This year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the mournful closing of the renowned, iconic Booker T. Washington High School, the first high school built for Negro children in Richland County and the second of such in the state of South Carolina. Since its closing in 1974, alumni family and friends have gathered in an annual Heritage Weekend Celebration at which scholarships are awarded to descendants of alumni, classes in reunions are recognized, and the traditional John Work Chorus is presented.
The Booker T. Washington High School Foundation, the BTW Alumni Association, and BTW Millennium Society members in collaboration with the University of South Carolina have planned four events — Thursday, June 27, through Sunday, June 30, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the contemporaneous closure of the BTW High School and establishment of the BTW Foundation. Alumni and the public are invited to participate. The registration for the events is $ 100 of which a portion will be designated for the Fannie Phelps Adams scholarship fund.
The schedule of events is provided on the event flyer. Registration may be paid using the QR code on the flyer, mailing a check to the Post Office Box (PO Box 1641, Columbia 29202) or paying in person at Trinity Education, Conference and Community Center, 2523 Richland Street, Columbia, on Tuesday, June 25 (11am-1pm).
To receive a flyer or for more information, send a message to btw.weekend@gmail.com”>btw.weekend@gmail.com.
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