| William M. Raines High School | |
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| 3663 Raines Avenue 32209 Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
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| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Ichi ban![2] |
| Established | January 24, 1965[1] |
| Staff | 92 |
| Number of students | 1000 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Cardinal Red & Silver Gray |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Nickname | Raines |
| Website | William M. Raines High School |
William Marion Raines Senior High School is a historically black high school in Jacksonville, Florida.[3] The school is located off Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Florida's northside. Located 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 & 1 percent Caucasian.[4] The campus was improved in 1990 & 2002 to include a new science wing, field house and administrative wing.
The historic institution was named for Professor William Marion Raines, a prominent educator in Jacksonville.
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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 2 million dollars. School No. 165 opened its doors at 3663 Clarkson Avenue on January 25, 1965. At the end of the 1965 spring semester the school was renamed William Marion Raines Senior High School. Raines remained an all-African American school until the Mims vs The Duval County Schools decision in 1971.[5]
Raines was originally accredited in 1968, the first school in Duval County to achieve accreditation.
Raines has been under the leadership of 11 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 is the 11th and current principal, since December 8, 2011.
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.
Raines was one of 11 schools nation-wide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2006–2007 school year.[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[9]
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