the demographics of voters who elect local school boards in

1715-487: The saints go marching in. Oh, brother Charles you are my friend Oh, brother Charles you are my friend Yea, you gonna be in that number When the saints go marching in. Oh, when the saints go marching in Oh, when the saints go marching in Oh Lord I want to be in that number When the saints go marching in. Often the first two words of the common third verse line ("Lord, how I want...") are sung as either "Oh how", "Oh, Lord" or even "Lord, Lord" as cue notes to

1764-439: The saints go marching in. Oh, when the drums begin to bang Oh, when the drums begin to bang Oh Lord I want to be in that number When the saints go marching in. Oh, when the stars fall from the sky Oh, when the stars fall from the sky Oh Lord I want to be in that number When the saints go marching in. Oh, when the sun refuse to shine Oh, when the sun refuse to shine Oh Lord I want to be in that number When

1813-457: The saints go marching in. Oh, when the moon turns red with blood Oh, when the moon turns red with blood Oh Lord I want to be in that number When the saints go marching in. Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call Oh Lord I want to be in that number When the saints go marching in. Oh, when the horsemen begin to ride Oh, when the horsemen begin to ride Oh Lord I want to be in that number When

1862-612: The saints going in (through the Pearly Gates ), it is sometimes played at funerals. Bill Haley & His Comets recorded a rock and roll version of the song titled "The Saints Rock 'N' Roll". Bill Haley started the song, which he learned through his mother, with the line "Rocking and rolling all the way". The song was recorded on 23 September 1955, and released in March 1956 backed with " R-O-C-K " on Decca Records . It reached No. 18 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart, and No. 5 in

1911-519: The same melody or form a counterpoint melody, often syncopated opposite the rhythm of the main verses, and a solo singer might sing another counterpoint melody (solo soprano or tenor ) as a 3rd part in more complex arrangements. The song is apocalyptic , taking much of its imagery from the Book of Revelation , but excluding its more alarming depictions of the Last Judgment . The verses about

1960-639: The school district grew to have 6 school buildings, and 2,600 children enrolled in Lorain City Schools by 1903. By 1972 there were 17,508 students enrolled in the public school system. In 1995, the then Lorain High School (Located on Washington Avenue and 6th Street) was closed and became Lorain Middle School. At this point the school district had two high schools Southview and Admiral King High School. Lorain City Schools went through

2009-466: The short lived small school years, the small schools were called: Leadership, Pride and Arts. The school board decided to close Southview High School at the end of the 2009–2010 school year and merge the Saints with the Admirals from Lorain Admiral King High School. Starting with the 2012 school year, Southview High School was the temporary home of Lorain High School. Once the new high school was erected on

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2058-486: The simple melody at each third line. Arrangements vary considerably. The simplest is just an endless repetition of the chorus. Verses may be alternated with choruses, or put in the third of four repetitions to create an AABA form with the verse as the bridge. Some traditional arrangements often have ensemble rather than individual vocals. It is also common as an audience sing-along number. Versions using call and response are often heard, e.g.: The response verses can echo

2107-431: The site of the former Admiral King High School, all students then transferred there. Public school district In the U.S., most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts. A school district usually operate several elementary , middle , and high schools . The largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within

2156-556: The state's counties. A 2010 study by economist William A. Fischel found that "two-thirds of medium-to-large American cities have boundaries that substantially overlap those of a single school district" with substantial regional and state variations in the degree of overlap, "ranging from nearly perfect congruence in New England , New Jersey, and Virginia, to hardly any in Illinois, Texas, and Florida." Older and more populous municipalities "tend to have boundaries that closely match those of

2205-711: The sun and moon (often interpreted as solar and lunar eclipses) correlate to prophecy in the Book of Joel , which is also referenced by the Apostle Peter in Acts of the Apostles : ("The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord"). The trumpet is the way in which the Last Judgment is announced. As the hymn expresses the wish to go to Heaven, picturing

2254-585: The title given on the label is "When All the Saints Come Marching In", the group sings the modern lyrics beginning with "When the saints go marching in". No author is shown on the label. Several other gospel versions were recorded in the 1920s, with slightly varying titles but using the same lyrics, including versions by The Four Harmony Kings (1924), Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers (1924), Wheat Street Female Quartet (1925), Bo Weavil Jackson (1926), Deaconess Alexander (1926), Rev. E. D. Campbell (1927), Robert Hicks (AKA Barbecue Bob , 1927), Blind Willie Davis (1928), and

2303-524: Was demolished in the summer of 2010. The development plan called for the New Lorain High School to open in the fall of 2016. Since 2010 Lorain High School was housed in the former Lorain Admiral King High School building. Beginning in the fall of 2012, Lorain High School was rehoused in the former Lorain Southview High School and Southview Middle School to make way for the development of the new high schools. Lorain High School reopened in

2352-461: Was demolished in the summer of 2010. The original school colors were lavender and purple; its fight colors were black and gold. The original mascot was the Steelmen which until the mid to late '80s was represented by a robot-type figure which was later replaced by a muscular steel worker. Sports teams competed in the Buckeye Conference and Erie Shore Conference . Formerly the largest high school in

2401-551: Was later changed to navy). The sports teams were known as the Saints, and played in the NEOC and Erie Shore Conferences. The mascot was a young boy dressed as an angel with a black eye and a patch on his elbow. The school's fight song was " When the Saints Go Marching In ." Southview was previously a member of the Lake Erie League. Their Model UN , Army JROTC , wrestling team, and marching band were given many honors. During

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