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Edward H. White High School

January 01, 1970

Edward H. White High School is a public high school operated by the Duval County Public Schools. It is located on the Westside of Jacksonville, Florida. It is almost exclusively referred to as "Ed White High School," not "White High School".

Edward H. White High School
Location
Jacksonville
,
Florida

United States
Information
TypePublic High School
Motto"Launching Leadership in a Community Partnership School."
Established1971
PrincipalTraci Battest
Teaching staff66.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,462 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.151[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Green & gold
   
MascotCommanders
Websiteedwhite.duvalschools.org

Edward H. White edit

Edward H. White High School was named in honor of Ed White, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, NASA Astronaut, and first American to conduct a spacewalk. He was killed during a pre-launch test aboard Apollo 1 on January 27, 1967, along with fellow astronauts "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee.

Early years edit

Upon opening in 1971, Ed White took overflow students from Forrest High School and Paxon High School, also on the Westside. Like all high schools in Duval county, it served students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. In 1991 the Duval County School Board implemented a change in grade distribution that affected nearly all schools in the county. 9th graders, who had previously attended "junior high schools", were switched to traditional high schools, matching the four-year pattern found in the vast majority of high schools in the United States. Since August 1991, Ed White has been one of these four year high schools, serving 9th through 12th grades.

When first built, there was no bell rung between classes; instead, music was played for 5 minutes between classes. All students had to be in their next class when the music ended. The music itself came from an 8-Track player that was hooked into the school intercom system in the front office. The school had classrooms that were opened out to each other consisting of four mods containing 8 classrooms called pods. There was a divider but the pods were opened out to each other. The scheduling was modular as well - 20 minutes segments called "mods" 16 a day allowing for a different schedule each day, so that a student didn't have each subject the same time each day. The modular scheduling system ended in 1985. The cafeteria was called the "Satellite Café" and was next to a courtyard. Students could use the cafeteria as an area to hang out with their friends or study even when lunch wasn't being served. The library called the Media Center ( a new concept in those heady days of the early 70s) was opened and you could walk through it on your way to class. The "Senior Class" held weekly surveys to decide what music would be played. Some of the bathrooms were fully carpeted. The gymnasium had a state-of-the-art "rubber" floor for basketball, and the cafeteria served milkshakes. All of these features were later changed or removed.

The school was one of the first high schools in Duval County to have a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, or NJROTC unit. That NJROTC unit still exists.

Advanced curriculum edit

Ed White currently offers 13 Advanced Placement courses as opportunities for students to receive college credit.[2]

Edward H. White High School was also authorized on March 1, 2012, as an International Baccalaureate World School, offering the IB Diploma Programme, after having pursued authorization since 2008.[3]

Model United Nations Program edit

Ed White High School is one of very few Model UN programs in the Northeast Florida region, and has been successful at conferences throughout the state including KnightMUN, GatorMUN, BullMUN, the Volusia County Model UN, and most importantly, FHSMUN (the Florida High Schools Model United Nations).

Performance History at Florida High Schools Model United Nations

Year Award Country
2005 (XXVI) Distinguished Delegation France
2006 (XXVII) Distinguished Delegation The Philippines
2007 (XXVIII) Honorable Mention Delegation Japan
2008 (XXIX) Distinguished Delegation The United Kingdom (also had delegates as the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Led by Kyle Cogburn as Secretary General
2009 (30) Distinguished Delegation The United Kingdom (also had delegates as the Islamic Republic of Iran)
2010 (31) Distinguished Delegation The People's Republic of China
2010 (31) Honorable Mention Delegation The Kingdom of Spain

In May 2009, the team also participated at the 10th Annual UNA-USA Model United Nations Conference held in New York City. As Peru, the team won Honorable Mention in General Assembly Sixth Committee and UN Climate Change Conference: Latin America.[4]

Athletics and swimming pool edit

Ed White High fields many athletic programs which are boys football, girls volleyball, tennis, basketball, soccer, golf, track and field, boys baseball, girls softball and girls flag football.

The school has an outdoor pool which is used by the athletic teams and physical education classes during the academic year; then it becomes a free public pool operated by the City of Jacksonville Parks & Recreation Department during the summer months.

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "EDWARD H. WHITE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Great Schools website: Edward H. White High School
  3. ^ . Edwhiteib.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  4. ^ . www.unausa.org. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.
  5. ^ Scanlan, Dan. "Former Jacksonville corrections officer comes home Friday as pro wrestler". The Florida Times-Union.

