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ZMM is proud to be a part of this project. The article below originally appeared in The Journal<\/a> on July 28, 2024. <\/em>

By Tom Markland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Alumni<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CHARLES TOWN \u2013 A recently finished hall in Jefferson County\u2019s Board of Education building pays tribute to the county\u2019s first Black school, 61 years after the school\u2019s closing. A dedication ceremony on Saturday brought together school officials, alumni and members of the community to celebrate its opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hall has been in the works for several years, and now that it\u2019s completed, it stands as a living history museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of Page-Jackson High School and the impact it had on Jefferson County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday\u2019s ceremony paid tribute to the school\u2019s history, highlighting the teachers and the alumni\u2019s memories with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe honor them today for being standing stones we leaned on. We leaned on the strong backs and we climbed up to produce leaders in our community,\u201d said Delores Foster, one of the school\u2019s alumni. \u201cThey prayed over us, they protected us, they even disciplined us. We honor them today for being the bridge that we crossed over from darkness into light that we may see the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the ceremony, Foster shared some memories of the school, including playing her last Pomp-and-Circumstance during her now-brother-in-law\u2019s graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening in 1938 after Storer College discontinued its program, Page-Jackson High School was originally housed in Eagle Avenue Elementary, where an annex was added in 1942 for Black high schoolers. Also, in 1942, the Jefferson County Board of Education renamed the school Page-Jackson High School after Littleton L. Page and Philip Jackson, two Jefferson County educators. Their sports teams were called the Spartans, and their yearbook was called the Beacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1951, the school moved to a new location on Mordington Avenue two years before the Supreme Court ended segregation in schools. The school closed 11 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis room today has said exactly what we want it to say,\u201d Foster said. \u201cIt speaks. You can hear the history in this room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The room is now covered in artifacts from the school, in addition to old photos and informational text, telling the stories of the school and people who taught, attended and administrated inside. Now that it\u2019s completed, students with Jefferson County Schools will have the opportunity to visit the room and learn more about the county\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a plan that there will be students who will rotate through this room as part of their learning experience,\u201d said Joyce White, deputy superintendent of operations at Jefferson County Schools. \u201cWe have to be sure that the legacy of those who have come before us never dies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The room is located inside the Jefferson County Board of Education headquarters at 110 Mordington Avenue, down the left hallway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ZMM is proud to be a part of this project. The article below originally appeared in The Journal on July 28, 2024. By Tom Markland CHARLES TOWN \u2013 A recently finished hall in Jefferson County\u2019s Board of Education building pays tribute to the county\u2019s first Black school, 61 years after the school\u2019s closing. A dedication ceremony on Saturday brought together school officials, alumni and members of the community to celebrate its opening. The hall has been in the works for several years, and now that it\u2019s completed, it stands as a living history museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of Page-Jackson High School and the impact it had on Jefferson County. Saturday\u2019s ceremony paid tribute to the school\u2019s history, highlighting the teachers and the alumni\u2019s memories with them. \u201cWe honor them today for being standing stones we leaned on. We leaned on the strong backs and we climbed up to produce leaders in our community,\u201d said Delores Foster, one of the school\u2019s alumni. \u201cThey prayed over us, they protected us, they even disciplined us. We honor them today for being the bridge that we crossed over from darkness into light that we may see the way.\u201d During the ceremony, Foster shared some memories of the school, including playing her last Pomp-and-Circumstance during her now-brother-in-law\u2019s graduation. Opening in 1938 after Storer College discontinued its program, Page-Jackson High School was originally housed in Eagle Avenue Elementary, where an annex was added in 1942 for Black high schoolers. Also, in 1942, the Jefferson County Board of Education renamed the school Page-Jackson High School after Littleton L. Page and Philip Jackson, two Jefferson County educators. Their sports teams were called the Spartans, and their yearbook was called the Beacon. In 1951, the school moved to a new location on Mordington Avenue two years before the Supreme Court ended segregation in schools. The school closed 11 years later. \u201cThis room today has said exactly what we want it to say,\u201d Foster said. \u201cIt speaks. You can hear the history in this room.\u201d The room is now covered in artifacts from the school, in addition to old photos and informational text, telling the stories of the school and people who taught, attended and administrated inside. Now that it\u2019s completed, students with Jefferson County Schools will have the opportunity to visit the room and learn more about the county\u2019s history. \u201cWe have a plan that there will be students who will rotate through this room as part of their learning experience,\u201d said Joyce White, deputy superintendent of operations at Jefferson County Schools. \u201cWe have to be sure that the legacy of those who have come before us never dies.\u201d The room is located inside the Jefferson County Board of Education headquarters at 110 Mordington Avenue, down the left hallway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[19,20,18,17],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-jefferson-county","tag-jefferson-county-schools","tag-page-jackson","tag-west-virginia"],"yoast_head":"\nJefferson County Schools hosts dedication for Page-Jackson Hall | ZMM Architects and Engineers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ZMM is proud to be a part of this project with Jefferson County Schools. 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