Montgomery Public Schools Announces Plans for New High School

Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery – Photo from WAKA 8

Montgomery Public Schools has announced plans for a new high school to replace the current Robert E. Lee High School.

Chad Anderson, the executive director of operations, has confirmed to WAKA 8 that the new high school will be built on North Eastern Boulevard next to Popeye’s and across from Lewis Lawn Equipment.  That is between the Atlanta Highway and Federal Drive intersections.

The property is about 130 acres. Anderson says the new school is currently being designed. Bidding is expected in the fall, with construction starting next spring.

The new high school will be named Dr. Percy Julian High School. Julian was a Montgomery-born Black chemist and a pioneer in medicine.

As we have reported, MPS is in the process of renaming schools that had honored those with Confederate ties.