Mission

The purpose of the National Chapter, Gary District High Alumni Association, Inc. (National Chapter, GDHAA, Inc.) shall be to raise funds exclusively for administrative and educational purposes as set forth under Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1954. The use of funds shall be limited to the following objectives:

• To provide financial assistance to qualified students as stipulated by the scholarship guidelines of the organization.

• To finance the administrative costs of the National Chapter, GDHAA, Inc., in fulfilling its objectives.

History

The earliest iteration of education for black students in Gary, WV was the six-room wood-framed Gary Consolidated School that was constructed on Red Cross Street in 1913. It offered elementary and junior high education. In 1922, the school was repurposed as the Gary Negro High School for grades 7 through 12 after a building for elementary students was built nearby.

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