Booker T. Washington High School is a public high school in the Escambia County School District.
Washington High School | |
School Information | |
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Location | 6000 College Parkway |
Opened | 1916 1982 |
Principal | Dr. Michael Roberts |
Assistant Principal(s) | Clinton Lott Terry Colburn |
Mascot | Wildcats |
Colors | Blue, white & gold |
Yearbook | Graffiti |
Phone | (850) 475-5257 |
Website | www.btwash.org |
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History
Washington High School originally opened in 1916 at 30 East Texar Drive (now the J. E. Hall Center). It was a segregated black school named for African-American educational pioneer Booker T. Washington. It was desegregated in 1970 and moved to its current location in 1982.