Dear GDP Readers: Here we go again with a NEW round ABC Wednesday. That puts us back to A and, for Round 13, we're going to try to share A-Z education themed-posts. You might find buildings, named after people significant in North Carolina's history. You might find people currently involved in education. Who knows what you'll find for A-Z schools/Greensboro & education. To be sure, we'll get very creative near the end of the alphabet. We'll also rely on John Batchelor's book, "The Guilford County Schools: A History" and Ethel Stephens Arnett's book, "For Whom Our Public Schools Were Named, Greensboro, North Carolina."
Today is A for Aycock Middle School, located in the Aycock Historic District, northeast of downtown Greensboro. The Aycock neighborhood got its start in 1895 when Caesar Cone paved Summit Avenue, the road that connected downtown Greensboro to Cone Mills.* Imagine having a paved road in the 1800's! Some of Greensboro's finest families, including some of Cone's relatives, lived along the way.
Aycock School, opened in the 1920's and, on 8/30/1922, named for North Carolina's "education" governor, Charles B. Aycock. Aycock became governor in 1901 and died in 1912; however, in his lifetime, he was responsible for building close to 3,000 schools. Aycock School is currently a 6-8th grade middle school that teaches not only neighborhood (attendance zone) students, it is also a magnet for Spanish immersion and science and technology, attracting student from around the county who want to maintain their Spanish fluency or those who want a heavy science component in their courses.
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Also, share your memories of Aycock School in our comment section!
Great history there.
It will be very interesting to read your education themed posts each Wednesday.
Have a wonderful day!
Lea
Lea's Menagerie
Posted by: Lea | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 08:58 AM
As a retired teacher and private tutor, I look forward to your educational posts.
Leslie
abcw team
Posted by: Leslie | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 01:04 PM
I will be smarter in 25 more weeks!
Oh, and thanks for the correction!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 02:02 PM