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Coordinates | 41°50′24″N87°37′06″W / 41.8400°N 87.6182°WCoordinates: 41°50′24″N87°37′06″W / 41.8400°N 87.6182°W |
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School type | |
Motto | “Restoring the Legacy of Excellence.” |
Opened | 1942 |
School district | Chicago Public Schools |
CEEB code | 140785[1] |
Principal | Gerald J. Morrow |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 436[2] (2017–2018) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Blue Gold[3] |
Athletics conference | Chicago Public League[3] |
Team name | MightyMen/MightyWomen[3] |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
Newspaper | Craftsman[5] |
Yearbook | Prospectus |
Website | dunbarhs.weebly.com |
Dunbar Vocational High School (also known as Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, or DVCA) is a public 4–year vocationalhigh school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Dunbar opened in 1942[6] and is operated by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The school is named in honor of the African–American poet, novelist, and playwrightPaul Laurence Dunbar.[7]
History[edit]
Opening in September 1942[8] as a Dunbar Trade School, the school was created to provide skill workers for the war. When the school opened, the school had a student enrollment of 1,500; Mostly all of which were African–American. The school was considered as a 'vocational branch' of Wendell Phillips High School, considering both schools were predominately African–American. In 1946, the Chicago Public Schools changed the trade school into a public high school, accepting ninth grade students in January of that year. The school's first location was in a former elementary school building located at 4401 South St. Lawrence Avenue. In addition to the school building, twenty–two mobile classroom which served as vocational shops were constructed on the site over the course of several months after its opening.[9]
By 1952, Dunbar suffered from issues dealing with overcrowding and aging of the school building. The Chicago Board of Education decided that a new school building was needed for Dunbar. A vacant site about two and a half miles north from the school's location was voted on and selected as the new Dunbar's location in mid–1954; costing the district a mere $7 million to construct.[10] The groundbreaking ceremony for the new school occurred in April 1955 with Chicago school officials and then newly elected Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, construction began at 3000 South Parkway Avenue (now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) shortly thereafter. The new Dunbar Vocational High School building opened for students for the 1956–57 school year.[11] By the school 20th anniversary in 1962, the school's enrollment was at 2,300; which included students taking night classes and drop-outs enrolled in trade classes.[12]
Other information[edit]
On February 5, 1968, students at the school staged a walk–out and gathered on the street in front of the school after rumors of the firing of a popular teacher circulated. It was also rumored that day the school would change from a vocational high school to a regular general high school. The walk–out caused classes to be canceled for four hours.[13] The incident caused the disruption of traffic and damaging of several automobiles; which resulted in three arrests. In December 1968, the school held the 'Afro–American Expo '68' which included local politicians, businessmen and activists.[14] On January 9, 2009, five people were shot outside the school after a varsity basketball game against John Hope College Prep had concluded around 8PM. The shooting was considered gang-related.[15][16] On May 23, 2013, A 16–year old female student was pushed down a flight of stairs and assaulted by a male security guard at the school. The incident was filmed via cell phone video by another student.[17]
Athletics[edit]
Dunbar competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[18] Dunbar sport teams are known as MightyMen/MightyWomen. The Boys' basketball team were Public League champions in the 1955–56 season and regional champions in 2011–12. The Girls' basketball team were Class AA in the 1997–98 season. The Girls track and field team were Public league champions and place 2nd in 1977–78 and Class AA three times (1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86). The Boys' wrestling team were Public league champions in 1977–78 and ranked Class AA two times (1977–78, 2007–08). The Boys' track and field were Public league champions four times (1956–57, 1957–58, 1964–65, 1981–82), and Class AA (1981–82).
Notable alumni[edit]
- Barbara Acklin (class of 1961) — American R&B/soul singer.
