William Marion Raines Senior High School is a historically black high school in Jacksonville, Florida.[4] The school is located off Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Florida's northside at the corner Raines Avenue in northwest Jacksonville. Raines serves approximately 1000 students. The school is 97 percent African-American, 1 percent Hispanic, 1 percent Mixed and 1 percent Caucasian.[5] The campus was improved in 1990 & 2002 to include a new science wing, field house and administrative wing.
The school was named in honor of William Marion Raines, a prominent black educator in Jacksonville and principal at Matthew Gilbert High School from 1938 until his death in 1950.[6]
Professor William M. Rainesfor whom the school is named
William M. Raines High School Original Main Office
Andrew A. Robinson, the school's current principal
In 1964, with an increase in Jacksonville's African American population, Duval County School Board decided to send African American students to Jean Ribault High School, but the all-white faculty and students rejected the idea. The school board then decided to build a new facility, costing two million dollars. School No. 165 opened its doors at 3663 Clarkson Avenue on January 25, 1965. The opening of the school brought about the reassignment of 1,305 black high school students in grades nine through twelve from Northwestern Junior-Senior High School to the new school. The 2000 student capacity high school was a $2 million project and duplicated the new Fletcher High School in the Beaches community. The school opened unnamed and was referred to simply as School No. 165. On June 10, 1965, at a school board meeting the school was officially renamed William Marion Raines Senior High School.
William M. Raines Original Courtyard
Andrew A. Robinson was appointed principal of the new school. Robinson, a 35-year-old African-American and Jacksonville native, held a Bachelor of Science degree from FAMU and a doctorate in education from Columbia U.[7]
Raines remained an all-African American school until the Mims vs The Duval County Schools decision in 1971.[8]
Raines was originally accredited in 1968. It was the first school in Duval County to achieve accreditation. Raines was re-accredited in 1978, 1988, 1998 and 2008 and was given glowing compliments from the visiting boards.
Raines has been under the leadership of 12 principals: Dr. Andrew A. Robinson (1965–1969), Dr. Ezekial W. Bryant (1969–1972), Kernaa McFarlin (1972–1978), Ike James (1978–1979), Jimmie Johnson (longest serving principal 1979–1995), Dr. Milton H. Threadcraft (1995–1997), Dr. Roy I. Mitchell (1997–2002), Carol H. Daniels (first female principal 2002–2006), Nongongoma Majova-Seane (2006–2009), George E. Maxey (2009-2011), Ms. Shateena Brown (December 8, 2011 – 2013) & the 12th and current principal Vincent Hall (2013–Present). Vincent Hall is the first Raines graduate to serve as principal.[9]
Raines became the county's science, math and engineering magnet school in 1990. This new focus supported by the addition of the Andrew A. Robinson Science wing in that same year. Raines received its first ninth grade students as a part of the magnet program and additional personnel and programs have been added to help these students make the adjustment to high school.
The varsity boys’ basketball team won the state championship in 1991, 2003 & 2004. The boys' track and football teams have also won state championships. The school have won three championships in boys' track the last achievement in 1997 and their first in FHSAA Football was in 1998. The varsity football team is the first public high school in Duval County to earn a FHSAA State Championship in football. The varsity football team earned "back to back" state championships in 2017 & 2018. No other public school in Duval County have won consecutive football championships.[10] Most recently, the girls' track team won "back to back" state championships in 2008 and 2009, the first state titles for a female sport at Raines.
