Jean Ribault High School
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Jean Ribault High School
3701 Winton Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32208
1956
Public secondary, Military magnet school
Secular
Coeducational
9 to 12
Duval County Public Schools
Mighty Trojans
Light Blue, White and Black
The Blue and White
The Trojan Tribune
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Jean Ribault High School is a high schoolHigh school
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located on the Northside of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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History
Jean Ribault High School and William Raines High School have a unique rivalry and relationship that is based on their physical proximity, unusual for two public suburban high schools. In the era of de jure racial segregation, Ribault was built to serve a "whites-only" population in northwest Jacksonville that essentially disappeared in the 1970s as the area became predominantly African-American. Raines was constructed in 1965 to serve the African-American population, while Northwestern High School (previously serving the African-American community in this suburban area) was converted to a junior high. Both Ribault and Raines have established a reputation as athletic powerhouses.Improvement
Ribault was one of 16 schools nation-wide selected by the College BoardCollege Board
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for inclusion in the EXCELerator
EXCELerator
' is a school improvement model developed with the College Board. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation agreed to fund a five-year pilot project with a $16 million grant...
School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Jacksonville's Basketball Dynasty
Jean Ribault High School has long been known as the BasketballBasketball
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Dynasty of Jacksonville, Florida.
The boys' basketball team has appeared in 80 tournament games (59 wins, 21 losses), with 14 consecutive tournament appearances (1991–2005), and 4 back-to-back state championship wins in 1989 and 1990 and then again in 1994 and 1995, and four state runner-up crowns in 1985, 1997, 1998 and 2005. The coach of the Ribault Trojans boys' basketball team was Bernard Wilkes. In March 2006, Wilkes died in his sleep after the boys basketball team's 50-44 final four loss to Jones HS (Orlando).
The Lady Trojans have enjoyed even more success holding the Florida state record for most consecutive wins at 101. In 2002 the Lady Trojans took the crown as the U.S.A. Today National Championship runner-up behind Lynwood High School in California. The Lady Trojans are indisputably the best female basketball team in the history of women's high-school basketball in the state of Florida, having appeared in 24 State tournaments (the most by any female basketball team in the state), resulting in 8 state championships (1988, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003) also a state record and one state runner-up crowns (1992), playing in 79 State tournament games (63 wins and 16 losses). Their 63 tournament wins is also a state record. From 1999-2003 the Lady Trojans Basketball Team were five time State Champions (also a state record for most consecutive championships). Coach Al Austin is the coach of and the backbone of this illustrious organization.
The current principal of Ribault High School is Dr. James Young (2009). The most important yearly events at the school include the Northwest Classic Football Game against rival William M. Raines High School
William M. Raines High School
William Marion Raines Senior High School is a historically black high school in Jacksonville, Florida. The school is located off Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Florida's northside. Located at the corner Raines Avenue in northwest Jacksonville, Raines serves approximately 1000 students. The school...
. The football game is one of the most popular games in Northeast Florida, as well as the Chandra Cheeseborough Invitational, named after Olympic Gold Medalist and Ribault alumna Chandra Cheeseborough.
Swimming Pool
The school has an outdoor pool which is used by the athletic teams and physical education classes during the academic year; then it becomes a free public pool operated by the City of Jacksonville Parks & Recreation Department during the summer months.Famous Ribault High alumni
- Laveranues ColesLaveranues ColesLaveranues Leon Coles is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University....
, wide receiver, Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
, New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Travis L. Taylor, wide receiver, member of the Super BowlSuper BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
champion Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his... - Kelvin MartinKelvin Martin (American football)Kelvin Brian Martin is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft. A 5'9",...
, wide receiver, Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... - Chandra Cheesborough, Olympic champion sprinter
- Rod JacksonRod JacksonRod Jackson is an American rock musician. He was the lead singer for the second incarnation of the band Slash's Snakepit, led by ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash....
, quarterback, FAMU, school's all-time leading passer who led school to its first playoff appearance in 1985 - Chris TerryChris Terry (American football)Christopher Alexander Terry is a free agent American football offensive tackle in the National Football League...
, offensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs - Gary Anderson, (all-time leading scorer for boys' basketball and professional coach)
- Ernest Nesmith, member of back to back Boy's Basketball Team from 1994 and 1995, Stockbroker, America's Choice Equities
- Erica WhiteErica White (basketball)Erica White is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.-Personal:White's full name is Erica Rene White. She was born on August 26, 1986, in Jacksonville, Florida. She is the daughter of Terry White and Robin Manigault...
- Sheldon Davis aka Natalac or Nat (Rapper), First known for Fire in FloridaFire in FloridaFire in Florida is a hip-hop song by rap artist Nat from his 2001 album Do whacha No U Shud. This song was about the disinfringement of the Florida votes in the 2000 Presidential Election between Vice President Al Gore and then Governor George W. Bush. It earned him publications in the Florida...
song about the disinfringement of the Florida votes in the 2000 Presidential Election between Vice President Al Gore and then Governor George W. Bush - Jean Ribault Class of 1981 Alumni