{"id":9915,"date":"2021-10-02T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/?p=9915"},"modified":"2021-09-20T14:05:44","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T21:05:44","slug":"tidye-pickett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/tidye-pickett\/","title":{"rendered":"The amazing Tidye Pickett: Olympian and teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9916\" style=\"width: 524px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tidye-pickett-59b582cf-5160-45e0-a1d4-573be1a32e6-resize-750.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9916\" data-attachment-id=\"9916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/tidye-pickett\/tidye-pickett-59b582cf-5160-45e0-a1d4-573be1a32e6-resize-750\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tidye-pickett-59b582cf-5160-45e0-a1d4-573be1a32e6-resize-750.jpeg?fit=401%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tidye-pickett-59b582cf-5160-45e0-a1d4-573be1a32e6-resize-750\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo credit: Alchetron.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tidye-pickett-59b582cf-5160-45e0-a1d4-573be1a32e6-resize-750.jpeg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tidye-pickett-59b582cf-5160-45e0-a1d4-573be1a32e6-resize-750.jpeg?fit=401%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-9916\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tidye-pickett-59b582cf-5160-45e0-a1d4-573be1a32e6-resize-750.jpeg?resize=514%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"388\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many fine educators have also distinguished themselves in the field of sports. This is true of Tidye Pickett, an Olympic athlete from Illinois who taught school in East Chicago Heights. Photo credit: Alchetron.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are many examples throughout American history of talented educators who have also distinguished themselves in the field of sports. One such example is the remarkable Tidye Pickett.<\/p>\n<p>Theodora Anne Pickett was born on November 13, 1914, in Chicago, Illinois. Known by everyone as Tidye, she was the second of two children born to Louis and Sarah Pickett. Her father was a foundry foreman, and her mother was a factory clerk.<\/p>\n<p>As a teenager, Tidye took up running. She quickly established a reputation as a high school track star at her alma mater, Englewood High School in Chicago. She was one of two African American women selected to represent the United States women\u2019s track team in the 1932 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles. She was scheduled to serve as part of an eight-woman relay team and as an alternate sprinter in the 80-meter hurdles, the broad jump, and the 100-meter sprint, but did not actually compete in those games. When the 1936 games rolled around, Tidye was again selected to represent the United States. Unfortunately, a foot injury prevented Tidye from medaling in those games; however, she did earn the distinction of being the first African American woman to compete in an Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Tidye earned her Bachelor\u2019s degree from Pestalozzi Froebel Teachers College in Chicago and her Master\u2019s degree in Education from Northern Illlinois University in August, 1956. Following her college graduation, Tidye accepted a position as a teacher at Cottage Grove Elementary in East Chicago Heights. She taught there for just one year, and then the talented educator was promoted to the position of principal of Woodlawn School in the same district. She remained in that position for 23 years until her retirement in 1980. In recognition for her many years of distinguished service, the district renamed her school Tidy A. Pickett School.<\/p>\n<p>This amazing Chalkboard Champion passed away on November 17, 1986, at the age of 72.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many educators distinguish themselves in the field of sports. 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