Benjamin Banneker Academic High School

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Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
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Former Banneker building front, seen from the east
Address
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
1600 9th St NW [1]

Washington, DC
20001

United States
Coordinates 38°54′44″N77°1′27″W / 38.91222°N 77.02417°W / 38.91222; -77.02417 Coordinates: 38°54′44″N77°1′27″W / 38.91222°N 77.02417°W / 38.91222; -77.02417
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School type Public high school
Motto"Embrace the spirit of teaching and learning"
Established1981(41 years ago) (1981)
School district District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 1
CEEB code 090017
PrincipalAnita M. Berger
Faculty34.0 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment454 (2015-16) [3]
Student to teacher ratio11.56 [2]
Campus type Urban
Color(s)Red, white, blue
   
Mascot Bulldog
Website www.benjaminbanneker.org

Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is a magnet high school located in Washington, D.C., that was originally built to serve as a neighborhood Junior High School. The school's name commemorates Benjamin Banneker, an African-American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer. In 1980, the school was converted to a magnet high school for academics. The school is colloquially referred to by students and faculty as "Banneker".[ citation needed ]

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Banneker was formerly located across the street from Howard University, but in 2021 a new campus opened at former Shaw Middle School site in Shaw. [4] The former Banneker building will then become the site of Shaw Middle School following renovations. The school draws students from all parts of the city. Any student interested in applying must follow an entrance procedure, involving a multiple choice test, a written essay, an interview, recommendation(s), and a report of the applicant's standardized test scores and grades from previous years.[ citation needed ]

The school's current enrollment is approximately 450 students spanning from grades 9 through 12, [5] up from 393 in 2009–10. [2] Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is an IB Diploma Programme world school. [6] Banneker AHS is consistently ranked among the best high schools in the United States in U.S. News & World Report's national rankings, coming in 575th in 2015, [7] 602nd in 2017, [8] and 136th in 2021. [8] In the District, Banneker is among the top high schools, awarded 2nd in 2015, 3rd in 2017, and 2nd in 2021. [7] [8]

Community

Arne Duncan (left) and Barack Obama at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, 2011 Arne Duncan and Barack Obama at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Washington, D.C..jpg
Arne Duncan (left) and Barack Obama at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, 2011

The school had the honor of hosting President Barack Obama for the yearly "Back To School" speech in September 2011 and October 2016.[ citation needed ]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The school offers birls basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, track & field, cross country, soccer, and boys basketball and soccer.[ citation needed ]

Robotics

The robotics club has participated in the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams competition, twice winning a grant for their inventions: "Cell-Mate" (a cell-phone locker, 2006) [9] and "DeadStop" (a door-hinge locker to prevent classroom access to terrorists, 2013). [10] [11] [12] These successful inventions have showcased at other events, and the students applied for patents for their work. [13]

NASA OPSPARC competition

In the 2018 OPSPARC competition for students to invent a new use for NASA technology, Mikayla Sharrieff, India Skinner and Bria Snell, three black Banneker juniors, won second place with equipment to remove lead from school water fountains. [14] The public voting component of the final was cut short after members of 4chan disrupted voting by both discouraging voting for the girls on racial grounds and hacking. [15] [16]

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  4. ↑ "DC cuts ribbon on new Benjamin Banneker Academic High School". WTOP News. 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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