Improvement
Raines was one of 11 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2006–2007 school year.[11] The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Principal George E. Maxey implemented several initiatives in the 2009–2010 school year to improve the school: after school tutoring, Saturday school, gender based courses & strict dress code policies. The result of those additions saw the schools grade improve. William M. Raines High School's grade improved to a "D" when the state released the school grades in October 2010.[12][13] Alumnus Brian Dawkins donated $100,000 to refurbish the weight room and other areas of the schools field house, which afterward was named for him.[14]
Alma mater
Words By Deloris Mangram & the French Classes of 1965 Music By Dr. Julian E. White
Dear William Raines, The school we all adore: We thine alone will be for evermore; With love at heart, great heights ahead, We stand within thy walls, We cherish thee, we honor thee And love thee best of all. Dear William Raines, Glorious and free; We pledge our love, We pledge our love to thee. Dear William Raines, We pledge our love to thee.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources William M Raines High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message William Marion Raines Senior High School is a historically black high school in Jacksonville Florida 4 The school is located off Moncrief Road in Jacksonville Florida s northside at the corner Raines Avenue in northwest Jacksonville Raines serves approximately 1000 students The school is 97 percent African American 1 percent Hispanic 1 percent Mixed and 1 percent Caucasian 5 The campus was improved in 1990 amp 2002 to include a new science wing field house and administrative wing William M Raines High SchoolAddress3663 Raines AvenueJacksonville Florida 32209United StatesInformationTypePublic schoolMottoIchi ban 1 EstablishedJanuary 24 1965 2 Staff58 00 FTE 3 Number of students1 329 2018 19 3 Student to teacher ratio22 91 3 CampusUrbanColor s Cardinal Red amp Silver Gray MascotVikingNicknameRainesWebsiteWilliam M Raines High SchoolThe school was named in honor of William Marion Raines a prominent black educator in Jacksonville and principal at Matthew Gilbert High School from 1938 until his death in 1950 6 Contents 1 History 2 Improvement 2 1 Alma mater 3 Notable alumni 3 1 Athletics 3 2 Entertainment 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Professor William M Rainesfor whom the school is named William M Raines High School Original Main Office Andrew A Robinson the school s current principalIn 1964 with an increase in Jacksonville s African American population Duval County School Board decided to send African American students to Jean Ribault High School but the all white faculty and students rejected the idea The school board then decided to build a new facility costing two million dollars School No 165 opened its doors at 3663 Clarkson Avenue on January 25 1965 The opening of the school brought about the reassignment of 1 305 black high school students in grades nine through twelve from Northwestern Junior Senior High School to the new school The 2000 student capacity high school was a 2 million project and duplicated the new Fletcher High School in the Beaches community The school opened unnamed and was referred to simply as School No 165 On June 10 1965 at a school board meeting the school was officially renamed William Marion Raines Senior High School William M Raines Original Courtyard Andrew A Robinson was appointed principal of the new school Robinson a 35 year old African American and Jacksonville native held a Bachelor of Science degree from FAMU and a doctorate in education from Columbia U 7 Raines remained an all African American school until the Mims vs The Duval County Schools decision in 1971 8 Raines was originally accredited in 1968 It was the first school in Duval County to achieve accreditation Raines was re accredited in 1978 1988 1998 and 2008 and was given glowing compliments from the visiting boards Raines has been under the leadership of 12 principals Dr Andrew A Robinson 1965 1969 Dr Ezekial W Bryant 1969 1972 Kernaa McFarlin 1972 1978 Ike James 1978 1979 Jimmie Johnson longest serving principal 1979 1995 Dr Milton H Threadcraft 1995 1997 Dr Roy I Mitchell 1997 2002 Carol H Daniels first female principal 2002 2006 Nongongoma Majova Seane 2006 2009 George E Maxey 2009 2011 Ms Shateena Brown December 8 2011 2013 amp the 12th and current principal Vincent Hall 2013 Present Vincent Hall is the first Raines graduate to serve as principal 9 Raines became the county s science math and engineering magnet school in 1990 This new focus supported by the addition of the Andrew A Robinson Science wing in that same year Raines received its first ninth grade students as a part of the magnet program and additional personnel and programs have been added to help these students make the adjustment to high school The varsity boys basketball team won the state championship in 1991 2003 amp 2004 The boys track and football teams have also won state championships The school have won three championships in boys track the last achievement in 1997 and their first in FHSAA Football was in 1998 The varsity football team is the first public high school in Duval County to earn a FHSAA State Championship in football The varsity football team earned back to back state championships in 2017 amp 2018 No other public school in Duval County have won consecutive football championships 10 Most recently the girls track team won back to back state championships in 2008 and 2009 the first state titles for a female sport at Raines Improvement EditRaines was one of 11 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2006 2007 school year 11 The project was funded by the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation Principal George E Maxey implemented several initiatives in the 2009 2010 school year to improve the school after school tutoring Saturday school gender based courses