词条 | Washington School (Mississippi) |
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| name = Washington School | native_name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | logo = Mississippi WS logo.jpg | logo_size = 205px | motto = Exitus Acta Probat | established = 1969 | closed = | type = Private School | status = | category_label = | category = | gender_label = | gender = | affiliation = Mississippi Association of Independent Schools, Southern Association of Independent Schools, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools | affiliations = | administrator = | assst_admin = | president = | chairman_label = | chairman = | rector = | principal = | asst principal = | campus_director = | headmaster = Jeff Pinnow | head_name = Head of School | head = | head_name2 = Secondary Principal | head2 = William Ray | dean = | founder = | chaplain = | officer_in_charge = | faculty = | teaching_staff = | enrollment = 740 (approximately) | grades_label = | grades = pre-kindergarten — 12 | streetaddress = 1605 East Reed Road | city = Greenville | state = Mississippi | country = | coordinates = {{coord|33|23|03|N|91|1|29|W|display=inline;title|type:edu}} | coordinates_footnotes = | pushpin_map = Mississippi | district = | oversight = | accreditation = | campus = | colors = Blue and Gold {{color box|blue}}{{color box|gold}} | colours = | athletics = | houses = | student_union = | nickname = | mascot = The General | free_label = Emblem | free_text = | rival = Pillow Academy | yearbook = | newspaper = | free_label_1 = | free_1 = | free_label_2 = | free_2 = | free_label_3 = | free_3 = | test_name = | test_average = | national_ranking = | website = http://www.generals.ws | footnotes = | picture = | picture_caption = | picture2 = | picture_caption2 = | lastupdate = 4 December 2017 }}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] AthleticsWashington 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] References1. ^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}}
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