Talk:Ernie Davis Academy

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Let's get this thing started. Sure, we're not in the USNews Top 10 Public Schools, but that doesn't mean we can't have a wikipedia page.--Jmalc 17:31, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Need to update school name — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.159.215.20 (talk) 19:22, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Ernie Davis Middle School
A 16 Jun 2015 article in the Elmira Star-Gazette says the Elmira Free Academy occupied the middle school building from 1913 to Sep 1964, at which point Ernie Davis Middle School was established and operated for 50 years. At its closure in 2014, the name of the middle school was apparently preserved in the Ernie Davis Academy, which is also a middle school. The coincident merger of the high schools in Elmira doesn't suggest that the Ernie Davis Academy replaced the Elmira Free Academy. I don't live in the area so I would recommend a local Wikipedian look into this and update the article if needed. I would recommend a history of the pertinent school buildings would help clarify matters, but also point out this article covers a lot of ground and might need a broader title. Food for thought. Pnoble805 (talk) 18:24, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

1976-1978:

North side: 7th-8th: Ernie Davis Jr. High School, Clinton/Lake/William street 9th-12th: Elmira Free Academy, Hoffmann Street

South side: 7th-9th: Broadway Junior High School 10th-12th: Southside High School

Current:

7th-8th: Ernie Davis Academy, Hoffmann Street 9th: Broadway Academy 10th-12th: Elmira High School

Note that I can't provide any documentation for Ernie Davis Jr. High School other than my own yearbooks and report cards. Aliza250 (talk) 02:49, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Web Mentions of Ernie Davis Jr. High School
https://mcinernyfh.com/tribute/details/3034/Mary-Dougherty/obituary.html -- obituary of Mary Dougherty (1927-2020), Home Ec teacher I had at Ernie Davis Jr. High School

https://www.stargazette.com/obituaries/bps111897 -- Obituary of Frederick Weed Morgan (1924-2021), history teacher at Ernie Davis Junior High School and later EFA and Southside.

https://rbj.net/2015/11/13/its-a-boom-time-for-sculpting-statues-of-sports-legends/ -- 2015 Rochester newspaper article about the statue at Ernie Davis Jr. High School "just a few miles from Woodlawn Cemetery" (along with other sports statutes)

https://eestw.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mission_statement_booklet.pdf -- state document which includes the mission statement of many schools, including Ernie Davis Junior High School

https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-gazette/79356470/ -- 1993 newspaper article mentioning an 8th grader at ED JHS involved in a fatal car accident.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2008/10/09/cinema-junkie-by-beth-accomando -- someone who went to ED JHS commenting on a radio/podcast episode about Davis.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-gazette-fire-tragedy-that-killed-de/35742707/ -- 1967 newspaper article about a fatal fire that killed a student at Ernie Davis Jr. High School and her sister who went to EFA. Aliza250 (talk) 03:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)