Jones High School (Florida)

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Jones High School
Location
801 South Rio Grande Avenue Orlando, FL
Information
School district	Orange County Public Schools
Enrollment	1,141
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Tiger
Color(s)	Orange and Green
Established	1895
Information	(407) 835-2300
Homepage	School web site

Jones High School is located in the Washington Shores Neighborhood in the urban heart of Orlando, Florida at 801 S Rio Grande Ave. It is a public school in the Orange County School District. The school mascot is the Tiger and the colors are orange and green. Jones is the alma mater of Kevin Lewis, Wesley Snipes, Nate Newton, his brother Tim Newton, and Eric Powell (American football).

The Marching Tiger Band is well-known throughout the Central Florida area. They marched in the 2004 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Recently, the band performed at Wrestlemania 24, playing John Cena's theme The Time Is Now.

In May 2008, Newsweek named Jones to its annual America's Top Public High Schools list.^[1]

Contents 1 See also 2 Sources 3 External links 4 Notes

[edit] See also

• Orlando, Florida
• Citrus Bowl
• List of high schools in Florida

[edit] Sources

• http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/fl/2096
• http://www.cfhf.net/orlando/1921.htm

[edit] External links

• FCAT Failure
• 10^th Grade FCAT Reading
• Effort to Reform
• Effort to Give Students Access to Technology
• School website

[edit] Notes