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The IPS board initially chose Thomas Jefferson High School as the name for the new school, but some members of the community objected to the choice and circulated petitions to have the name changed to Crispus Attucks High School. The school board reversed its decision and named the school in honor of Crispus Attucks.
Crispus Attucks Museum was established at the Crispus Attucks High School in May of 1998. [2] [3] In 1990, IPS spent around $200,000 in renovations in an effort to invest in the Multicultural Education center, which included the renovation of the auxiliary gym where the museum is housed. [4]
Indianapolis Public Schools also opened an all African-American high school known as Crispus Attucks High School; it was the only African-American high school in Indiana at the time. The next wave of expansion came during the 1950s and early 1960s, when unprecedented enrollment levels occurred.
IPS Crispus Attucks High School, 1140 Dr. ML King Jr St. IPS Daniel Webster School #46, 1450 S. Reisner St. IPS Eleanor Skillen School #34, 1410 Wade St. IPS Ernie Pyle School #90, 3351 W. 18th St.
Crispus Attucks holds off Kokomo, buries Brownstown Central to earn first Hall of Fame Classic title as MVP Mason Lewis scores 23
Crispus Attucks (c. 1723 – March 5, 1770) was an American whaler, sailor, and stevedore of African and Native American descent who is traditionally regarded as the ...
(Attucks High School was the only public high school in Indianapolis designated specifically for African Americans.) [1] [8] Morton-Finney became head of Attucks's foreign language department, taught Greek, Latin, German, Spanish, and French, and later taught at other IPS schools, [2] [7] [6] including junior high mathematics and social studies.
The Indiana Pacers' point guard definitely brought the magic to students at Crispus Attucks High School ahead of their big game. Tyrese Haliburton is not a fairy godmother. He's better.