▁H . ▁Parker ▁was ▁its ▁first ▁principal . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁school ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁temporary ▁location ▁- ▁the ▁Lane ▁Aud itor ium ▁- ▁and ▁began ▁offering ▁skills ▁for ▁women ▁such ▁as ▁se wing , ▁kn itting , ▁and ▁child ▁care . ▁By ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁en roll ment ▁was ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁students . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁facility ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁an ▁industrial ▁building , ▁a ▁library ▁and ▁a ▁g ymnasium . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁an ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 , 7 0 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁A . H . ▁Parker ▁retired ▁as ▁principal ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁subsequently ▁renamed ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁stead ily ▁to ▁ 3 , 7 6 1 ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Because ▁of ▁that ▁large ▁number , ▁the ▁school ▁soon ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁high ▁school ▁for ▁Neg ro es ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Southern ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁School s , ▁an ▁acc red itation ▁it ▁has ▁kept ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁announced ▁that ▁Parker ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁re