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R. A. Hubbard High School

Coordinates: 34°40′53″N 87°18′35″W / 34.6815°N 87.3097°W / 34.6815; -87.3097
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R. A. Hubbard High School
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12905 Jessie Jackson Parkway

35618

United States
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Former namesCourtland High School

R. A. Hubbard High School was a public high school serving grades 7 to 12 in Lawrence County, Alabama. The school closed in 2021.[1] The school's teams competed as the Chiefs and the school colors were black and orange.[2] It was preceded by Courtland High School.[3]

In 1962 its football team was established.[4] In 1995, the Associated Press reported that six players on the football team were arrested after raping an intoxicated 14-year-old girl.[5] In 2004 the school changed its name from Courtland.[4] The football team won state championships in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, and 1999.[6] The varsity girls basketball team won the 1A State Championship in 2017.[3]

In 2019 it was listed as failing and threatened with closure by the Alabama Accountability Act. Community meetings were held and the NAACP called for investment in the school which serves a perdominantly African American student body.[7] The failing grade was disputed with critics noting a high graduation rate and most graduates continuing on to higher education.[8] The failing grade was determined by standardized test scores and results in students from the school being able to transfer to other schools in the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wetzel, Chelsea Retherford and Michael (December 8, 2021). "Lawrence school board votes to close R.A. Hubbard". The Moulton Advertiser. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Alabama High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  3. ^ a b c "R.A. Hubbard athletics: another reason community says school is not failing". November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Alabama High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  5. ^ "Courtland Coach Won't Suspend Jailed Players". The Montgomery Advertiser. Associated Press. December 6, 1995. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "state championship". The Anniston Star. December 14, 1990. p. 28. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Community fighting to save R.A. Hubbard High School in Lawrence County". www.waaytv.com.
  8. ^ "Parents and educators argue that R.A. Hubbard High School's "Failing" label is undeserved". November 21, 2019.

34°40′53″N 87°18′35″W / 34.6815°N 87.3097°W / 34.6815; -87.3097