Litchfield High School (Gadsden, Alabama) Explained

Litchfield High School was a public high school in Gadsden, Alabama, serving grades nine through twelve. LHS was founded in 1958 as Litchfield Junior High School and was converted into a high school in 1975. The school bears the name of the former president of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and inventor of the first tubeless automobile tire, Paul Weeks Litchfield.^[1]

It closed after the 2005–2006 academic school year after the Gadsden City Board of Education voted to construct a new facility - Gadsden City High School - and consolidate Litchfield, Emma Sansom, and Gadsden High Schools into one school.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cory Middle school was later moved into the Litchfield High School buildings and renamed Litchfield Middle School.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/DA/20060116/Opinion/603219201/GT/ Many schools honor Gadsden’s past
2. News: Slaton. Luke. Gadsden drawing students back with new high school. 24 February 2014. The Moulton Advertiser. 15 November 2006.
3. News: Luster. Marla. Middle schools to be renamed Emma Sansom and Litchfield. 24 February 2014. The Gadsden Times. 11 May 2005.
4. News: Jackson. Mo. High school change spurs middle school moves. 24 February 2014. The Gadsden Times. 1 July 2006.