It is a black three-inch wide binder, it contains about two inches of photocopied newspaper clippings, pictures, and other materials inside plastic sheet protectors. The materials cover the haunting of Metz, important individuals in Metz history,…
A series of 9 posters created by C. Sweet and B. Sassen's 4th Grade Classes. These posters were displayed in the Library on the 90th and 100th anniversary of Metz Elementary. The series of posters was entitled "Metz by the Decade."
One of a series of 9 posters created by C. Sweet and B. Sassen's 4th Grade Classes. These posters were displayed in the Library on the 90th and 100th anniversary of Metz Elementary. The series of posters was entitled "Metz by the Decade."
This article details the history of failed desegregation in Austin (spanning from 1928 to 1987) and how the domino effects of that event led to AISD's decision to shut down underenrolled schools in 2019.
This image shows students being bused to majority-white schools in 1971, after Austin ISD begins mandatory one-way busing to meet federal desegregation rules.
This is a newspaper clipping from the blue folder. It is an article by Chris Petrison, published in Spring 1981 by the Austin American-Statesman. It describes the creation of a Girl Scout troop at Metz Elementary in 1978, its progress, and its effect…