Thomas FitzSimons High School

The Young Men's Leadership School at Thomas E. FitzSimons High School is a public secondary school for boys located at 2601 Cumberland Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The school is a part of the School District of Philadelphia, and was named after Thomas FitzSimons, who was a signer of the Constitution of the United States.

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History

In September 2005 the School District of Philadelphia converted FitzSimons Middle School, a coeducational middle school managed by Victory Schools Inc. since 2002, into an all-male middle and high school.[1] During that year the district established The Young Women’s Leadership School at E. Washington Rhodes High School for females.[2] The males zoned to the former FitzSimons and Rhodes zones were assigned to FitzSimons, while the females in the zones were assigned to Rhodes. After the redesign FitzSimons reported increases on assaults targeting students and teachers. Margaret Harrington, the chief operating officer of Victory, described FitzSimons as having a "transition problem." Martha Woodall of the Philadelphia Inquirer stated in a 2006 article that the boys assigned to FitzSimons had tension with the boys assigned to Rhodes, and that tensions increased when they were combined into the same school. Richard H. Jenkins Sr., the principal of FitzSimons, said in that Philadelphia Inquirer article that he began establishing order with the students as the 2005-2006 school year progressed.[1]

Victory Schools has been relieved of responsibility for the school; for the 2009-2010 school year, the school has been returned to the authority of Philadelphia Public Schools. As of the 2011-2012 School Begins the School District of Philadelphia relieved Principal Darryl C. Overton to take control of the A.Philip Randolph Career Academy. The School District of Philadelphia was supposed to make The Young Mens Leadership School at Thomas FitzSimons High School a Promise Academy.

Transportation

SEPTA serves the school with Routes 7, 33, 39, 48, and 54.[3]

Feeder patterns

Feeder elementary schools include Thomas M. Peirce Elementary School, Anna B. Pratt School, John G. Whittier School, and Richard R. Wright School.[3] Ethel Allen School, feeds into FitzSimons.[3]

School uniforms

FitzSimons students are required to wear school uniforms.[4]

See also

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Pennsylvania portal
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References

  1. ^ a b Woodall, Martha. "All-Boys' High School Off to a Rocky Start." Philadelphia Inquirer. Monday February 27, 2006.
  2. ^ Snyder, Susan. "High school reworked as boys-only." Philadelphia Inquirer. Sunday August 24, 2005.
  3. ^ a b c "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions." School District of Philadelphia. Accessed November 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Uniform Colors." School District of Philadelphia. Accessed November 9, 2008.

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