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词条 London Central Elementary High School
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  1. History

  2. Notable students

  3. References

  4. External links

London Central Elementary High School was a United States Department of Defense Dependents School (DoDDS) in the Isles District of DoDDS Europe for pupils in kindergarten through grade 12. It operated from 1952 until 2007, with its first graduating class in 1953.

LCEHS fell under the command of the U.S. Naval Activities in the United Kingdom (COMNAVACTUK).

History

London Central High School (commonly known as "LCHS" or just "Central") was established in 1952 at Bushy Park, in south west London, for students in grades 7 through 12. Subsequent base closures led to two moves: to Bushey Hall in 1962, and to RAF Daws Hill, its final location, in 1971.

For the 2006–07 school year, LCHS merged with West Ruislip Elementary School, which had closed in the spring of 2006.[1] Consequently, it accommodated grades K-12 and "elementary" was added to the school's name. At the time of its closing, LCEHS was the last remaining DoDDS school with dormitories.

The USNAVEUR Headquarters were relocated from London to Naples, Italy in 2007. As a result, RAF Daws Hill, along with other naval installations in the area, was scaled down and eventually closed. LCHS staged a formal closing ceremony on May 15, 2007 and locked its doors for the last time in June 2007, with a handover of keys back to the US Navy/RAF on 30 June. The website was completely removed in mid-June 2014.

Notable students

  • Charles Baker, actor
  • Gerry Beckley, co-founder of the band America[2]
  • Bo Bice, singer
  • Dewey Bunnell, co-founder of the band America[2]
  • Robert Davenport, author[3]
  • Jerry Donahue, guitarist and producer
  • Charles Easley, Mississippi Supreme Court Judge
  • William Frederick Fisher, NASA astronaut and physician
  • Megan McArthur, NASA astronaut and oceanographer
  • Paul Miller, Canadian actor
  • Dan Peek, co-founder of the band America[2]
  • Doc Rosser, former keyboardist for John Mellencamp
  • Dale Van Atta, columnist
  • Lieutenant General Thomas C. Waskow[4]

A book about London Central High School entitled From the Faculty Lounge[5] was published in 2008. It features memories of the school in all three of its locations from around 35 former principals, teachers and staff.

References

1. ^{{cite news |title=London Central school to be shut down at end of academic year |url=http://www.stripes.com/news/london-central-school-to-be-shut-down-at-end-of-academic-year-1.53783 |first=Ben |last=Murray |newspaper=Stars and Stripes |date=6 September 2006 |accessdate=25 July 2016}}
2. ^{{cite news |title=Dan Peek, Co-Founder of America, Dead at 60 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469051/dan-peek-co-founder-of-america-dead-at-60 |quote=Peek was born in Panama City, Fla., to a U.S. Air Force officer father. He moved to England in 1963 when his father was assigned to a base there, meeting Bunnell and Beckley at London Central High School. Peek and Beckley played in a band called The Days, and after Peek left to attend Old Dominion University in Virginia, Bunnell took his place. |newspaper=Billboard |date=July 26, 2011 |accessdate=October 10, 2012 }}
3. ^{{cite web |title=Short Biographies of Famous Brats (D-F) |url=http://aoshs.org/famousD-F.html |last=Parsons |first=Dorie |work=American Overseas Schools Historical Society |year=2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000540/http://aoshs.org/famousD-F.html |archivedate=3 December 2013 |accessdate=25 July 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=Lieutenant General Thomas C. Waskow |url=http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7517 |work=Air Force Link |year=2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040210120251/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7517 |archivedate=19 February 2004 |accessdate=25 July 2016}}
5. ^{{cite book |title=From the Faculty Lounge: Memories of London Central High School |first=Sean |last=Kelly |publisher=Vox Pop, Inc |year=2008 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Faculty-Lounge-Memories-London-Central/dp/1598991019/157-7668295-4301158?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 |isbn=978-1-59899-101-7}}

External links

  • LCHS alumni website
  • Photos of West Ruislip Elementary
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