The Young Women's Leadership School at Rhodes High School

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The Young Women's Leadership School at E. Washington Rhodes High School was a public secondary school for girls located at 3100 North 29th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

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History

In September 2005 the School District of Philadelphia converted Rhodes Middle School, a coeducational middle school, into an all-female middle and high school. [1] During that year the district established The Young Men's Leadership School at Thomas FitzSimons High School for males. [2] The males zoned to the former FitzSimons and Rhodes zones were assigned to FitzSimons, while the females in the zones were assigned to Rhodes. After the redesign Rhodes reported a smooth transition. [1]

In March 2012, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted to turn Rhodes back into a co-educational middle school. [3] The students were reassigned to Strawberry Mansion High School. [4] The Rhodes campus now serves as a K-8 school. [5]

Transportation

SEPTA serves the school with Routes 32, 48, and 60. [6]

Feeder patterns

Feeder elementary schools included Thomas M. Peirce Elementary School, Anna B. Pratt School, John G. Whittier School, and Richard R. Wright School. [6] Ethel Allen School, a K-8 school, fed into Rhodes. [6]

School uniforms

Rhodes students were required to wear school uniforms. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Woodall, Martha. "All-Boys' High School Off to a Rocky Start." Philadelphia Inquirer . Monday February 27, 2006.
  2. Snyder, Susan. "High school reworked as boys-only." Philadelphia Inquirer . Sunday August 24, 2005.
  3. Herold, Benjamin. "Stanton, Sheppard spared; eight other schools to close The Public School Notebook March 29, 2012"
  4. Graham, Kristen A. "Philadelphia superintendent identifies schools he intends to close." Philadelphia Inquirer . December 15, 2012. Retrieved on November 30, 2015.
  5. "EW Rhodes Middle School." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions Archived 2015-11-06 at the Wayback Machine ." School District of Philadelphia . Accessed November 9, 2008.
  7. "Uniform Colors." School District of Philadelphia . Accessed November 9, 2008.

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