- Amos Bullocks (class of 1957) — American NFL running back[19]
- Jennifer Hudson (class of 1999) — American Academy Award-winning actress (Dreamgirls) and singer.[20]
- Jimmy D. Lane (attended) — American blues guitarist who has recorded with Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Van Morrison, Jimmy Rogers[21]
- Ronnie Lester (class of 1977) — American NBAguard (1980–86), who was selected in the first round of the 1980 NBA Draft. Named Associated Press All American while at the University of Iowa. He led the University of Iowa Hawkeyes to the 1978-1979 Big Ten Championship and the 1979-1980 NCAA Final Four. He was Iowa's all time leading scoring and assists at the time of his graduation. His number is retired at the University of Iowa. He was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers when they won the 1985 NBA Championship.[7]
- Lou Rawls (class of 1952) — American Grammy Award-winning Soul/R&B, jazz, and blues singer (You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing).[7]
- Bernard Shaw (class of 1958) — American journalist and news anchor, perhaps best known for his work at CNN (1980–2001).[7]
- Mr. T (Lawrence Tureaud) (class of 1970) — American actor (Rocky III, The A-Team).[7]
- LaDonna Tittle (class of 1964) — American radio personality (WBMX-FM, WJPC-FM, WGCI-FM)
- Cynda Williams (attended) — American actress (Mo Better Blues)[citation needed]
- Darrell Williams (class of 2008) — American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League[22]
Notable faculty[edit]
- Cornelius Coffey—American aviator[23]
References[edit]
- ^'High School Code Search'. College Board. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^'Chicago Public Schools: Dunbar'. Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ abc'Chicago (Dunbar)'. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^'Institution Summary for Dunbar High School'. AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^'School Clubs'. Directory. Dunbar High School. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^Neary, Timothy B. (14 October 2016). 'Crossing Parish Boundaries: Race, Sports, and Catholic Youth in Chicago, 1914-1954'. University of Chicago Press – via Google Books.
- ^ abcde'Dunbar at a glance'. Chicago Sun-Times. December 29, 1993. 76.
- ^'1,500 Receive Shop Training at Dunbar High (September 13, 1942)'.
- ^'1955 Dunbar Vocational (Career Academy) High School Yearbook'. www.classmates.com.
- ^'Two New Public Schools to Cost 10 Million Dollars (July 15, 1954)'.
- ^'1957 Dunbar Vocational (Career Academy) High School Yearbook'. www.classmates.com.
- ^'Dunbar to Celebrate 20th Year (May 31, 1962)'.
- ^'False Rumor of Fired Teacher Stirs Students at Dunbar High (February 6, 1968)'.
- ^'Afro-American Expo 68 Today in Dunbar School (December 8, 1968)'.
- ^'5 wounded in Chicago high school drive-by (January 10, 2009)'.[permanent dead link]
- ^'Five Shot Outside Dunbar High After Basketball Game'. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28.
- ^'School Employee Pushes Student Down Stairs'.
- ^'IHSA Season Summaries'. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 16 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^'Amos Bullocks Profile'. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11.
- ^Bill Zwecker. 'Sweet home Hudson - Holiday special brings the singer back to familiar sites'. Chicago Sun-Times. December 9, 2009. 31.
- ^'Jimmy D. Lane ALLMUSIC Bio Page'.
- ^'The Long Rebound for Darrell Williams'.
- ^'Cornelius Coffey, Early Black Aviator'. Chicago Tribune.
External links[edit]
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Dunbar High School | |
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Coordinates | 38°54′31″N77°00′51″W / 38.9087°N 77.0142°WCoordinates: 38°54′31″N77°00′51″W / 38.9087°N 77.0142°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Established | 1870 |
School district | District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 5 |
Principal | Nadine Smith |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 653 (2015-16)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.68[3] |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Black Crimson |
Athletics conference | District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association |
Mascot | Crimson Tide |
Website | School Website |
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a public secondary school located in Washington, D.C., United States. The school is located in the Truxton Circle neighborhood of Northwest Washington, two blocks from the intersection of New Jersey and New York avenues. Dunbar, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the District of Columbia Public Schools.
From the early 20th century to the 1950s, Dunbar became known as the classical academic high school for black students in the segregated public schools. As all public school teachers were federal civil servants, its teachers received pay equal to that of white teachers in other schools in the district. It attracted high-quality faculty, many with advanced degrees, including doctorates. Parents sent their children to the high school from across the city because of its high standards. Many of its alumni graduated from top-quality colleges and universities, and gained professional degrees.
- 5Notable alumni
History[edit]
Originally named the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth from 1891 to 1916 it became known as M Street High School. The school was founded as an educational mission at the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church. The school was one of America's first public high school for black students. When its location was changed from M Street, the school was renamed in 1916 for the noted African-American poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar, who died in 1906.
