W. E. B. Du Bois High School

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W. E. B. Du Bois High School
of Environmental Science
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W. E. B. Du Bois High School
2201 Pinewood Avenue

Baltimore
,
Maryland
21214
Coordinates 39°21′56.4″N76°34′11.3″W / 39.365667°N 76.569806°W / 39.365667; -76.569806
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School type Public, Comprehensive
Motto"Every Student College Ready"
Founded2002
Closed2015
School district Baltimore City Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Gregory Thornton [CEO]
School number418
PrincipalRudean Harris
Grades 9–12
Enrollment330 [1]  (2014)
Area Urban
Color(s) Royal blue and Gold   
Mascot Panther
Team namePanthers
Website www.baltimorecityschools.org/418

W. E. B. Du Bois High School of Environmental Science (officially referred to as W. E. B. Du Bois High School) was a public high school located in northeast Baltimore, Maryland. The school was named after sociologist and civil-rights activist Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois. The school was situated in the former Northern High School and shared the structure with the Reginald F. Lewis High School. The school was closed in the summer of 2015 by Baltimore City Public Schools as part of its 21st Century Building project. [2] [3]

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Curriculum

W. E. B. Du Bois High School served students in Baltimore City, grades 9 through 12. The school specialized and emphasized in the focus of Environmental science. It had two Career and Technology Education Pathways of Agricultural & environmental science and Project Lead the Way (PTLW).

Extra curricular

In 2007, 5 students from Du Bois were selected to participate in the Baltimore Conservation Works program, a program employing local students in summer jobs related to conservation. [4]
Students at Du Bois have also excelled in regional robotics competitions on the east coast. The Du Bois squad won the Rookie Inspiration Award at a competition in Annapolis, Maryland, in March 2006 and was invited to demonstrate in Chicago, Illinois, summer 2006, in front of the National Technical Association. 2 squad members were offered paid internships at NASA. [5]

History

Du Bois was formed along with Reginald Lewis and Samuel Banks high schools, following the breakup of Northern high school by the Baltimore City Board of school commissioners. The strategy was to make high schools smaller to help increase the student teacher ratio, increase parental involvement and improve student safety.

Athletics and sports

The 2008 Panthers Football team for Du Bois won its first playoff game in school history against rival Reginald F. Lewis, 9–7. [6] The team then lost to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, 46–0, in the second round of the state playoffs, ending their season. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Enrollment for All Grades All Students : Demographics : Baltimore City - W.E.B. DuBois High : 2014 Maryland Report Card". Maryland State Department of Education. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Last Chance to Comment on City School Closures". 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ↑ ""We feel displaced"". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
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  5. ↑ Cassie, Ron (2006-12-08). "Robotics program changing lives at W. E. B. Du Bois High". Baltimore Examiner. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
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  7. ↑ "MPSSAA Football Playoffs Regional Final Results". Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
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