14-566: New Albany High School may refer to: New Albany High School (Indiana) in New Albany, Indiana New Albany High School (Ohio) in New Albany, Ohio New Albany High School (Mississippi) in New Albany, Mississippi [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with
28-683: Is a public high school located in New Albany , Indiana , United States. Founded on October 3, 1853. New Albany High school is the oldest public high school in the state of Indiana. The school was closed from 1859 to 1864 to be made into a hospital for union soldiers during the American Civil War . The school was the first FM high school radio station (88.1) to be licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and has had its own Public-access television cable TV channel WNAS-TV since 1980. It
42-535: Is a part of the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation . The school serves New Albany and surrounding unincorporated areas . Established as Scribner High School on October 3, 1853, after a motion was made on September 20, it was originally located on West Fourth and Spring Street. It was renamed to New Albany High School the same year under James Wood of Ayers University, who transferred
56-479: Is a student-run non-commercial radio station. Carnegie Center for Art %26 History The Carnegie Center for Art & History , within the Downtown Historic District of New Albany, Indiana , is a contemporary art gallery and local history museum. The Carnegie Center offers a variety of exhibitions, events, and learning opportunities for the public. The Carnegie Center is a branch of
70-548: Is based on the book, The Underground Railroad in Floyd County, Indiana by Pamela Peters. Information for the project was gathered from court records, newspaper stories, oral history accounts, and other artifacts. At the heart of the exhibit are the residents of New Albany who were able to accomplish so much in light of the risk of being involved with the Underground Railroad. The second permanent exhibit
84-534: Is entitled Remembered: The Life of Lucy Higgs Nichols . The exhibit guides visitors through Lucy's life from 1838 to 1915. Period documents and letters detail her life as an enslaved person in Tennessee, a nurse during the Civil War, and her post-war life in freedom. It highlights her six-year battle for a nurse's pension, ultimately awarded through a Special Act of Congress. Visitors can explore maps that pinpoint
98-637: The American Civil War , Scribner High School reopened for academic usage; enrolling students in September 1864. In 1870, the high school established two separate high schools; with the original building being converted into an All Boys' High School, while a secondary building on Spring Street and Bank Street was designated as the Female High School. In 1880, the schools were consolidated; with all students beginning attendance solely at
112-649: The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. The building was initially built as a Carnegie library , first opened on March 2, 1904, with 11,125 total books. It is of Beaux-Arts architecture style. It was used as a library until 1969, when the new New Albany-Floyd County Public Library was built. After a $ 1.2 million renovation in 1998, the name was changed to the Carnegie Center for Art & History to better reflect its mission and library heritage. In 2015, total attendance
126-459: The countries first high school radio program. Several additions continued, with a student theater being added in 1978, a new library, swimming pool and laboratories between the years of 1979 and 1982. In 1998, renovations began on the school, bringing additions such as its current athletic offices, clinic, bookstore, cafeteria, kitchen area, auditorium and auxiliary gym. New Albany has won the following IHSAA state championships: WNAS , 88.1 FM,
140-707: The former Female High School. In 1891 the first-ever school newspaper was started called the High School Herald . In 1902, the site at Bank Street and Spring Street was torn down for the construction of the Carnegie Library Building . From 1902 to 1903, the High School temporarily held classes at the Frisbee House on East Sixth and Spring Street. It temporarily relocated once again at the end of academic sessions in 1903, where
154-517: The same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Albany_High_School&oldid=706320851 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages New Albany High School (Indiana) New Albany High School
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#1732790472736168-552: The school moved to the DePauw college building at East Main and Ninth Street. In 1905, relocation of the high school ceased with the completion of a new building on East Sixth and Spring Street. In 1927, the current building located on Vincennes Street was constructed, after the land was bought by Anders Rasmussen for $ 10,000 and funds were secured from alumni and the city. Additions to the building in 1942 allowed for increased space for administrative usage; along with facilities to host
182-678: The school to Josiah Bliss. One year after its opening, the school was temporarily closed on March 2, 1854, due to a ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court that its administration was allocating funds unlawfully. It was reopened until it was again closed in 1859, when the United States Army converted the school into a hospital for soldiers serving in the American Civil War . Prior to the Conclusion of
196-557: Was 26,690 and Carnegie Center staff presented 107 programs to participants of all ages. All exhibits and programs are offered free of charge to the public. The Carnegie Center has two permanent exhibitions. The first is entitled Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: Men and Women of the Underground Railroad , which opened in March 2006. The exhibit explores the lives of real people both free and enslaved, whose selfless acts of courage helped fugitive slaves find hope and freedom. The Exhibit
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