amp strict dress code policies The result of those additions saw the schools grade improve William M Raines High School s grade improved to a D when the state released the school grades in October 2010 12 13 Alumnus Brian Dawkins donated 100 000 to refurbish the weight room and other areas of the schools field house which afterward was named for him 14 Alma mater Edit Words By Deloris Mangram amp the French Classes of 1965 Music By Dr Julian E WhiteDear William Raines The school we all adore We thine alone will be for evermore With love at heart great heights ahead We stand within thy walls We cherish thee we honor thee And love thee best of all Dear William Raines Glorious and free We pledge our love We pledge our love to thee Dear William Raines We pledge our love to thee Notable alumni EditAthletics Edit Derrick Alexander played from 1995 to 1999 15 in the National Football League Gary Alexander played from 1993 to 1994 16 in the National Basketball Association Ken Burrough played from 1970 to 1981 17 in the National Football League Harold Carmichael played from 1971 to 1984 18 in the National Football League Thornton Chandler played from 1986 to 1989 19 in the National Football League Greg Coleman played from 1977 to 1988 20 in the National Football League Vince Coleman played from 1985 to 1997 in Major League Baseball Brian Dawkins played from 1996 to 2011 21 in the National Football League Jackie Flowers played from 1983 to 1985 in the United States Football League Derrick Gaffney played for eight seasons 22 in the National Football League Jabar Gaffney plays in the National Football League 23 Dominique Ross played for two seasons 24 in the National Football League Rod Gardner played from 2001 to 2006 25 in the National Football League DeJuan Green played in the National Football League Shawn Jefferson played from 1991 to 2003 26 in the National Football League Solomon Kindley plays in the 27 in the National Football League Derwin Kitchen basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League 28 Ron Lewis played from 1990 to 1994 29 in the National Football League Calvin Muhammad played from 1982 to 1987 30 in the National Football League Louis Nix plays from 2014 to date 31 in the National Football League Michael Pinckney plays in the 32 in the National Football League Leonard Eugene Robinson played from 1974 to 1985 33 in the National Basketball Association Patrick Sapp played from 1996 to 1999 34 in the National Football League Lito Sheppard played from 2002 to 2011 35 in the National Football League Kevin Youngblood played in 2006 36 in the National Football League Kion Wilson plays in the National Football LeagueEntertainment Edit Brenda Jackson author Angela Robinson actressReferences Edit About RHS Archived from the original on 2011 12 28 Retrieved 2011 12 08 Hall Willie c 2009 Raines High School celebrates 45 years of existence Jacksonville Free Press Retrieved 12 April 2011 a b c WILLIAM M RAINES HIGH SCHOOL National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 19 2020 The History of Raines Archived from the original on 2009 07 12 Retrieved 2009 08 06 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2011 11 19 Retrieved 2011 04 11 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Garrison D K 2010 11 13 My William M Raines November 13 2010 A Black Man in an Obama World Retrieved 6 September 2013 UNF President s Office UNF Past Presidents Archived from the original on 2012 10 19 Retrieved 2013 10 10 Desegregation of a historically black high school in Jacksonville Florida Ufdc ufl edu Retrieved 12 January 2018 Principal s Page Principal s Page Dcps duvalschools org Retrieved 12 January 2018 Raines head coach Deran Wiley reflects on back to back state titles 10 December 2018 Newsroom Press collegeboard org Retrieved 12 January 2018 Schools FCAT Grade History PDF Duvalschools org Retrieved 12 January 2018 Duval county public schools news Archived from the original on 2011 10 12 Retrieved 2011 04 10 Weir Tom 31 January 2005 Super heroes fly home to Jacksonville USA Today Retrieved 12 April 2011 Derrick Alexander Past Stats Statistics History and Awards databaseFootball com 9 October 2012 Archived from the original on 9 October 2012 Retrieved 12 January 2018 Gary Alexander Stats Basketball Reference com Basketball Reference com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Ken Burrough NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Harold Carmichael NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Thornton Chandler NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Greg Coleman NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Brian Dawkins NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Derrick Gaffney Stats Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Jabar Gaffney NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 William M Raines Jacksonville FL Alumni Pro Stats Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Rod Gardner NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Shawn Jefferson NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Solomon Kindley OG Bio News Stats amp more Retrieved September 1 2021 Derwin Kitchen Basketball Player Profile Hapoel Eilat Florida St News Winner League stats Career Games Logs Best Awards Basketball eurobasket com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Ron Lewis Stats Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Calvin Muhammad NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Louis Nix NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Bears sign former Patriots LB Michael Pinckney 13 May 2021 Retrieved September 1 2021 Truck Robinson Stats Basketball Reference com Basketball Reference com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Patrick Sapp Stats Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Lito Sheppard NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 Kevin Youngblood NFL com Retrieved 12 January 2018 External links 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