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Dawn Breaks on Battle High Columbia’S Newest High School Is Ready to Create Its Own Traditions Columbia Missourian Page 2 Contents DAWN BREAKS ON BATTLE HIGH Columbia’s newest high school is ready to create its own traditions COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN Page 2 Contents INTRODUCTION SETTING THE STAGE As fall ushers in a new school year, Columbia The department heads hired for Battle High 4 students will have a new name to use as an 19 School answer questions about curriculum, identity: Muriel Williams Battle High School. classrooms and the school. BY CAROLINE BAUMAN BY LAUREN HILL THE STUDENTS THE COACHES 7 Future students look ahead to attending The people in charge of the school’s athletic Columbia’s newest high school. 26 programs state their expectations for Battle’s BY JESSICA THOMAS first year of competition. BY CAITLIN HOLLAND, CAROLINE BAUMAN AND JESSICA THOMAS THE TEACHERS Meet the men and women who are being 32 tasked with the education of Columbia’s youth at Battle High. BY CAITLIN HOLLAND, CAROLINE BAUMAN, GH LINDSEY, JESSICA THOMAS AND LAUREN HILL THE ADMINISTRATION 13 Battle’s administrators sit down with the Missourian for a Q&A session on the school’s vision and direction. BY CAROLINE BAUMAN AND LAUREN HILL Oct. 24, 1980: Muriel Battle, principal of West THE LEGACY Junior High School. Eliot Battle and Columbia residents talk about PHOTO BY TOM REESE 47 the effect Muriel Battle had on Columbia Public Schools and what having this new school named after her means. BY GH LINDSEY CREDITS A look at the those who contributed 53 to this book. COVER PHOTO BY HARRY KATZ Imagine. Wherever your imagination takes you, let us help you get there. Commerce can make it happen. So, when you are ready to make your dreams come true, ask Commerce. We’ll listen to you and offer solutions to help make your dreams a reality. Proud to Support Battle High School commercebank.com / 573.886.5200 COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN Page 4 Introduction Who is Battle High School? In the same town as Hickman, Rock Bridge and Douglass, Battle hopes to establish its own identity NAME IS AN IDENTITY. 1,850. About $75 million was budgeted to make Battle a reality, and For 115 years, Columbia high school students have as of early May, Baumstark said the construction cost was projected identified as Douglass students. For 86 years, high to be $250,000 under budget. schoolers have identified as Hickman students. For The first graduating class of Battle, the class of 2015, had a look 40A years, they have identified with the name Rock Bridge. As fall at the new facilities in mid-April. Students said they were excited ushers in a new school year, Columbia students will have a new about the new technology at their fingertips, excited about the name to use as an identity: Muriel Williams Battle High School. brand new building, with floors “shiny enough to see reflections,” Battle students will have quite the legacy to live up to, Battle and excited to look outside of their floor-to-ceiling cafeteria principal Kim Presko said. Muriel Battle, a teacher, principal windows at the vast, green football field. and assistant superintendent, was instrumental in desegregating But perhaps most of all, they are excited to be first. They are Columbia schools, along with her husband, Eliot. excited to be remembered. “Muriel Battle hired me in this district 23 years “As part of the first class, I know my name will be ago,” said Presko, who previously was the principal at left somewhere on this building,” said Kyra Moss, a Oakland Junior High School. “She was influential in Hickman sophomore. “I didn’t want to leave Hickman some of my success as an early administrator, and it’s because of the traditions they have in theater. But Battle my opportunity now to carry on her legacy and help will be here for forever, and I want to be remembered. this building be what I know she would want it to be.” I want to help create traditions, so people won’t want The opening of Battle High School will change the to leave Battle.” colors of Columbia. Douglass blue, Rock Bridge green In this book, you will hear the voices of the future and Hickman purple will be joined by Battle navy Battle students, teachers and administrators. You will blue and gold. Spartan logos will cover the bumpers see the process behind creating a school from start to of more and more cars. Instead of two homecoming finish. You will meet Eliot Battle and hear about the games, there will be three. significance behind the name. You will have a window Battle will change Columbia Public Schools. In its CAROLINE BAUMAN into how Battle High School has already changed first year, Battle will be a pilot for a new technology Columbia and how it will continue to do so. initiative. When Battle students walk through the Fast-forward a year. What will Battle High School doors in August, every single one of them will be handed an iPad be like? Mini. This