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Richmond High School was a former public secondary school in Richmond, Virginia. [1] The school's alumni include prominent African Americans and champion runner Lon Myers , a Jew. An 1885 report on Virginia's schools showed dozens of teachers trained at Richmond High School and the teachers serving in various counties.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the student body is 50.3% Hispanic and 46.1% Black, with 97.5% minority enrollment. Eighty-six percent of students were economically disadvantaged and on the free-lunch program.
The Richmond Free Press is an independent newspaper in Richmond, Virginia. [2] Published on a weekly basis, it is mainly targeted at the city's African-American community and its poorest residents. Raymond H. Boone, its founder, started the paper in part because he felt these groups were underrepresented in the mainstream media. [3]
Thomas Jefferson High School is a historic high school in Richmond, Virginia. It is part of the Richmond Public Schools. The Art Deco building, constructed in 1929 and opened in 1930, has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by architect Charles M. Robinson. [1]
Richmond High School can refer to one of these schools: Australia. Richmond High School (New South Wales) Richmond High School (Victoria) Canada.
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies alumni (13 P) Pages in category "High schools in Richmond, Virginia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
In October 2009, the Richmond Times-Dispatch printed an editorial entitled "Dropping In," briefly outlining a program meant to reduce the number of high school dropouts in Richmond's public school system. [8] In this article it was revealed that Richmond's dropout rate was "hovering around 15 percent". [8]
John Mitchell Jr. (July 11, 1863 – December 3, 1929) was an American businessman, newspaper editor, African American civil rights activist, and politician in Richmond, Virginia, particularly in Richmond's Jackson Ward, which became known as the "Black Wall Street of America."