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'''Fourth Ward''' is one of the historic [[six wards of Houston|six wards]] of [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States]].
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motto = ''Non scholae sed vitae''<br>''(Not only for school, but for life)''|
established = 1908|
type = [[Public school|Public]]|
principal = Stephen Dowdy|
city = [[Adelaide]]|
state = [[South Australia]]|
country = [[Australia]] |
campus=Urban|
enrolment = 1200|
colours = Black and Silver Grey|
homepage = http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/|
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The Fourth Ward is located inside the [[610 Loop]].
'''Adelaide High School''' is a coeducational state [[high school]] situated on the corner of [[West Terrace, Adelaide|West Terrace]] and Glover Avenue in the [[Adelaide]] Parklands. It was Adelaide's first State High School and was the first free High School in [[South Australia]]. It now has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students, who come from different cultural and religious backgrounds.


==History==
==History==
The Fourth Ward was established as one of four [[ward (political district)|wards]] by the City of Houston in 1839.<ref name="HandbookofTexas">"[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/FF/hpf1.html FOURTH WARD, HOUSTON]." ''[[Handbook of Texas]]''.</ref> By 1906 it included much of what is, as of 2008, [[Downtown Houston]] and [[Montrose, Houston, Texas|Montrose]]; at that point the city stopped using the ward system.<ref name="DavidEllisonChron">Ellison, David. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4269641 A NEIGHBORHOOD IN FLUX / Over the past decade, Houston’s historic Fourth Ward has undergone an uneasy transformation. Now, longtime residents and newcomers alike wonder what happens next. / The fight for the Fourth]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Published [[January 21]], [[2007]]. Last Retrieved [[January 21]], [[2007]].</ref>
In 1879 [[John Anderson Hartley]], [[Catherine Helen Spence]] and others created the Advanced School for Girls in Grote Street, Adelaide; the first public secondary school in South Australia. The school became the part of Adelaide High School in 1908, the same year the South Australian state high school system was launched.<ref>
{{cite book |last= Kwan|first= Elizabeth |title= Living in South Australia, a social history|edition= Volume 1, from before 1836 to 1914 |year= 1987|publisher= South Australian Government Printer|location= Adelaide|isbn= 0-7243-6493-5|pages= pp.145-175}}</ref> Adelaide High School was officially opened on [[September 24]] [[1908]] by the [[premier of South Australia]] [[Thomas Price]]. It was the first free high school in the Commonwealth.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}


The area was the site of Freedman's Town, composed of recently freed slaves.<ref name="DavidEllisonChron"/> The neighborhood became the center of Houston's [[African-American]] community in the late 19th century and early 20th century.<ref name="HandbookofTexas"/>
It started off as two schools, with a boys and a girls campus; though these combined in 1908. In 1927 it had an enrolment of 1,067, making it the largest school of its kind in the Commonwealth. By 1929, the school occupied two sites - one at Grote Street and another at Currie Street (now part of the Remand Centre). The current site of the school on West Terrace was originally set aside for an army barracks in 1849, but an Observatory was built instead in 1859. This became the Bureau of Meteorology in 1939.


In the 1920s the [[Third Ward, Houston, Texas|Third Ward]] surpassed the Fourth Ward as the center of Houston's African-American community; the Fourth Ward lost prominence due to its inability to expand geographically, as other developments hemmed in the area.<ref name="HandbookofTexas"/>
Based on an award winning 1940 design, a new building was erected on the site from 1947 to 1951. An application was made to have the building listed as a Historic Building on the Australian Register of the National Estate. The nomination was on the basis of the building's "Art Modern" style and significance in Adelaide education, but had not lead to the building's listing on the register as of 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=place_name%3DAdelaide%2520High%2520School%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=16566 | title = Adelaide High School, West Tce, Adelaide, SA | publisher = Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Water Resources | accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref> The original Grote Street school buildings were listed on the register as ''Historic'' in 1980. As of 2007 they were used as a centre for the [[performing arts]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=place_name%3DAdelaide%2520Girls%2520High%2520School%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=6430 | title = Adelaide Girls High School (Advanced School for Girls) (former), 101 Grote St, Adelaide, SA, Australia | publisher = Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Water Resources | accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref>


In the 1980s the Fourth Ward had the poorest African-American community in the city of Houston; the sole residential area had less than 4,400 residents. 50% of the residents were below the poverty level.<ref name="HandbookofTexas"/> From the 1980 U.S. Census to the 1990 Census, the Fourth Ward was the sole community in Houston that lost Asian-Americans as many Vietnamese-Americans left Allen Parkway Village.<ref>Rodriguez, Lori. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_768298 Census tracks rapid growth of suburbia]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday [[March 10]], [[1991]]. Section A, Page 1.</ref>
Adelaide is part of the longest running sporting exchanges with [[Melbourne High School (Victoria)|Melbourne High School]] and [[Mac.Robertson Girls' High School]], both in [[Melbourne]]. It competes in the Prefects Cup with Melbourne High.


