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| Name |
Booker T. Washington High School "The Citadel of Learning" |
| Address |
6000 College Parkway |
| Town |
Pensacola, Florida 32503 |
| Established |
1916 |
| Type |
Public secondary |
| Religion |
Secular |
| Students |
Coeducational |
| Grades |
9 to 12 |
| Accreditation |
Florida State Department of Education |
| District | |
| Mascot |
Wildcats |
| Colors |
Blue, White, and Gold |
| Yearbook |
Graffiti |
| Website | |
Booker T. Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County. The Escambia County School District is the organization responsible for the administration of public schools in Escambia County Florida, in the United States. Washington High School is a secondary school currently located at 6000 College Parkway in Pensacola, Florida, and is part of the Escambia County School District. Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Escambia County School District is the organization responsible for the administration of public schools in Escambia County Florida, in the United States. It was named after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington. Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community The previous location for the school is now in use as the J. E. Hall Center.
Booker T. Washington is also the primary location for disabled students in the county.
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Facility
The school is contained within a single structure, and features separate sections for each area of academic instruction. Although the school has always had portable classrooms, many more have been added due to the recent influx in student population. A portable classroom (in Australian English a demountable and often referred to as a Terrapin or a "Portakabin" in the UK and Ireland
Outlying sites include a driving instruction range, basketball courts, fields for baseball, football, and soccer, as well as a track. The Roy Jones Jr. /Derrick Brooks Athletic Complex is situated next to the school with Sherman Robinson Stadium being the main feature of the facilities. Ronnie and Janis Bond Gymnasium is home to the Wildcat basketball and volleyball teams.
The building almost completely lacks windows given its use as a hurricane shelter. After Hurricane Ivan, Washington High School was used as a pickup point for ice, water, and food. The building sustained little damage during the storm.
History
The school first opened in 1916 as a segregated black school, and remained that way until 1970, when it was integrated as a result of a federal court order. It moved from its previous location on Texar Drive in 1982. The principal is now Dr. Michael Roberts.
Notable alumni
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Roy Jones Jr (born January 16, 1969) is an American boxer Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association Daniel "Chappie" James Jr ( 11 February 1920 - 25 February 1978) was a Fighter pilot in the U Derrick Dewan Brooks (born April 18, 1973 in Pensacola Florida) is a professional American football Linebacker and one of the currentDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic