P.D. Jackson-Olin High School
Encyclopedia
P. D. Jackson-Olin High School, founded in 1952 as Western Olin High School, renamed after principal Pierre Denson Jackson. Affectionately known as J.O., it is the largest high school in the Birmingham City Schools
System, serving over 1,700 students from the Ensley
area. The school is located at 1300 Avenue F Ensley adjacent to McAlpine Park. The principal is Anthony Gardner.
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. The new school has a capacity of 1,800 students in 90 classrooms on 2 floors. There is a 450 seat cafeteria, 1,800 seat gymnasium, 750 seat auditorium, a practice gym and a football stadium at the new campus. A career wing houses classrooms for auto repair, welding, and culinary arts as well as science labs. Goodwin Mills and Cawood were the architects for the new building, and Doster Construction was the general contractor.
The feature dancers of the marching band are the Golden Phillies. The Dazzling Diamonds are the flag team.
Birmingham City Schools
Birmingham City Schools is the public school district that serves the U.S. city of Birmingham, Alabama.It is currently the fourth largest school system in Alabama behind Mobile County Public School System, Jefferson County School System, and Montgomery Public Schools...
System, serving over 1,700 students from the Ensley
Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama
Ensley is a large city neighborhood in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It was once a separate and thriving industrial city. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover Metropolitan Area.-History:...
area. The school is located at 1300 Avenue F Ensley adjacent to McAlpine Park. The principal is Anthony Gardner.
Mascot & school colors
Jackson-Olin's teams are called the Mustangs and the school colors are Kelly Green and GoldGold (color)
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New campus
In Fall 2006, Jackson-Olin moved to a new $30.8 million 300000 square feet (27,870.9 m²) building and merged its student body with the former Ensley High SchoolEnsley High School
Ensley High School, located in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama , was founded in 1901 to serve the then-independent community of Ensley, which was centered around major plants operated by U.S. Steel and the American Cast Iron Pipe Company. It began with classes held at the Old Bush...
. The new school has a capacity of 1,800 students in 90 classrooms on 2 floors. There is a 450 seat cafeteria, 1,800 seat gymnasium, 750 seat auditorium, a practice gym and a football stadium at the new campus. A career wing houses classrooms for auto repair, welding, and culinary arts as well as science labs. Goodwin Mills and Cawood were the architects for the new building, and Doster Construction was the general contractor.
Marching band
The Jackson-Olin marching band, the Mean Green Marching Machine, is known for its showmanship and entertaining musical performances. A Western-Olin graduate himself, Mr. Donald "D.C" Crawford has served as the head band director for more than 32 years, leading the band to numerous awards and performances. The band performed at the 2000 inaugural ceremony for Bernard Kincaid, Jackson-Olin Alumnus and former mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.The feature dancers of the marching band are the Golden Phillies. The Dazzling Diamonds are the flag team.
Notable alumni
- Donald Crawford
- Christopher "S.L.A.P." Davis
- Vonetta FlowersVonetta FlowersVonetta Flowers is an American bobsledder and athlete. Flowers was a star sprinter and long jumper at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and originally aspired to make the U.S. Summer Olympic Team...
- Bernard KincaidBernard KincaidBernard Kincaid is the former Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama USA, elected in 1999. In 2007 he was defeated in a bid for re-election, pulling only 8% of votes in a race won by Jefferson County Commission President Larry Langford....
- David PalmerDavid Palmer (American football)David Lee Palmer is a retired American football player from Birmingham, Alabama. He played the position of wide receiver in college at the University of Alabama and professionally for seven seasons with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.Palmer was a star quarterback for...
- Mike Anderson
- Stephen L Murphy