Gadsden County High School, known as East Gadsden High School (EGHS) until 2016, was a public high school in unincorporatedGadsden County, Florida, operated by Gadsden County School District. It is between Havana and Quincy,[4] and it has a "Havana, Florida" postal address. Starting in fall 2017 it is the zoned high school of all of Gadsden County. It closed in 2018 and was succeeded by Gadsden County High School with a student body 70 percent African American and about 25 percent Hispanic.[5]
As of 2019[update] it has approximately 961 students.[6] The school colors are: North Carolina blue, navy blue, maroon, black, and silver. The school mascot is the Jaguar.[7]
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School building
It was formed from the combination of Havana Northside High School in Havana and James A. Shanks High School in Quincy.[6] Both schools were formerly athletic rivals and represented their respective towns. Gerald Ensley of the Tallahassee Democrat wrote that "It is also a symbolic merger of [the two communities], which is eliciting concern as well as optimism."[8] Upon its opening it was to serve Midway in addition to Quincy and Havana.[9]
A committee of 26 students nominated proposals for various details, including the school's official mascot, emblem, colors, and flower, as well as the contents of the student handbook, that were voted upon by students at two middle schools and the two high schools that merged into East Gadsden High. A Florida Department of Education program for rural schools funded the construction, which began in March 2002.[8] The total cost was $29.6 million. Ajax Building Corporation built the school.[9]
The school was established on July 30, 2003,[6] and opened on August 11 of that year, with at least 130 employees and 1,200 students. The mascot of East Gadsden High was the jaguar, the flower was the Rosa 'American Beauty' rose, and a lighted torch was the school emblem. There were three school colors: Carolina blue, silver, and light. The motto was "Lighting the path to excellence."[8] The opening ceremony featured Al Lawson, a member of the Florida Senate from Tallahassee.[9]
Immediately after the school's opening the administration made efforts to improve FCAT scores, including partnerships among teachers of separate subject areas and intensive mathematics classes; its two predecessor schools had previously scored poorly on the FCAT.[10]
Joey Striplin, previously the head American football coach at West Gadsden High School, became the head coach at East Gadsden High in January 2017.[11]
As of March 2017 East Gadsden High was 54% occupied.[12] On Tuesday April 4, 2017 the school board was scheduled to vote on whether East Gadsden High and the high school portion of West Gadsden High should consolidate into a single high school.[13] The board voted 3-2 to consolidate.[14]
Prior to the 2017 consolidation, the school colors of East Gadsden were just North Carolina blue and silver.[6] As part of the consolidation process, the colors from the former West Gadsden High School were added. The school mascot remained as the Jaguar. The previous principal of East Gadsden, Sonya Jackson, became the principal of West Gadsden Middle School. The former principal of West Gadsden High, Juliette Jackson, became the principal of the consolidated Gadsden County High.[7]
Campus
The campus is 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Havana and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Quincy,[8] along U.S. Highway 90. One Tallahassee Democrat article stated the complex was on a 75-acre (30 ha) plot of land,[4] and another stated it was 100 acres (40 ha). Its capacity is for 1,200 students.[9]
The complex houses eight academic buildings, all blue-trimmed and in brick.[9] It also has a gymnasium with a 2,500 seats for spectators, and a 2-acre (0.81 ha) grassed area. The academic complex has a hallway the length of a football field. The gymnasium houses a dance studio, a wrestling room, a weight room, and a treatment clinic. Food is served in a combined cafeteria and performance stage; there are five serving lines.[8] The ROTC complex includes a firing range. There is also a television studio.[4]
Athletics
Brian Miller of the Tallahassee Democrat stated that the 2000s high school mergers damaged the school athletic spirit in the county as the former school identities were discarded. A school football coach quoted in a Tallahassee Democrat article, Abdual Howard, stated that at East Gadsden the school colors and sports regalia had a lack of history and needed time to get more spirit behind them.[4]
References
^"Alumna changing lives at Gadsden County High". The FAMUAN. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
^ abcd"About the School." East Gadsden High School. Retrieved on April 5, 2017.
