[quote]Raines has produced more professionals in the National Football League (NFL) than any other high school in the nation. Starting with Ken Burroughs of the Houston Oilers and Harold Carmichael of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1970s and have continued the tradition. Among its alumni are Gary Alexander,Denver Broncos defensive back Brian Dawkins and New York Jets defensive back Lito Sheppard wide receivers Kevin Youngblood, Harold Carmichael, Rod Gardner, Derrick Gaffney, Denver Broncos wide receiver Jabar Gaffney and former Oakland Raiders running back DeJuan Green. ...As well as professional baseball player Vincent Coleman[/quote]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Raines_High_School
Duval board opts to hand off 4 schools during meeting that got ugly
4-3 vote follows spirited debate, digs at superintendentRead more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2011-04-21/story/duval-board-opts-hand-4-schools-during-meeting-got-ugly#ixzz1KFX05tGs
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After months of bickering with the state while showing a united front, the Duval County School Board members turned on each other Thursday before a split board selected the management organization option for Duval's intervene schools.
The board voted 4-3 to hand control of Andrew Jackson, Raines and Ribault high schools and North Shore K-8 over to the district-created Duval Partners for Excellent Education.
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2011-04-21/story/duval-board-opts-hand-4-schools-during-meeting-got-ugly#ixzz1KFWpfTqp
Before you know it some rich lady will turn them into condominiums....welcome to jacksonville.
QuoteRaines has produced more professionals in the National Football League (NFL) than any other high school in the nation.
Could this be part of the problem?
Some stats:
Raines High School:
956 students
97% black
1% Hispanic
1% white
1% mixed
79% of students receive free or reduced lunch.
QuoteA film documentary of Raines High School will be premiering on Saturday, February 25 at 7pm in the Raines Auditorium.
It highlights the legacy of one of Jacksonville's most renowned, historically black high schools.
In the state of Florida, there are less than 12 of these schools still serving communities which have
a high population of black living in them.
Admission is $10.00.
www.werememberraines.com
Trailer to documentary "We Remember Raines"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XkpJhHRNjw
QuoteIn the state of Florida, there are less than 12 of these schools still serving communities which have a high population of black [sic] living in them.
Wasn't this the goal of integration? We should be celebrating that our society has actually achieved something we set out to do.