Booker T. Washington High School (Pensacola, Florida)
- Booker T. Washington High School (Pensacola, Florida)
Booker T. 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. It was named after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington. 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.
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.
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
*Roy Jones, Jr
*General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.
*Derrick Brooks
*Stephen Mills
*John Mills
External links
* [http://www.btwash.org Booker T. Washington High School website]
* [http://www.escambia.k12.fl.us/ Escambia School District]
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