– 1 1 ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁Element ary ▁schools ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁Mount ▁Avenue ▁Element ary ▁School ▁was ▁opened , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 1 , 1 5 5 , 0 0 0 ; ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁Bus ▁Bo yc ott , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁$ 1 . 3 ▁million , ▁ 2 9 - room , ▁Mil ton ▁L . ▁O live ▁Element ary ▁School ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁Garden ▁City ▁Avenue ▁and ▁South ▁ 3 7 th ▁Street ▁with ▁ 8 7 0 ▁pup ils ; ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Mil ton ▁Lee ▁O live ▁III , ▁an ▁African - American ▁private ▁from ▁Chicago ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁where ▁he ▁saved ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁com r ades ▁by ▁falling ▁on ▁an ▁enemy ▁gr en ade , ▁an ▁act ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁Wy and anch ▁School ▁District ▁were ▁African - American ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁Wy and anch ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁began ▁planning ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁junior - sen ior ▁high ▁school ▁for ▁Wy and anch . ▁Wy and anch ▁started ▁a ▁ 9 th ▁grade ▁class ▁in ▁ 1