ABOUT US
OUR HISTORY
Completed in 1926, Charles M. Hall School served as an educational institution for Alcoa’s Black community, offering grades 1 through 12 until its closure in 1968 due to desegregation. It later reopened as Alcoa Middle School and now functions as the Alcoa City Center. Remarkably, it remains one of the few historically Black schools still standing in East Tennessee.
In 1990, late alumni Grady Knighton and Lewis Dobson helped establish the Charles M. Hall Alumni Association (CMHAA), dedicated to preserving the school's legacy. The first meeting was held at Franklin Street Park, where Mr. Dobson was elected as the inaugural president of the Charles M. Hall Alumni Association.
SCHOLARSHIPS
For the past two decades, thanks to the generous support of alumni, individuals, and corporate sponsors, the CMHAA has awarded over $200,000 in scholarships and financial aid to graduating seniors nationwide as they pursue higher education.
Pictured on the right are 2024 scholarship recipients.
From left to right: Delilah Djenini, Qaswa Gul, Mekeylee McNear, Josiah Gossett, Grayson Jones, Shayla Prigmore, Darren Curtis, Aiden Witt, Derek Williams Jr., Kaydee Hickamn, Tosh Middleton Jr.