Citronelle High School

Citronelle High School is a senior high school in Citronelle, Alabama. It is a part of the Mobile County Public School System.

In addition to students in Citronelle, it also serves students from Axis,[1] Creola,[2] and Mount Vernon.[3]

History

After Satsuma formed its own school system, all areas in Mobile County formerly zoned to Satsuma High School that were not in the City of Satsuma were rezoned to Citronelle High.[1] Due to the distance from Creola to Citronelle High-the distance by bus is about 30 minutes-several area parents wanted an annexation to the City of Satsuma and/or a partnership with the Satsuma school system. In 2013 a member of the Creola city council, Tonya Moss, stated that the city has "a bond with Satsuma" and that most of the council's members had graduated from Satsuma High.[4]

Groundbreaking for the current campus occurred on Thursday January 22, 2015.[5] White-Spunner Construction served as the general contractor. Its $22 million bid was approved by the Mobile County school board in December 2014.[6]

The building had a price tag of $25 million. The school board initially wanted the high school to be built on the site of the current campus, but tests found that the soil could not support a two-story campus, delaying the construction.[7] The school board considered relocating the school across the street and buying a strip mall located there.[8]

The site across the street was ultimately chosen.[5] It is scheduled to open in the summer of 2016.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Philips, Rena Havner. "Satsuma sets tuition for out-of-city students at $650." AL.com. April 29, 2012. Retrieved on July 29, 2016. "Officials in Satsuma, which is forming its own school system in August, are hoping to attract residents of Creola and Axis." and "The Mobile County school district is converting North Mobile County Middle on Salco Road in Axis into a kindergarten through eighth-grade campus. But students in that area who now attend Satsuma High School are being officially zoned to Citronelle High School, 20 miles away."
  2. ↑ Ericson, Sally Pearsall. "North Mobile County K-8 offers high-tech learning (photos)." AL.com. September 11, 2013. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Schools." Town of Mount Vernon. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ericson, Sally Pearsall. "Creola ponders its future: 'This whole thing is about schools'." AL.com. August 25, 2013. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Ericson, Sally Pearsall. "Groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for new Citronelle High School." AL.com. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ericson, Sally Pearsall. "Mobile County school board approves general contractor for new, $25M Citronelle High." AL.com. December 29, 2014. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ Ericson, Sally Pearsall. "New Citronelle High school may need a different site; soil tests underway." AL.com. April 22, 2014. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Ericson, Sally Pearsall. "Best site for new Citronelle High may be right across the street." AL.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ Ericson, Sally Pearsall. "New Citronelle High School won't be finished until summer of 2016." AL.com. August 25, 2014. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.

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Coordinates: 31°05′36″N 88°14′09″W / 31.0933°N 88.2358°W / 31.0933; -88.2358

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