This is my second conversation episode with former Homewood High School Principal and Superintendent Michael Gross. In the first episode, we talked about the school system’s beginning, the opening of the high school, and the unique challenges he faced. We had a...
We have talked a lot about the beginnings of Shades Cahaba High School and Shades Valley High School, but now I want to talk more about the beginnings of other schools in Homewood and the beginning of the Homewood School System. The Board of Education was established...
The Shades Cahaba Oral History Project will publish special edition episodes this year to celebrate other Homewood schools, the beginnings of the Homewood Board of Education, and other events. We still have other Shades Cahaba stories to tell. In this episode, we talk...
If you have been a listener to the podcast, then you know this is the 100th Anniversary of Shades Cahaba as a school. The first day of school was September 19, 1920. There was a dedication held a few days before and it was on that day that the two large bronze plaques...
The Shades Cahaba Owl has had a very interesting life. It first appeared when Shades Cahaba High School was built in 1920. It stood watch over the front entrance as “a symbol of learning to all who enter here.” It stayed there until the end of high school in 1949 and...
When I decided to start an oral history of Shades Cahaba, I knew it would be difficult. Luckily, I was able to find people I could interview, and I have others who have become valuable resources for me. What really turned things around for me and helped me launch a...
