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William M. Raines High School
Address
Map
3663 Raines Avenue

Jacksonville
,
Florida
32209

United States
Information
TypePublic school
MottoIchi ban![1]
EstablishedJanuary 25, 1965[2][3]
Staff56.00 (FTE)[4]
Number of students1,217 (2022-23)[4]
Student to teacher ratio21.73[4]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Cardinal and silver
   
MascotViking
NicknameRaines
WebsiteWilliam M. Raines High School

William Marion Raines Senior High School is a historically black high school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[5] The school is located off Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Florida's northside at the corner Raines Avenue in northwest Jacksonville. Raines serves approximately 1000 students. The school is 97 percent African-American, 1 percent Hispanic, 1 percent Mixed and 1 percent Caucasian.[6] The campus was improved in 1990 & 2002 to include a new science wing, field house and administrative wing.

The school was named in honor of William Marion Raines, a prominent black educator in Jacksonville and principal at Matthew Gilbert High School from 1938 until his death in 1950.[7]

History

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Professor William M. Raines, for whom the school is named
William M. Raines High School Original Main Office
Andrew A. Robinson, the school's first principal

In 1964, after the all-white students and staff at Jean Ribault High School rejected a plan to have Black students admitted, the Duval County School Board decided to build a dedicated school for them. The Board allocated $2 million to build a facility for 2,000 students, initially known simply as "School No. 165". It opened on January 25, 1965, and in June 10 of the same year was officially renamed "William Marion Raines Senior High School".[2]

Andrew A. Robinson was appointed principal of the new school. Robinson, a 35-year-old African-American and Jacksonville native, held a Bachelor of Science degree from FAMU and a doctorate in education from Columbia U.[8]

Raines remained an all-African American school until the Mims vs The Duval County Schools decision in 1971.[9]

Raines was originally accredited in 1968. It was the first school in Duval County to achieve accreditation. Raines was re-accredited in 1978, 1988, 1998 and 2008 and was given glowing compliments from the visiting boards.[citation needed]

Raines has been under the leadership of 12 principals: Dr. Andrew A. Robinson (1965–1969), Dr. Ezekial W. Bryant (1969–1972), Kernaa McFarlin (1972–1978), Ike James (1978–1979), Jimmie Johnson (longest serving principal 1979–1995), Dr. Milton H. Threadcraft (1995–1997), Dr. Roy I. Mitchell (1997–2002), Carol H. Daniels (first female principal 2002–2006), Nongongoma Majova-Seane (2006–2009), George E. Maxey (2009-2011), Ms. Shateena Brown (December 8, 2011 – 2013) & the 12th and current principal Vincent Hall (2013–Present). Vincent Hall is the first Raines graduate to serve as principal.[10]

Raines became the county's science, math and engineering magnet school in 1990. This new focus supported by the addition of the Andrew A. Robinson Science wing in that same year. Raines received its first ninth grade students as a part of the magnet program and additional personnel and programs have been added to help these students make the adjustment to high school.[citation needed]

The varsity boys’ basketball team won the state championship in 1991, 2003 & 2004. The boys' track and football teams have also won state championships. The school have won three championships in boys' track the last achievement in 1997 and their first in FHSAA Football was in 1998. The varsity football team is the first public high school in Duval County to earn a FHSAA State Championship in football. The varsity football team earned "back to back" state championships in 2017 & 2018. No other public school in Duval County have won consecutive football championships.[11] Most recently, the girls' track team won "back to back" state championships in 2008 and 2009, the first state titles for a female sport at Raines.

Improvement

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Raines was one of 11 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2006–2007 school year.[12] The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Principal George E. Maxey implemented several initiatives in the 2009–2010 school year to improve the school: after school tutoring, Saturday school, gender based courses & strict dress code policies. The result of those additions saw the schools grade improve. William M. Raines High School's grade improved to a "D" when the state released the school grades in October 2010.[13][14] Alumnus Brian Dawkins donated $100,000 to refurbish the weight room and other areas of the schools field house, which afterward was named for him.[15]

Alma mater

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Words By Deloris Mangram & the French Classes of 1965 Music By Dr. Julian E. White

Dear William Raines, The school we all adore: We thine alone will be for evermore; With love at heart, great heights ahead, We stand within thy walls, We cherish thee, we honor thee And love thee best of all. Dear William Raines, Glorious and free; We pledge our love, We pledge our love to thee. Dear William Raines, We pledge our love to thee.

Notable alumni

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Athletics

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Entertainment

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Black History Project / William Raines Senior HIgh". Duval County Public Schools. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ "William Raines Alumni Celebrate Rich Legacy by Giving Back Through Scholarships". Jacksonville Free Press. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "The History of Raines". Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2011-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Garrison, D. K. (2010-11-13). "My William M. Raines". November 13, 2010. A Black Man in an Obama World. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  8. ^ "UNF - President's Office - UNF Past Presidents". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  9. ^ "Desegregation of a historically black high school in Jacksonville, Florida". Ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Principal's Page / Principal's Page". Dcps.duvalschools.org. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Raines head coach Deran Wiley reflects on back-to-back state titles". 10 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Newsroom". Press.collegeboard.org. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Schools FCAT Grade History" (PDF). Duvalschools.org. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Duval county public schools - news". Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  15. ^ Weir, Tom (31 January 2005). "Super heroes fly home to Jacksonville". USA Today. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
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  19. ^ "Harold Carmichael". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Thornton Chandler". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Greg Coleman". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Brian Dawkins". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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  24. ^ "Jabar Gaffney". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  25. ^ "William M. Raines (Jacksonville, FL) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Rod Gardner". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Shawn Jefferson". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  28. ^ "Solomon Kindley (OG): Bio, News, Stats & more". Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  29. ^ "Derwin Kitchen Basketball Player Profile, Hapoel Eilat, Florida St., News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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  31. ^ "Calvin Muhammad". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  32. ^ "Louis Nix". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  33. ^ "Bears sign former Patriots LB Michael Pinckney". 13 May 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  34. ^ "Truck Robinson Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  35. ^ "Patrick Sapp Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  36. ^ "Lito Sheppard". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  37. ^ "Kevin Youngblood". NFL.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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