^ abJiwanmall, Stephen (2017-05-30). "Gadsden County School Board Approves High School Details". WTXL. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
^ abcdeEnsley, Gerald. Tallahassee Democrat. "NEW SCHOOL IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN: EAST GADSDEN HIGH TO DEBUT NEXT MONTH." July 24, 2003: p. A1. Retrieved on August 15, 2017. ProQuest document ID 1002686756.
^ abcdeSmith, Aetna. "'THEY'RE ALL JAGUARS' NOW: RIVAL SCHOOLS SHANKS, NORTHSIDE COMBINE." Tallahassee Democrat. September 15, 2003. p. B1. ProQuest document ID 1002667386.
^"New High School Has High Hopes for FCAT". WCTC. 2004-01-26. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
^Miller, Brian (2017-01-30). "Striplin goes from West Gadsden to East, schools likely to consolidate". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
^. Havana Herald. 2017-03-03. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
^Dailey, Ryan (2017-04-03). "Gadsden school board to vote on district shake-up". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
^Jiwanmall, Stephen (2017-04-04). "Gadsden County Schools to Consolidate in 2017-18". WTXL. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
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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 Gadsden County High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gadsden County High School known as East Gadsden High School EGHS until 2016 was a public high school in unincorporated Gadsden County Florida operated by Gadsden County School District It is between Havana and Quincy 4 and it has a Havana Florida postal address Starting in fall 2017 it is the zoned high school of all of Gadsden County It closed in 2018 and was succeeded by Gadsden County High School with a student body 70 percent African American and about 25 percent Hispanic 5 Gadsden County High SchoolentranceLocation27001 Blue Star HighwayHavana FloridaUnited StatesCoordinates30 33 13 N 84 29 28 W 30 5537 N 84 4912 W 30 5537 84 4912 Coordinates 30 33 13 N 84 29 28 W 30 5537 N 84 4912 W 30 5537 84 4912InformationTypePublicMotto Go Jaguars Established2003School districtGadsden County SchoolsNCES School ID120060004082 2 PrincipalChelsea Franklin 1 Faculty56 on FTE basis 2 Grades9 to 12Enrollment977 3 2017 18 Student to teacher ratio22 72 2 Color s North Carolina blue Navy Blue Maroon Black and SilverMascotJaguarNicknameGCWebsitewww wbr eghs wbr gcps wbr k12 wbr fl wbr usAs of 2019 update it has approximately 961 students 6 The school colors are North Carolina blue navy blue maroon black and silver The school mascot is the Jaguar 7 Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Athletics 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2017 School building It was formed from the combination of Havana Northside High School in Havana and James A Shanks High School in Quincy 6 Both schools were formerly athletic rivals and represented their respective towns Gerald Ensley of the Tallahassee Democrat wrote that It is also a symbolic merger of the two communities which is eliciting concern as well as optimism 8 Upon its opening it was to serve Midway in addition to Quincy and Havana 9 A committee of 26 students nominated proposals for various details including the school s official mascot emblem colors and flower as well as the contents of the student handbook that were voted upon by students at two middle schools and the two high schools that merged into East Gadsden High A Florida Department of Education program for rural schools funded the construction which began in March 2002 8 The total cost was 29 6 million Ajax Building Corporation built the school 9 The school was established on July 30 2003 6 and opened on August 11 of that year with at least 130 employees and 1 200 students The mascot of East Gadsden High was the jaguar the flower was the Rosa American Beauty rose and a lighted torch was the school emblem There were three school colors Carolina blue silver and light The motto was Lighting the path to excellence 8 The opening ceremony featured Al Lawson a member of the Florida Senate from Tallahassee 9 Immediately after the school s opening the administration made efforts to improve FCAT scores including