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Revision as of 23:37, 19 April 2015
Dixie M. Hollins High School is a public secondary school located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The school was opened in 1959 as a vocational school, grades 10-12. It was named after the first superintendent of Pinellas County's school district, the district in which the school is located. The current population of the school is just a little under 1800 students.
In 1971, the school became national news when the campus became embroiled in a community protest against racial integration through forced busing.[1] The unrest had been building for several weeks.[2] When the school decided to ban the use of the Confederate flag, community groups began picketing the school. The unrest finally burst into violence on October 12, 1971.
When Florida schools mandated kindergarten, Dixie Hollins High School incorporated 9th grade into its curriculum, leading the school to change its schedule to double sessions. Grades 11 and 12 attended classes in the early morning and grades 9 and 10 attended classes in the afternoon. With the opening of another high school in 1976, the school was able to go to one session for all grades.
The school underwent extensive renovations in 1992-1996, adding a two story science wing, a new media center and cafeteria, an art building, a music building, and upgrading the existing classrooms, the gymnasium, and the vocational wing.
In the early 2000s, Dixie Hollins High School opened the Graphic Arts Academy, now offering strands in printing, web design, commercial art, digital design, and filmmaking. It is designated as a Center of Excellence.[3] Dixie Hollins also offers a program in the culinary arts, also designated a Center of Excellence.[4] Another popular program at Dixie Hollins is the army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.
List of principals
The following is a list of people who have served as principals of Dixie M. Hollins High School:[5]
- H. Bentley Lawson,
- Ken Watson
- Dr. Robert Burke
- Roy Hallam
- Charlie Williams
- Thomas Zachary
- Paul Brown
- John McLay
- Jeffrey Haynes
- Michael Bonet
- Dr. Daniel Evans
Notable alumni
- Anthony Melcher, Cross Country star
- Joshua Leverso, rapper
- DeAndrew Rubin, football player
- Marquel Blackwell, football player
- Jim Leavitt, football player, college and professional football coach
- Buzz Sawyer, professional wrestler
- Gary Keller, basketball player
- Korey Veeder, soccer player
- Andre Hall, football player
- Kurt Abbott, baseball player
- Erroll Brown, first African American admiral, US Coast Guard
- Bill Kirchenbauer,[6] actor, comedian, producer
- Tony Little,[7] fitness guru
References
- ^ Duryea, Bill (September 19, 1999). "The rage of a young white rebel". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ "Mangin Bans Rebel Flag At Hollins". St. Petersburg Times. 1971-09-25. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ "Graphics Art Academy at Dixie Hollins High School". Dixie-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ "Dixie's Culinary Arts". Dixie-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ "Our Dixie Hollins Principals' Yearbook". Dixie M. Hollins High School. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "A Few Just the Ten of Us Articles From St. Petersburg Times". Sitcomsonline.com. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ Hayes, Stephanie (2011-12-09). "Tampa's Tony Little insists there's always a way". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
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