Construction of the Pierce Elevated through the middle of the area divided the area and led to deterioration of the area. A portion of the Fourth Ward to the southwest of [[Interstate 45]] is now known as [[Midtown, Houston, Texas|Midtown]] and redevelopment of the area is underway. The area of the historic Fourth Ward inside [[Downtown Houston|Downtown]] is now filled with many skyscrapers, including Enron Tower, 1500 Louisiana, and the Continental Tower.
==Head Master / Principal==


In the late 1990s and 2000s, the area has been undergoing [[gentrification]], with many new [[mid-rise]] apartment complexes and upscale townhomes being built. Many long-time residents, mostly renters, have moved out, unable to afford the increasing rent due to rising property values. While the area around Freedman's town is traditionally black, Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites have moved to the area in recent years. There were 1,421 blacks living in the Fourth Ward census tract in 1990; 635 remained in 2000.<ref name="DavidEllisonChron">Ellison, David. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4269641 A NEIGHBORHOOD IN FLUX / Over the past decade, Houston’s historic Fourth Ward has undergone an uneasy transformation. Now, longtime residents and newcomers alike wonder what happens next. / The fight for the Fourth]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Published [[January 21]], [[2007]]. Last Retrieved [[January 21]], [[2007]].</ref>
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|-
!style="background:#ffdead;" |Name
!style="background:#ffdead;" |Years
|-
|Mr W.J. Adey || 1908 - 1920
|-
|Mr R. A. West || 1920 - 1948
|-
|Mr C.M. Ward || 1948
|-
|Mr A. E. Dinning || 1949 - 1954
|-
|Mr W. M. C. Symonds || 1954 - 1962
|-
|Mr A. H. Campbell || 1963 - 1968
|-
|Mr W. J. Bentley || 1969 - 1977
|-
|Mr C.H. Brideson || 1978 - 1983
|-
|Mr Stephen Dowdy || - to present
|-
|}


==Curriculum==
==Government==
[[Image:HoustonReaganHighSchool.JPG|thumb|[[Reagan High School (Houston)|Reagan High School]], located in the [[Houston Heights]], serves the Fourth Ward]]
Adelaide High School is especially known for being a Special Interest Language School. It offers its students a selection of 7 different languages to study, which include Modern Greek, Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, Italian, French, Spanish and German. The school is also a centre for the Hearing Impaired and as an Associate School for Students of High Intellectual Potential.
The Fourth Ward is in [[Texas's 7th congressional district]].<ref>"[http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx07_109.gif Congressional District 7]." ''[[National Atlas of the United States]]''.</ref>


==Languages==
==Education==
Area students attend schools in the [[Houston Independent School District]], including [[Gregory-Lincoln Education Center]] for K-8<ref>"[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/GregoryLincolnES.pdf Gregory Lincoln Elementary Attendance Boundary]," ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''</ref><ref>"[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/GregoryLincolnMS.pdf Gregory Lincoln Middle Attendance Boundary]," ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''</ref> and [[Reagan High School (Houston)|Reagan High School]].<ref>"[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/ReaganHS.pdf Reagan High School Attendance Boundary]," ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''</ref>
Adelaide High School is a Special Interest Language School. Adelaide High School is currently a sister school to Asahi High School in Osaka, Japan, IT IS in Biella, Italy, No. 3 Middle School Nankai, Chongqing, China, Greensward College in Essex, UK and 7th Gymnasio Junior High in Ioannina, Greece. Every year there is an annual visit to Adelaide High by students from Asahi High School.


==Sport==
==Police service==
The community is within the [[Houston Police Department]]'s Central Patrol Division<ref>"[http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/beatpages/central.htm Crime Statistics for Central Patrol Division]." ''City of Houston''.</ref>, headquartered at 61 Riesner.<ref name="VIPCops">"[http://www.houstontx.gov/police/vip/vip_cops.htm VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support]." ''City of Houston''.</ref>
The school has four House teams which students represent in sporting events in the school. The Houses take the names of past principals of the school.
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The house names are, Adey (Red), Macghey (Blue), Morriss (Green), and West (Yellow). Sporting events include the school swimming carnival and sports day.


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==References==
Adelaide High has taken part in a sporting exchange with [[Mac.Robertson Girls' High School]] and [[Melbourne High School (Victoria)|Melbourne High School]] since 1910 and it is the longest running sporting exchange in the state.<ref>Adelaide High School (2007). [http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/melbourne_mac_rob_exchange.htm Melbourne / Mac.Rob Exchange]. Retrieved on 27 May 2008.</ref> It is held in early Term 3 and one year the boys are in the Melbourne and the girls are in Adelaide and then the next year they swap. There are competitions in sports such as: [[Australian Rules football]], [[soccer]], [[tennis]], [[rowing (sport)|rowing]], [[basketball]], [[netball]], [[softball]], [[chess]], [[debating]], theatre sports, [[volleyball]], cross country and [[lacrosse]]. Sports previously played against Melbourne were [[baseball]] and [[field hockey]].
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==Building==
==See also==
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Viewed from above, the shape is roughly the shape of an 'E' with its back curved in an arc. Coupled with porthole-like windows in the stairwells, the building has the appearance of a grounded ship, with its seemingly random protrusions from the roof resembling chimneys.
While such a design may be considered artistically imaginative (its architect having won an award for the design), the overall look of the building is deemed uncharacteristic of its surrounds and of Adelaide{{Who|date=July 2007}}.