Dunbar High School, Washington DC in 1917
As more high schools had been established, Dunbar was designated as the city's academic high school, with other schools providing more vocational or technical training. Dunbar was known for its excellent academics, enough so that some black parents moved to Washington specifically so their children could attend it. All the public school teachers were federal employees, and Dunbar's faculty was paid well by the standards of the time, earning parity pay with Washington's white school teachers. The school boasted a high number of graduates who went on to higher education and a generally successful student body.
In the 21st century, Dunbar is similar to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland and Fort Worth, Texas, as all three schools have a majority African-American student body and are of major importance to the local African-American community. All three schools are also highly regarded for their athletic programs within their respective school district in the sports of football, basketball and track. There is also a Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington, Kentucky.
One of Dunbar's first principals in Washington, DC was the first black graduate of Harvard College. Almost all the teachers had graduate degrees, and several earned PhDs. By the 1950s, Dunbar High School was sending 80 percent of its students to college.[4]
According to columnist Thomas Sowell's 2015 appraisal, this all changed after the landmark United States Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education that ruled for integration of public schools:
'For Washington, the end of racial segregation led to a political compromise, in which all schools became neighborhood schools. Dunbar, which had been accepting outstanding black students from anywhere in the city, could now accept only students from the rough ghetto neighborhood in which it was located. Virtually overnight, Dunbar became a typical ghetto school. As unmotivated, unruly and disruptive students flooded in, Dunbar teachers began moving out and many retired. More than 80 years of academic excellence simply vanished into thin air.' [5]
Since its inception, the school has graduated many well-known figures of the 20th century, including Sterling Brown, H. Naylor Fitzhugh, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Charles R. Drew, William H. Hastie, Charles Hamilton Houston, Robert Heberton Terrell, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Paul Capel, III, Robert C. Weaver, and James E. Bowman. Its illustrious faculty included Anna Julia Cooper, Kelly Miller, Mary Church Terrell, A.A. Birch Jr., Carter G. Woodson, and Julia Evangeline Brooks, who was also a graduate of the school. Among its principals were Anna J. Cooper, Richard Greener, Mary Jane Patterson, and Robert Heberton Terrell. An unusual number of teachers and principals held Ph.D. degrees, including historian Carter G. Woodson, the second African American to earn a Phd. from Harvard (after W. E. B. Du Bois) and the father of 'Black History Month'.
Up until 1954, Fairfax County, Virginia, had no secondary schools for black students. Dunbar and several other District of Columbia public schools were able to accept black students from the county before that time.[6][7]
Athletics[edit]
Dunbar competes in the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Student body[edit]
Dunbar has about 650 students.[8]
- 98% are African American
- 1% are Hispanic American
- Less than 1% are Asian American
- Less than 1% are Native American
- Less than 1% are European American
Approximately 46% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
Feeder patterns[edit]
Feeder elementary schools include:
- J. F. Cook
- Emery
- Langdon
- Marshall
- Terrel
- Webb
- Wheatley
- Young
Feeder middle schools include:
- Browne
Feeder K-8 schools include:
- Walker-Jones Education Center
Notable alumni[edit]
Notable graduates include:
Scholars and artists[edit]
- James E. Bowman, scientist, physician, pathologist, studied G6PD and Sickle cell disease
- Sterling Allen Brown, professor, poet
- Mary P. Burrill, educator and playwright
- Nannie Helen Burroughs, educator, orator, religious leader and businesswoman
- Elizabeth Catlett, a prominent sculptor and artist.
- Frank Coleman, professor of physics, founder of Omega Psi Phi fraternity
- Anna J. Cooper, one of the most prominent scholars in United States history
- Allison Davis, anthropologist, educator, scholar; first African American to hold full faculty position at a major white institution, namely, University of Chicago
- John Aubrey Davis, Sr. Civil rights activist, head academic researcher on Brown v. The Board of Education, New Negro Alliance co-founder and political science professor
- James Reese Europe, first African-American officer to lead troops in battle in World War I, founder and first president of the Clef Club, leader of the 369th Hellfighters Infantry Regiment Band
- George Faison, Tony and Emmy Award-winning choreographer, dancer and producer
- Evelyn Boyd Granville, second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American university
- Kelly Miller, mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist
- May Miller, playwright
- Willis Richardson, playwright
- Billy Taylor, jazz pianist
- Mary Church Terrell, suffragist and civil rights activist; one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree
- Jean Toomer, poet and novelist associated with the Harlem Renaissance[9]
- Vantile Whitfield, influential arts administrator and theater director[10]
- Carter G. Woodson, historian of African-American history, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History and Black History Month.
