Second Ward High School National Alumni Foundation
Second Ward High School Foundation
Post Office Box 16514
Charlotte, NC 28297
United States
ph: 704-398-8333
fax: 704-398-4416
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Each year, alumni and friends of the Second Ward High School National Alumni Foundation gather for the Annual Meeting and Reunion, three days of remembering and celebration. In 2010, we marked the 30th Anniversary of the founding of the Second Ward High School National Alumni Foundation. Please visit the Second Ward Foundation photostream to see the alumni sharing in their respective celebrations.
A special part of that anniversary began with a marker ceremony and continued in the old Second Ward gym with a program demonstrating the Foundation’s work to preserve and share this community’s African-American history and heritage.
The Second Ward Foundation Through Your Lens
Alumni and friends have shared their photos of the special celebration and reunion events. Thanks to alumni and to Leon Gill, class of 1965, for sharing your photos.
30th Anniversary of the Foundation Celebrated with Special Event
Remembering Brooklyn
On Saturday Sept. 4, nearly 400 people came to the old Second Ward High School gym now part of Morgan School in downtown Charlotte. Remembering Brooklyn was a moving event combining history and drama held on the very sight of the thriving African-American neighborhood of Second Ward. This performance featured excerpts from The Second City, a play by Ruth E. Sloane. The self-sustaining neighborhood of Second Ward, often called Brooklyn by residents, rose out of slavery, flourished for a century and now lives in our stories and memories.
Remembering Brooklyn was made possible, in part, with funding by the Arts & Science Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
The Second Ward High School National Alumni Foundation archives were funded in part by grants from The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, the Arts & Science Council and the Drakeford Company.
Who We Are
The Second Ward High School National Alumni Foundation is dedicated to keeping the school's memory alive.
What We Do
The alumni and Foundation remember the past and
- gather and preserve historic photos of the school and African-American neighborhoods such as this photo of Rose Smith standing by the garden in her front yard of her home on Stonewall Street.
- produce media products to share these images and stories.
- create archives and traveling exhibits.
We celebrate our future and
- raise funds for college scholarships
On this website you can learn more about the history of the school and how we keep our vision alive.
If you are a Second Ward alumnus, use this site to keep up with our news and purchase great products with our school logo.
Second Ward High School Foundation
Post Office Box 16514
Charlotte, NC 28297
United States
ph: 704-398-8333
fax: 704-398-4416
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