James A. Shanks High School

James A. Shanks High School (JASHS) was a senior high school in Quincy, Florida. It was a part of the Gadsden County School District.

In 1999 a Florida Trend article written by Cynthia Barnett described Shanks High as being "dilapidated". The school had been on a list of "failing schools" until 1999, when the test scores became sufficient enough.

In 2003 the school merged with Havana Northside High School to form East Gadsden High School, located midway between Quincy and Havana. The building is now used as James A. Shanks Middle School.

Circa 1970 the school had many athletes that matriculated to university sports teams. In 1970 it sent a single runner-up finish in a state competition. 19 students graduating from Shanks from 1993 to 2000 attended universities on football scholarships for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams. Brian Miller of the Tallahassee Democrat stated that the school was known as the "epicenter" of the county's "athletic prowess". Corry Field was used for home games.

Miller stated that the 2000s high school mergers damaged the school athletic spirit in the county as the former school identities were discarded.

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