Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus High School Explained

Alonzo Aristotle Crim Open Campus High School
Nickname:Crim, Crim High
Campus:Urban
Type:Public
District:Atlanta Public Schools
Grades:9–12
Established:2005
Address:256 Clifton Street Southeast
City:Atlanta
State:Georgia 30317
Country:United States
Mascot:Eagles
Motto:"One Campus Open to a World of Opportunities"
Colors:Blue and white
Yearbook:Azuwur
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Website:https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/crim

Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus High School (COCHS) was a public high school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States that closed in 2020.[1] It replaced Alonzo A. Crim Comprehensive High School after it closed in 2005.[2] Part of Atlanta Public Schools, it is located at 256 Clifton Street SE in southeast Atlanta, in the Kirkwood neighborhood.

The school is inside DeKalb County.[3]

History

Until 1988, the school was named Murphy High School. From 1988 to 2005, the school was named Alonzo Aristotle Crim Comprehensive High School. Its feeder schools were Sammye E. Coan Middle School and Thurgood Marshall Middle School.

Former athletic programs

The Eagles athletic teams competed in Region 2-AA of the Georgia High School Association.

In its last year as a traditional school, Crim High School's athletic program offered varsity girls' softball, varsity boys' track, varsity football, varsity boys' basketball, junior varsity boys' basketball, varsity girls' basketball, junior varsity girls' basketball, varsity basketball, junior varsity basketball, and cheerleading.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/aps-close-crim-high-name-central-office-after-former-leader/YBqvspGgeOLQS7596LDyDP/#:~:text=Crim%20Open%20Campus%20High%20School,Atlanta's%20first%20African%2DAmerican%20superintendent.
  2. http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/Domain/3017Alonzo Crim Open Campus High School website
  3. Web site: DeKalb County Map. Georgia Department of Transportation. 2019-01-08. - See "Crim High School" in the west side of the map.