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Walter M. Williams High School, one of the flagship schools of the Alamance-Burlington School System, is a high school (grades 9–12) in Burlington, North Carolina. The school was named in honor of philanthropist, industrialist, and former Burlington City Schools chairman Walter M. Williams. The school will enter its seventh decade of operation on August 25, 2011. In past years, the school has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as one of the top six high schools in North Carolina, and received the Blue Ribbon School designation in 1993.. This designation is considered the highest honor that an American school can achieve.()() As of 2008, 30% of the staff held advanced degrees, and eleven staff members held national board teacher certification (2007-08 NC School Report Card). The school itself has been recognized by the nearby Ramada Inn Convention Center, where a meeting room is named for the high school (the only high school in the district to be so honored) while all other meeting rooms are named for prominent North Carolina colleges and universities. In addition, the popular Mayberry restaurant across the street is a favorite student hangout and has several items on its menu named in honor of the school's mascot. Artwork by Williams students hangs in the McDonalds on Huffman Mill Road. The campus is bordered on the north by Sunset Drive and Parkview Drive, to the east by Arlington Avenue, to the southeast by South Church Street (on which street the campus actually has its address), to the south by Country Club Drive (an homage to the property being the former site of a country club), and to the west by Tarleton Avenue. Bulldog Alley, a north-south private campus street, intersects the campus with athletic facilities to the west and academic facilities to the east. ==The legacy of Jerome Evans== Probably the most recognizable and most influential figures in the history of Williams High School is Jerome Evans, legendary former head football coach and the first African-American administrator, topic of the book ''Black Coach'' written by Pat Jordan and published by Dodd & Mead of New York. Evan's pioneering role as one of the first African-American football coaches at a predominantly white high school in the South led to him being featured in a 1971 articles in ''Sports Illustrated'' titled "The Man Who Was Cut Out For The Job" and later was featured in Pat Jordan's documentary account ''Black Coach''. His work was also discussed in the book ''Learning To Win: Sports, Education, and Social Change in Twentieth Century North Carolina'' by Pamela Grundy. He served as assistant principal at Williams for a total of twenty-two years, 1970 to 1992, longer than any other school official. The Williams High School Memorial Scholarship, which is presented annually to a student who is considered to have made the most significant progress over the course of his or her high school career, is partially named in his memory. In addition, an athletic award is presented in his memory to a student who has overcome obstacles throughout his or her high school athletic experience. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter M. Williams High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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