==Facilities==
==External links==
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=FF/hpf1|name=Fourth Ward, Houston}}
Facilities that students at the school have access to include a resource centre, gymnasium, weights room, tennis, basketball and netball courts, performing arts centre, science labs and lecture theatres. The school also has a boatshed on the bank of the River Torrens which holds the school's many rowing boats and where the school’s rowing crews train.


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==Notable staff and students==
*''Evan Christou'', left mathematics teaching in 1984 to found [[Pizza Haven]] with his brothers Louis, Bill and Gabriel.
*''Simon Lewicki'' aka [[Groove Terminator]], electronic music artist.
*''[[Mark Oliphant|Sir Marcus 'Mark' Laurence Elwin Oliphant]]'', former Governor of South Australia; physicist and humanitarian.
*[[Lou Vincent]] New Zealand Test cricketer, AHS student 1993-96,
*[[Shaun Burgoyne]] Port Adelaide Power footballer, AHS student 1996,
* [[Neil Page]] Former Australian baseball representative/player and the first Australian to sign a professional baseball contract with a US Major League team. Inducted into the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.baseball.org.au/?Page=15246 | title = 2005 Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees | publisher = Australian Baseball Bederation| accessdate=2007-11-22}}</ref>
*[[Bob Hank]], West Torrens FC and South Australian State Australian Rules Footballer, Dual [[Magarey Medal]]list.
*Douglas Mayfield, U17 15000m Walking World Champion and World Record Holder, attended Adelaide High 2004-2008{{Fact|date=October 2008}}

==Further reading==

* Adelaide High School Council (1983). ''Adelaide High School: 75th anniversary, 1908-1983 souvenir book''. [[ISBN 0959388028]]. {{OCLC|220259206}}

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Gregory-Lincoln Education Center

Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States.

The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop.

History

The Fourth Ward was established as one of four wards by the City of Houston in 1839.[1] By 1906 it included much of what is, as of 2008, Downtown Houston and Montrose; at that point the city stopped using the ward system.[2]

The area was the site of Freedman's Town, composed of recently freed slaves.[2] The neighborhood became the center of Houston's African-American community in the late 19th century and early 20th century.[1]

In the 1920s the Third Ward surpassed the Fourth Ward as the center of Houston's African-American community; the Fourth Ward lost prominence due to its inability to expand geographically, as other developments hemmed in the area.[1]

In the 1980s the Fourth Ward had the poorest African-American community in the city of Houston; the sole residential area had less than 4,400 residents. 50% of the residents were below the poverty level.[1] From the 1980 U.S. Census to the 1990 Census, the Fourth Ward was the sole community in Houston that lost Asian-Americans as many Vietnamese-Americans left Allen Parkway Village.[3]

Construction of the Pierce Elevated through the middle of the area divided the area and led to deterioration of the area. A portion of the Fourth Ward to the southwest of Interstate 45 is now known as Midtown and redevelopment of the area is underway. The area of the historic Fourth Ward inside Downtown is now filled with many skyscrapers, including Enron Tower, 1500 Louisiana, and the Continental Tower.

In the late 1990s and 2000s, the area has been undergoing gentrification, with many new mid-rise apartment complexes and upscale townhomes being built. Many long-time residents, mostly renters, have moved out, unable to afford the increasing rent due to rising property values. While the area around Freedman's town is traditionally black, Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites have moved to the area in recent years. There were 1,421 blacks living in the Fourth Ward census tract in 1990; 635 remained in 2000.[2]

Government

Reagan High School, located in the Houston Heights, serves the Fourth Ward

The Fourth Ward is in Texas's 7th congressional district.[4]

Education

Area students attend schools in the Houston Independent School District, including Gregory-Lincoln Education Center for K-8[5][6] and Reagan High School.[7]

Police service

The community is within the Houston Police Department's Central Patrol Division[8], headquartered at 61 Riesner.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "FOURTH WARD, HOUSTON." Handbook of Texas.
  2. ^ a b c Ellison, David. A NEIGHBORHOOD IN FLUX / Over the past decade, Houston’s historic Fourth Ward has undergone an uneasy transformation. Now, longtime residents and newcomers alike wonder what happens next. / The fight for the Fourth. Houston Chronicle. Published January 21, 2007. Last Retrieved January 21, 2007.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Lori. "Census tracks rapid growth of suburbia." Houston Chronicle. Sunday March 10, 1991. Section A, Page 1.
  4. ^ "Congressional District 7." National Atlas of the United States.
  5. ^ "Gregory Lincoln Elementary Attendance Boundary," Houston Independent School District
  6. ^ "Gregory Lincoln Middle Attendance Boundary," Houston Independent School District
  7. ^ "Reagan High School Attendance Boundary," Houston Independent School District
  8. ^ "Crime Statistics for Central Patrol Division." City of Houston.
  9. ^ "VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support." City of Houston.

See also

External links

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