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'''Jemison High School''' is a new [[public high school]] in [[Huntsville, Alabama]], [[United States]]. It is named for [[ |
'''Jemison High School''' is a new [[public high school]] in [[Huntsville, Alabama]], [[United States]]. It is named for [[Mae Jemison (Huntsville)|Mae Jemison]]], a native of nearby [[Decatur, Alabama]] who was the first African-American female [[astronaut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/01/huntsville_boe_jan_27.html|title=Jemison High School, McNair Junior High construction soon to be underway|first=Crystal|last=Bonvillian|publisher=al.com/[[The Huntsville Times]]|date=2015-01-27}}</ref> |
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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 [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|explosion of the space shuttle ''Challenger'']]. |
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 [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|explosion of the space shuttle ''Challenger'']]. |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | Huntsville City Schools |
| Grades | 9-12 |
Jemison High School is a new public high schoolinHuntsville, Alabama, United States. It is named for Mae Jemison], a native of nearby Decatur, Alabama who was the first African-American female astronaut.[1]
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.
The school replaces J.O. Johnson High School, which closed its doors at the end of the 2015-16 school year.
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