West End School (Louisville, Kentucky)
The West End School is an academically rigorous, free boarding school in Louisville, Kentucky for boys, grades Pre-K through 8. The school was founded in 2005 by Robert Blair and his wife Debbie. The focus of the school is to help "at risk" boys from the West End neighborhoods of Louisville, Kentucky. It admits incoming sixth-graders who qualify for the free or reduced lunch program and who are capable of doing grade-level work. The school does not accept students with therapeutic counseling needs or serious learning difficulties.
| West End School | |
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| Address | |
3628 Virginia Avenue Louisville , Kentucky 40211 United States | |
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| School type | Boarding school |
| Motto | To Be A Man Is To Be Responsible |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Chairman | Dan Hall |
| Headmaster | Dwight Bransford |
| Grades | Pre-K to 8 |
| Gender | All Male |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | Soaring Eagles |
| Website | www |
The school is run like a traditional boarding school. The boys must get up each day at 6:45 and lights out is at 9:30. Dan Hall is the chairman of the school's board of directors.
The school is located in the former Virginia Avenue Colored School, Louisville's first purpose-built segregated elementary school, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- "Lunch With...Robert Blair". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 9, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- Poore, Derek (April 2010). "West End School". Vimeo.com. "Shot and produced in April 2010 for courier-journal.com, the Web site for Kentucky's largest newspaper: The Courier-Journal in Louisville.". Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- Edelen, Sheryl (May 10, 2010). "West End boarding school graduates its first 8th-grade class. Future promising for institute and boys". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2010.