Jones High School (Orlando, Florida)
| Jones High School | |
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| Address | |
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801 S Rio Grande Avenue Orlando, Florida 32805 United States |
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| Information | |
| Founded | 1895 |
| School district | Orange County Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 101295 |
| Principal | Roderick Waldon |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,329 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Orange and Green |
| Slogan | Paving Our Way to an "A" |
| Athletics | Football Basketball (Boys & Girls) Baseball Softball Soccer (Boys & Girls) Bowling Golf Weightlifting (Boys & Girls) Flag Football (Girls) Cross Country (Boys & Girls) Track & Field (Boys & Girls) Volleyball (Boys & Girls) |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Rival |
Maynard Evans High School Oak Ridge High School |
| Newspaper | Tiger Beat |
| Yearbook | Tiger Paw |
| Website | http://www.joneshigh.ocps.net |
Jones High School is located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood in the urban heart of Orlando, Florida at 801 S. Rio Grande Avenue. It is a public school in the Orange County School District. The school mascot is the Tiger and the colors are orange and green.
In May 2008, Newsweek named Jones to its annual America's Top Public High Schools list.
The first public school for African Americans in Orlando was formed in 1895 and housed in a building on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street. The school was renamed Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Jefferson Street. In 1921, a brick Colonial Revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street at a cost of $34,000. The school was renamed for the final time in honor of L. C. Jones, a longtime school principal and donor of the property.
In 1952, the school moved west of downtown to its current location on Rio Grande Avenue. A new campus consisting of a two-story academic building, separate buildings for science, technology, and music, an administrative building, cafeteria, gymnasium, media center, and dedicated historical museum was constructed during the period 2001–2004. During construction, students attended classes in portables across the street from the campus. The new campus was opened for the start of the 2004–2005 school year.
In 1988, as part of a schoolwide project, Jones entered the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the World's Largest Box of Popcorn. Aided by a propane-powered air popper designed by engineering students from the University of Central Florida, Jones students popped 3,787.5 cubic feet (107.25 m3) of popcorn.Orville Redenbacher, whose company donated the unpopped corn, mentioned the feat during a broadcast of the now-defunct Pat Sajak Show.
Jones High School is an International Baccalaureate World School, offering the Diploma Programme for juniors and seniors and the Middle Years Programme for freshmen and sophomores in articulation with Memorial Middle School.
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