Spingarn High School
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| Joel Elias Spingarn Senior High School | |
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| Spingarn Senior High School located in the Carver Langston neighborhood of Washington, D.C. | |
| Location | |
| 2500 Benning Road Northeast[1] District of Columbia, DC, 20002 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1952 |
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 5 |
| Principal | Gary Washington |
| Faculty | 43.0 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 538 (as of 2009-10)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.51[2] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Green Vegas Gold |
| Mascot | Might Green Wave |
| Website | http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Spingarn |
Joel Elias Spingarn High School is a public high school located in the District of Columbia. The school is named after Joel Elias Spingarn (1875–1939) an American educator and literary critic who established (1913) the Spingarn Medal, awarded annually for outstanding achievement by an African American.
The District of Columbia Public Schools announced on November 13, 2012 that Spingarn High School would be closing along with other schools in the city. [3]
Notable graduates
- Elgin Baylor, is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers.
- Dave Bing, is a retired Hall of Fame American professional basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. He is currently (2010) the Mayor of Detroit.
- John B. Catoe, Jr., former general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- Sherman Douglas, a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001.
- Ollie Johnson, a retired American basketball player who was an All-American at the University of San Francisco and a first round draft pick of the Boston Celtics.
- John Kinard, founding director of the Anacostia Museum, a Smithsonian Institution museum
- Willie Royster, Former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles)
Theresa Speight (Oyafunmike Ogunlano) Award Winning Actress and Star of the film "Sankofa" 1966
References
- ↑ GNIS entry for Spingarn Senior High School; USGS; January 16, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Spingarn&City=Washington&State=11), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 6, 2011.]
- ↑ http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/11/d-c-schools-closing-list-to-be-released-tuesday-report-says-82024.html
External links
- Spingarn Senior High School homepage
Coordinates: 38°53′58.3″N 76°58′15.3″W / 38.899528°N 76.970917°W
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