1114 West Johnson Street, Staunton, Virginia 24401; 38.14739 N, 79.08169 N
A timeline of Booker T. Washington High School (1936-1966):
1915-1916: The first school known as Booker T. Washington School was built on Sunnyside Street. 1936-1937: The high school moved from Sunnyside Street to a new building on West Johnson Street in 1936. The first class to graduate from the new school was a class of fifteen. For the first time the commencement was held at the school. 1965-1966: Upon the graduation of nineteen students in the Class of ’66 the doors of Booker T. Washington High School closed forever. The Booker T. Washington High School never had an enrollment of more than two hundred students. From 1927 until closing in 1966, eight hundred students received diplomas from Booker T. Washington High School. |
Donations for may be sent to:
Booker T. Washington Alumni Association, Inc., P.O. Box 503, Staunton, VA 24402-0503 Contact at bookertalumni@gmail.com and btwalumnistauntonva.org |
Walls of Hope – School of Art & Open Studio of Perquin
An international art and human rights project of education, conflict resolution, crime prevention, diplomacy building, community development and preservation of historic memory.
An international art and human rights project of education, conflict resolution, crime prevention, diplomacy building, community development and preservation of historic memory.
Collaborative Murals in Staunton can be seen at:
Newtown Bakery Mural at West Beverley Street
Mary Baldwin University at Spencer Center of Global and Social Engagement Mural
Booker T. Washington Museum at 1114 West Johnson Street
The Chicas of Walls of Hope:
América Argentina Vaquerano Romero
Claudia Verenice Flores Escolero Rosa del Carmen Argueta
Claudia Bernardi
Newtown Bakery Mural at West Beverley Street
Mary Baldwin University at Spencer Center of Global and Social Engagement Mural
Booker T. Washington Museum at 1114 West Johnson Street
The Chicas of Walls of Hope:
América Argentina Vaquerano Romero
Claudia Verenice Flores Escolero Rosa del Carmen Argueta
Claudia Bernardi