B.C. Elmore High School

Bennie Carl Elmore High School
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Other name B.C. Elmore Middle School (1972-1999)
Opened 1957
Closed 1972
Last updated: 29 December 2017

Bennie Carl Elmore High School was a senior high school in Houston, Texas. It was a part of the East and Mount Houston Independent School District.[1] It was a school for black students,[2] and it served the community of Settegast.[3]

It opened in 1957. Its namesake served as the principal from 1957 to 1969. The 27 classroom building had a cost of $513,113.00. It was converted into a junior high school on when Forest Brook High School opened in 1972. The building was razed and replaced with a new middle school structure in 1999.[1] In 2013 this new campus became the B.C. Elmore Elementary School of the Houston Independent School District.[4]

During its life its main feeder grade schools were Settegast School and Hilliard School.[3]

Athletics

B.C. Elmore played athletic games against all-white schools.[2]

University of Oklahoma American football line coach Bill Michael liked to recruit players from Elmore. He personally recruited Elmore student Greg Pruitt.[5] According to Pruitt, at Elmore athletes had a high status and the school had a tradition of winning athletic games. According to Pruitt football players signaled that they played the game by putting chinstraps in their back pockets, causing them to attract females.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "The History of B.C. Elmore Archived 2013-07-02 at WebCite." B.C. Elmore Middle School. Retrieved on December 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Norwood, Stephen Harlan. Real Football: Conversations on America's Game. University Press of Mississippi, 2004. ISBN 1578066638, 9781578066636. p. 388.
  3. 1 2 Volumes 1-2 of "Public hearing at San Antonio, Texas, September 12, 1966 [and at 3 other cities in Texas, through Oct. 13-14, 1966]." Texas Finance Commission Consumer Credit Study Committee. p. 25. (See Google Search page text) - "The children of Settegast attend schools in their immediate vicinity. B. C. Elmore is the Senior High School, while the lower grades attend Hilliard School and Settegast School."
  4. ↑ "Principals selected, changes proposed for North Forest schools." (Archive) Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on June 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ Corcoran, Michael. The Game of the Century: Nebraska Vs. Oklahoma in College Football's Ultimate Battle. University of Nebraska Press, September 1, 2005. ISBN 0803264623, 9780803264625. p. 96.

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