Athletes[edit]
- Arrelious Benn, NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Nate Bussey, NFL linebacker in the NFL and CFL
- Josh Cribbs,[11]NFL player
- Vernon Davis, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins
- Vontae Davis, retired NFL cornerback who played for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, and Buffalo Bills
- John Duren, NBA player and 19th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz
- Cornelius Greene, All-American and first African American quarterback to start at Ohio State University
- Anthony Jones, former basketball player for Georgetown Univ and UNLV. Jones was selected in the 1st round by the Washington Bullets in the 1986 NBA Draft. Also played for the Spurs, Bulls and Mavericks.
- Tre Kelley, former basketball player for the University of South Carolina
- Bernard Robinson, retired NBA player.
- Craig Shelton, retired NBA player.
- Michael Smith, NBA Smith was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft. He would play for the Kings, Vancouver Grizzlies, and Washington Wizards.
Government[edit]
- Mary Burke Washington (1944), economist and government official[12]
- Wesley A. Brown, first African-American graduate of the US Naval Academy.
- Lawrence Chambers, first African-American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy to reach the rank of admiral.
- Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., West Point graduate, and first African-American general in the Air Force.
- Frederic E. Davison, first African- American Major General in the Army.
- Edward Brooke,[11] first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate
- Vincent C. Gray, former chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia and mayor of Washington D.C.
- Charles Hamilton Houston,[11] Howard Law School Dean and NAACP Litigation Director
- Eleanor Holmes Norton,[11]Delegate to Congress
- Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr., chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1981 until his death in 1988[13]
- Inez Smith Reid, judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Antoinette Scott, nurse and soldier who is the first female recipient of the Purple Heart in Washington, DC
- Robert C. Weaver, served as the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Business, religion and professionals[edit]
- Charles R. Drew, discovered blood plasma and was first black surgeon to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery
- H. Naylor Fitzhugh, credited with creating the concept of target marketing
- Colbert I. King, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist[14]
Criminals[edit]
- Rayful Edmond, drug kingpin[15]
References[edit]
- ^GNIS entry for Dunbar Senior High School; USGS; December 31, 1981.
- ^'Dunbar HS'. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 6, 2011.
- ^Alison Stewart, First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America's First Black Public High School, Chicago Review Press, 2015, ISBN1613731760, ISBN978-1613731765]
- ^Sowell, Thomas (October 4, 2016). 'Dunbar High School after 100 Years'. Creators Syndicate. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^'HistoryArchived August 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.' Luther Jackson Middle School. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
- ^'A History of Luther P. Jackson High School : A Report of a Case Study on the Development of a Black High School' (thesis abstract). Virginia Tech. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
- ^Dunbar High School
- ^Jones, Robert B. 'Jean Toomer's Life and Career'. Modern American Poetry. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: Department of English, University of Illinois. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^Shinhoster Lamb, Yvonne (January 23, 2005). 'Arts Administrator, Playwright Vantile Whitfield Dies'. Washington Post. Washington, DC.
Vantile Whitfield, known as 'Motojicho,' an influential playwright, director of stage and screen and founding director of the Expansion Arts program at the National Endowment of the Arts, died Jan. 9 at the Washington Home of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 74 and was considered a dean of black theater.
- ^ abcdRisen, Clay. 'The Lightning Rod', The Atlantic, November 2008. 2.
- ^Bernstein, Adam (December 5, 2014). 'Mary Washington, government official and widow of former D.C. mayor, dies at 88'. Washington Post. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^'Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr'. aapra.org. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^Colbert I. King - 'Dunbar High School's sad descent into hard times', Washington Post]
- ^Brubaker, Bill (November 2, 1989). 'COURTING RAYFUL EDMOND'. Washington Post. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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