will be their notebook and their textbook. District “I am really hopeful that Battle will be a state of the art school, spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said Columbia Public Schools not only in terms of the facility, but also in terms of the instruction, will look to Battle to decide how to proceed. in terms of the sense of community that we have here,” Battle In addition to iPads and new facilities, Battle students can expect Guidance Director Leigh Spence said. “I’m hoping after one year a block schedule, with 85-minute classes. Presko has carried over people will say, ‘Oh Battle, that school is really cool and close knit. from Oakland Junior High the idea of a 30-minute period, now Those students really support each other.’” called “Spartan Time,” that provides students the opportunity to get Fast forward 40 years or 86 years or 115 years. Columbia will be additional help from teachers or work on group projects. different because Battle High School exists. This is a documentation Community members and Battle parents can expect to watch of the start of change. football games in a stadium that seats 4,300 and musicals and What will the name “Battle” stand for in the years to come? What productions in a performing arts center that seats 750. kind of culture and identity will be formed? When school starts in the fall, about 1,100 freshmen, sophomores “The culture all comes down to the people who make up this and juniors will fill up the 300,000 square feet ofBattle. A projected place,” said Presko, as she motioned to the gleaming building 1,500 will attend in 2014-2015, Presko said, and the capacity is behind her. CONTENTS COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN Page 5 COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS HISTORY 1890 1898: Excelsior 1900 School renamed as Frederick Douglass High School. 1920 1930 1927: Hickman High School opens and replaces Sept. 1973: Rock Bridge High School opens. Columbia High School, which was built in 1889. 1970 1980 2005: The Columbia School Board conducts a long-range facilities planning process that asked Dec. 2005: In a closed meeting, board Columbia residents about their expectations for members vote to accept a donation of 40 school facilities. The process also included an 2005 acres from Turner Vemer and to buy another educational adequacy review of all school buildings 40 acres from him for $500,000. in the district and found substantial over-crowding at both the elementary and secondary levels. 2006 June 21, 2007: The board approves the new site April 3, 2007: Voters approve a $60 million on the Vemer property, an 80-acre tract at the school bond issue that includes money for southeast corner of New Haven and Rangeline the rst phase of building a new high school. roads ve miles east of U.S. 63 and three miles 2007 east of city limits. Aug. 16, 2007: The Columbia School Board Nov. 12, 2007: The High School Site Evaluation announces plans to form a committee to Committee presents its recommendation of the St. review land proposals for the location of the 2008 Charles Road Development site in the northeastern high school. part of the district. The site includes 236 acres, 80 of which would be designated for school space. The September 2007: Six sites are researched and board approves the northeast site for the new high 2010 presented to the 21-member committee. The school in a 7-0 vote. sites include: St. Charles Road Development property, Godas Nov. 8, 2010: The school board approves Muriel property, Richland property, Payne property, Williams Battle High School as the school’s name. Vemer property and Kinkead property. 2011 Nov. 2011: Kim Presko is selected to serve as the July 15, 2010: A groundbreaking for the principal at Muriel Williams Battle High School. She new high school is held. was previously principal at Oakland Junior High School. 2012 June 2012: Battle is about 81 percent completed. April 16, 2013: Future Battle juniors explore school April 17, 2013: A technology initiative is on rst student tour. approved that will provide all Battle students June 2, 2013: Battle High School dedication 2013 with iPad Minis. ceremony. June 3, 2013: Battle will open for summer Aug. 20, 2013: Battle will open for the 2013-14 school. school year. 2014 CONTENTS COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN Page 6 COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOUNDARY SHIFTS From 2003 to 2013, Columbia Public Schools experienced a decade of continuous enrollment growth, and the district grew from 16,076 students to 17,722 students. CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2013-2014 HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS KEY KEY Rock Bridge High School Rock Bridge High School Hickman High School Hickman High School Battle High School N N 4.5 MILES 4.5 MILES BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL LOCATION The location of Battle High School is shown in the map.
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