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词条 Washington School (Mississippi)
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  1. History

  2. Athletics

  3. References

  4. External links

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| motto = Exitus Acta Probat
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| headmaster = Jeff Pinnow
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| enrollment = 740 (approximately)
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| grades = pre-kindergarten — 12
| streetaddress = 1605 East Reed Road
| city = Greenville
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}}Washington School is a small, non-denominational, private school in Greenville, Mississippi. Washington School offers pre-school, elementary, middle, and college preparatory education to Greenville and the surrounding areas. It was established as a segregation academy in response to Brown v. Board of Education [1]

History

{{further|Education segregation in the Mississippi Delta}}

The school was established as a segregation academy in response to the racial integration of the local public schools.[1]

In its first year, Washington School had a total of 23 staff members and 323 students. Classes were originally held in the current elementary building. Enrollment in 2016 was 700 students with the average size of a graduating class being around 60 students. As of 2016, the school's students are 98% white,[2] but Washington County is 72% black.[3]

Athletics

Washington School supports thirteen competitive sports for boys and girls that include softball, soccer, cross-country, football, basketball, tennis, golf, baseball, and track. The facilities in place to support the various sports include a football and track complex, gymnasium, softball field, baseball field, soccer field, and an indoor practice/weight room facility.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite news|last1=Hongo|first1=Andrew|title=The Fight for Education Equity in Mississippi|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/education-nation/commentary-fight-education-equity-mississippi-n107711|accessdate=16 July 2015|agency=NBC News|date=16 May 2014}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/the-anonymous-town-that-was-the-model-of-desegregation-in-the-civil-rights-era/|title=The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era|last=Hancock|first=LynNell|date=2016-10-04|work=The Nation|access-date=2017-11-22|issn=0027-8378}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/28151/ql|title=Census Bureau: Washington County, Mississippi QuickFacts|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://generals.ws/athletics-2/|title=Athletics}}

External links

{{Portal|Mississippi|Schools}}
  • School Web Site
{{Greenville, Mississippi}}{{Washington County, Mississippi Schools}}

7 : Private elementary schools in Mississippi|Private middle schools in Mississippi|Private high schools in Mississippi|Schools in Washington County, Mississippi|Preparatory schools in Mississippi|Segregation academies in Mississippi|Educational institutions established in 1969

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