McKinley Classical Leadership Academy

Magnet school in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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McKinley Classical Leadership Academy (also known as McKinley High School) is a magnet middle and high school for gifted and talented students in St. Louis, Missouri. It is part of the St. Louis Public Schools district. McKinley opened in 1904 as the first comprehensive public high school in south St. Louis and closed in 1988.[2] The school has been operating as a magnet middle school since the 1990s.[3] It reopened as a high school in 2007. It graduated nine students in May of 2011.[4]

Notable alumni

  • Jim Kekeris – NFL player, attended while the school was a public high school
  • Stillman Rouse – NFL player, attended while the school was a public high school
  • Jo Jo White – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, attended while the school was a public high school

References

  1. ^ a b c d "MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Kim Bell (May 12, 1988). "School Board Plans Transfer of Freshmen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  3. ^ Dillon, Dan (2005). So, Where'd You Go to High School? The Baby Boomer Edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Virginia Publishing Company. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-891442-33-3.
  4. ^ Crouch, Elisa (May 21, 2011). "McKinley high school graduates its first class". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
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