Saraland School Board Set Early Plans for New High School in 2008
As Saraland prepared to open a new high school in 2009, the school board considered cheerleading safety rules and selected red and gray as the school colors in 2008.
Historical report preserved from an archived 2008 local news story.
As Saraland prepared to open a new high school in August 2009, its school board was working through early operational decisions in 2008 that would shape the campus from its first day. Among the questions on the table was whether cheerleaders at the new school would be permitted to tumble or build pyramids. An interim sponsor said the decision would affect summer-camp choices and competition planning for incoming freshmen. School leader Stiles said officials needed to research the issue and its legal and safety history before deciding. The board also selected red and gray as the colors for the new Saraland High School.
A new city school system
The board was making those decisions from scratch because Saraland’s school system was itself new. Saraland voters approved leaving the Mobile County Public School System in 2006 to form a city school district, and Saraland City Schools took over the schools inside the city in 2008. The new high school’s teams became the Saraland Spartans.