partnerships among teachers of separate subject areas and intensive mathematics classes its two predecessor schools had previously scored poorly on the FCAT 10 Joey Striplin previously the head American football coach at West Gadsden High School became the head coach at East Gadsden High in January 2017 11 As of March 2017 East Gadsden High was 54 occupied 12 On Tuesday April 4 2017 the school board was scheduled to vote on whether East Gadsden High and the high school portion of West Gadsden High should consolidate into a single high school 13 The board voted 3 2 to consolidate 14 Prior to the 2017 consolidation the school colors of East Gadsden were just North Carolina blue and silver 6 As part of the consolidation process the colors from the former West Gadsden High School were added The school mascot remained as the Jaguar The previous principal of East Gadsden Sonya Jackson became the principal of West Gadsden Middle School The former principal of West Gadsden High Juliette Jackson became the principal of the consolidated Gadsden County High 7 Campus EditThe campus is 16 miles 26 km southwest of Havana and 6 miles 9 7 km east of Quincy 8 along U S Highway 90 One Tallahassee Democrat article stated the complex was on a 75 acre 30 ha plot of land 4 and another stated it was 100 acres 40 ha Its capacity is for 1 200 students 9 The complex houses eight academic buildings all blue trimmed and in brick 9 It also has a gymnasium with a 2 500 seats for spectators and a 2 acre 0 81 ha grassed area The academic complex has a hallway the length of a football field The gymnasium houses a dance studio a wrestling room a weight room and a treatment clinic Food is served in a combined cafeteria and performance stage there are five serving lines 8 The ROTC complex includes a firing range There is also a television studio 4 Athletics EditBrian Miller of the Tallahassee Democrat stated that the 2000s high school mergers damaged the school athletic spirit in the county as the former school identities were discarded A school football coach quoted in a Tallahassee Democrat article Abdual Howard stated that at East Gadsden the school colors and sports regalia had a lack of history and needed time to get more spirit behind them 4 References Edit Alumna changing lives at Gadsden County High The FAMUAN Retrieved July 27 2022 a b c Search for Public Schools East Gasdsden High School 120060004082 National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved April 19 2020 GADSDEN COUNTY HIGH National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved April 19 2020 a b c d Miller Brian 2015 08 19 Reviving football history in Gadsden County Tallahassee Democrat Retrieved 2017 06 05 https www usnews com education best high schools florida districts gadsen district school district gadsden county high school 5023 a b c d About the School East Gadsden High School Retrieved on April 5 2017 a b Jiwanmall Stephen 2017 05 30 Gadsden County School Board Approves High School Details WTXL Retrieved 2017 08 01 a b c d e Ensley Gerald Tallahassee Democrat NEW SCHOOL IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN EAST GADSDEN HIGH TO DEBUT NEXT MONTH July 24 2003 p A1 Retrieved on August 15 2017 ProQuest document ID 1002686756 a b c d e Smith Aetna THEY RE ALL JAGUARS NOW RIVAL SCHOOLS SHANKS NORTHSIDE COMBINE Tallahassee Democrat September 15 2003 p B1 ProQuest document ID 1002667386 New High School Has High Hopes for FCAT WCTC 2004 01 26 Retrieved 2017 04 11 Miller Brian 2017 01 30 Striplin goes from West Gadsden to East schools likely to consolidate Tallahassee Democrat Retrieved 2017 04 05 SCHOOL MERGERS NOT POPULAR AT WEST GADSDEN Havana Herald 2017 03 03 Archived from the original on 2017 04 06 Retrieved 2017 04 06 Dailey Ryan 2017 04 03 Gadsden school board to vote on district shake up Tallahassee Democrat Retrieved 2017 04 05 Jiwanmall Stephen 2017 04 04 Gadsden County Schools to Consolidate in 2017 18 WTXL Retrieved 2017 04 06 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gadsden County High School Gadsden County High School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gadsden County High School amp oldid 1122595887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