External links edit

  • Duval County Public Schools website

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January 01, 1970
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Edward H White High School is a public high school operated by the Duval County Public Schools It is located on the Westside of Jacksonville Florida It is almost exclusively referred to as Ed White High School not White High School Edward H White High SchoolLocationJacksonville FloridaUnited StatesInformationTypePublic High SchoolMotto Launching Leadership in a Community Partnership School Established1971PrincipalTraci BattestTeaching staff66 00 FTE 1 Enrollment1 462 2018 19 1 Student to teacher ratio22 151 1 CampusUrbanColor s Green amp gold MascotCommandersWebsiteedwhite duvalschools org Contents 1 Edward H White 2 Early years 3 Advanced curriculum 4 Model United Nations Program 5 Athletics and swimming pool 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 External linksEdward H White editEdward H White High School was named in honor of Ed White U S Air Force Lieutenant Colonel NASA Astronaut and first American to conduct a spacewalk He was killed during a pre launch test aboard Apollo 1 on January 27 1967 along with fellow astronauts Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee Early years editUpon opening in 1971 Ed White took overflow students from Forrest High School and Paxon High School also on the Westside Like all high schools in Duval county it served students in the 10th 11th and 12th grades In 1991 the Duval County School Board implemented a change in grade distribution that affected nearly all schools in the county 9th graders who had previously attended junior high schools were switched to traditional high schools matching the four year pattern found in the vast majority of high schools in the United States Since August 1991 Ed White has been one of these four year high schools serving 9th through 12th grades When first built there was no bell rung between classes instead music was played for 5 minutes between classes All students had to be in their next class when the music ended The music itself came from an 8 Track player that was hooked into the school intercom system in the front office The school had classrooms that were opened out to each other consisting of four mods containing 8 classrooms called pods There was a divider but the pods were opened out to each other The scheduling was modular as well 20 minutes segments called mods 16 a day allowing for a different schedule each day so that a student didn t have each subject the same time each day The modular scheduling system ended in 1985 The cafeteria was called the Satellite Cafe and was next to a courtyard Students could use the cafeteria as an area to hang out with their friends or study even when lunch wasn t being served The library called the Media Center a new concept in those heady days of the early 70s was opened and you could walk through it on your way to class The Senior Class held weekly surveys to decide what music would be played Some of the bathrooms were fully carpeted The gymnasium had a state of the art rubber floor for basketball and the cafeteria served milkshakes All of these features were later changed or removed The school was one of the first high schools in Duval County to have a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps or NJROTC unit That NJROTC unit still exists Advanced curriculum editEd White currently offers 13 Advanced Placement courses as opportunities for students to receive college credit 2 Psychology Microeconomics Macroeconomics Biology Physics B Calculus AB Statistics English Language English Literature Human Geography United States Government amp Politics European History United States History Edward H White High School was also authorized on March 1 2012 as an International Baccalaureate World School offering the IB Diploma Programme after having pursued authorization since 2008 3 Model United Nations Program editEd White High School is one of very few Model UN programs in the Northeast Florida region and has been successful at conferences throughout the state including KnightMUN GatorMUN BullMUN the Volusia County Model UN and most importantly FHSMUN the Florida High Schools Model United Nations Performance History at Florida High Schools Model United Nations Year Award Country 2005 XXVI Distinguished Delegation France 2006 XXVII Distinguished Delegation The Philippines 2007 XXVIII Honorable Mention Delegation Japan 2008 XXIX Distinguished Delegation The United Kingdom also had delegates as the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People s Republic of Korea Led by Kyle Cogburn as Secretary General 2009 30 Distinguished Delegation The United Kingdom also had delegates as the Islamic Republic of Iran 2010 31 Distinguished Delegation The People s Republic of China 2010 31 Honorable Mention Delegation The Kingdom of Spain In May 2009 the team also participated at the 10th Annual UNA USA Model United Nations Conference held in New York City As Peru the team won Honorable Mention in General Assembly Sixth Committee and UN Climate Change Conference Latin America 4 Athletics and swimming pool editEd White High fields many athletic programs which are boys football girls volleyball tennis basketball soccer golf track and field boys baseball girls softball and girls flag football The school has an outdoor pool which is used by the athletic teams and physical education classes during the academic year then it becomes a free public pool operated by the City of Jacksonville Parks amp Recreation Department during the summer months Notable alumni editElijah Burke professional wrestler 1998 5 Nichole Van Croft Playboy Playmate of the Month October 2000 Jamaal Fudge S Jacksonville Jaguars 2006 2008 Atlanta Falcons 2008 2009 Dee Webb CB Jacksonville Jaguars 2006 2007 Dexter Jackson 2008 Mr Olympia Professional Bodybuilder Javon Wims WR Chicago Bears 2018 Javaris Davis CB for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL Kaleb Johnson Guard for Baltimore Ravens 2015 Rashod Hill OT for Minnesota Vikings 2016 2021References edit a b c EDWARD H WHITE HIGH SCHOOL National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved April 12 2020 Great Schools website Edward H White High School Edward H White High School IB Diploma Programme Edwhiteib org Archived from the original on 2012 07 12 Retrieved 2012 08 17 UNA USA MUN 2009 Chronicle www unausa org Archived from the original on 2009 05 20 Scanlan Dan Former Jacksonville corrections officer comes home Friday as pro wrestler The Florida Times Union External links editEd White High School website Duval County Public Schools website 30 17 22 N 81 46 04 W 30 289354 N 81 767892 W 30 289354 81 767892 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward H White High School amp oldid 1224020714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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