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Jeremiah E. Burke High School

Burke Bulldogs eye a third city basketball championship
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Sports
Burke Bulldogs eye a third city basketball championship
This year’s story about Jeremiah E. Burke High School’s young men’s basketball team is one of triumph over conflict.
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Effort to rename Burke High School for Al Holland forges ahead
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Local News
Effort to rename Burke High School for Al Holland forges ahead
During the 1970s, amid the violence and turbulence that marked school desegregation, Jeremiah E. Burke High School had spiraled into poor achievements and gang activity that spilled into the halls and classrooms. By the next decade, the Grove Hall school was reborn and hailed as a symbol of success, thanks to the efforts and leadership of former headmaster Albert D. Holland.
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Alumni push to rename Jeremiah E. Burke High School
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Alumni push to rename Jeremiah E. Burke High School
Alumni of the Jeremiah E. Burke High School are stepping up their push to rename the Burke for former headmaster Albert D. Holland, who led the school from 1982 to 1993.
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