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Jemison is a city in Chilton County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 2,642. The center of population of Alabama is located outside of Jemison, an area known as Jemison Division.
Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17, 1956, [1] [2] the youngest of three children of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Jemison (née Green). [3] Her father was a maintenance supervisor for a charity organization, and her mother worked most of her career as an elementary school teacher of English and math at the Ludwig van Beethoven Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
It is named for Mae Jemison, a native of nearby Decatur, Alabama who was the first African-American female astronaut. [ 2 ] The school is built on the same campus as McNair Junior High School, which is named for the late Ronald McNair , the second African-American astronaut in space, who was killed in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger .
Jemison High School is a secondary school located in Jemison, Alabama, which educates grades 9-12. The school mascot is the Panther. The marching band is the Jemison Blue Regiment Band. There are two concert band groups; the advanced group is the Jemison High School Wind Ensemble and the second group is the Jemison High School Concert Band.
Jemisin was born in Iowa City, Iowa, while her parents Noah Jemisin and Janice Jemisin were completing masters programs at the University of Iowa. [8] She grew up in New York City and Mobile, Alabama.
The latest statement is that the Johnson name will not transfer to the new school (unlike the 4 other high schools rebuilt over the years) The school name will close and be changed to Mae Jemison High School and for the middle school that will share the campus, Ronald McNair Junior High School.
Jemison filed a lawsuit in an attempt to overturn the result. Eventually, through the appeals process, the election of Lyons was upheld. Jemison, a co-plaintiff, and their counsel, were ordered to pay $150,000 in punitive damages. In a subsequent court order, they were also required to pay the other side's attorney fees.
Huntsville City Schools is the school district serving Huntsville, Alabama. [4] As of the 2016–17 school year, the system had 24,083 students and employed 1,697 teachers. [5]