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Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa)
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Booker T. Washington High School is a high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma
. It was named after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington
. Booker T. Washington High School is one of nine high schools in Tulsa Public Schools
.
magazine's list of the top 100 public high schools in the United States of America. The magazine ranked high schools according to some of the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 2010 to the number of graduating seniors. Booker T. Washington is a public high school that accepts students based upon their academic merit, rather than their geographical location. The school uses applicants' middle school
grades and attendance record, as well as their Iowa Tests of Educational Development
scores to determine an admission decision. Two middle schools in the Tulsa area, George Washington Carver Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School, are "feeders" into Booker T. Washington; students from these schools are offered preferential admission consideration. To ensure greater ethnic, economic, and intellectual diversity, students who live in historically minority and economically depressed neighborhoods are also offered preferential admission consideration.
high school students during segregation
. It was named after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington
. The Tulsa Public Schools district was slow to react to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that de jure
racial segregation was unconstitutional in the Brown v. Board of Education
decision in 1954, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
, which outlawed all racial segregation in the United States
. In 1973 Booker T. Washington was chosen to be the vehicle for Tulsa’s school desegregation program. At that time, Tulsa was racially divided along North-South lines, and Booker T. Washington was located in historically African-American north Tulsa, making it the first integration program located at an historically African-American school.
In order to accomplish desegregation, the Tulsa School Board established a system of desegregation busing
. As part of this policy, Booker T. Washington became a magnet school
; it no longer had a home neighborhood from which students were accepted. Students instead had to apply for admission to the school and were drawn from across the Tulsa School District. A racial quota system was established, and, until the 2004-2005 school year, 45% of the students accepted identified themselves as "white," 45% identified themselves as "black," and 10% came from "other" ethnic categories. However, in 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger
and Gratz v. Bollinger
that quota systems constituted racial discrimination and violated the Constitution
. Booker T. Washington accepted the ruling and eliminated their quota system for accepting students in favor of a system based on geography. Due to Tulsa's regional demographics, this system is calibrated to maintain a similar racial distribution to the old quota system.
Today, the Booker T. Washington Hornets boast a nationally known band known as the "High Steppin T-Connection" marching band. They also boast championship basketball, football, swimming, cross country, and soccer teams, an academic bowl team, a science bowl team, a robotics team, a forensics team, cheerleading and pom teams, an award-winning Air Force JROTC unit, and three nationally competitive choirs (Select Choir, Girls Honor Choir, BTW Jazz Singers).
Booker T. Washington was one of the first Tulsa Public High Schools to offer Advanced Placement courses and began offering the International Baccalaureate program in 1983. The 2003-2004 school year marked the 90th anniversary of Booker T. Washington and the dedication of a new 25 million dollar, 250000 square feet (23,225.8 m²) school building. This building was designed to encompass the rich heritage of the school and tried to incorporate many themes from the previous facility. A portion of the original building has been preserved.
(IBO) to grant the IB Diploma to students who complete the two-year program. Participation in the IB Programme is not mandatory. In addition to the IB Programme, Booker T. offers every Advanced Placement course, with the exception of AP Italian Language and Culture
and AP United States Government and Politics
. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses are taught in English, math, social studies, science, computer science, foreign language, and the arts.
Booker T. Washington was part of a study by the Education Trust and the ACT (examination)
. Published in 2005, On Course for Success focused on high performing, diversely populated schools that provide students with college-preparatory courses, qualified teachers, flexible teaching styles, and extra tutorial support. The study identified specific academic skills that should to be taught to high school students in order to prepare high school graduates for college. The study focused on English, math, and science courses, and claimed that Booker T. Washington was "Doing things right."
The school offers eight world languages: Spanish, French, German, Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Russian. All of these languages are offered through level V. In 2005, 81% of the student body was enrolled in a world language, and 10% was enrolled in a level IV language class, or higher. Booker T. Washington has an active exchange program with China, Japan, Russia, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela, India, and many European countries.
Five faculty members have Doctorates and 31 have Master's degrees. In Oklahoma, a Bachelor's degree is the minimum degree required to teach at a public high school. 40% of teachers at Booker T. Washington have more than eleven years of experience. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19 to 1.
The school claims that its annual school-wide talent show, "Hi-Jinks" is the longest continuously running variety show west of the Mississippi. Every four years, faculty members also have a talent show, "Lo-Jinks". While the "Hi-Jinks" claim is unverifiable, the school holds the record for the longest run of appearances at the National Academic Championship with 22.
magazine's list of the top 100 public high schools in the United States of America. The magazine ranked high schools according to the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 2010 to the number of graduating seniors. Booker T. Washington is a public high school that accepts students based upon their academic merit, rather than their geographical location. The school uses applicants' middle school
grades and attendance record, as well as their Iowa Tests of Educational Development
scores to determine an admission decision. Two middle schools in the Tulsa area, George Washington Carver Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School, are "feeders" into Booker T. Washington; students from these schools are offered preferential admission consideration. To ensure greater ethnic, economic, and intellectual diversity, students who live in historically minority and economically depressed neighborhoods are also offered preferential admission consideration.
high school students during segregation
. It was named after the education pioneer Booker T. Washington
. The Tulsa Public Schools district was slow to react to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that de jure
racial segregation was unconstitutional in the Brown v. Board of Education
decision in 1954, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
, which outlawed all racial segregation in the United States(segregation ftw). In 1973 Booker T. Washington was chosen to be the vehicle for Tulsa’s school desegregation program. At that time, Tulsa was racially divided along North-South lines, and Booker T. Washington was located in historically African-American north Tulsa, making it the first integration program located at an historically African-American school.
In order to accomplish desegregation, the Tulsa School Board established a system of desegregation busing
. As part of this policy, Booker T. Washington became a magnet school
; it no longer had a home neighborhood from which students were accepted. Students instead had to apply for admission to the school and were drawn from across the Tulsa School District. A racial quota system was established, and, until the 2004-2005 school year, 45% of the students accepted identified themselves as "white," 45% identified themselves as "black," and 10% came from "other" ethnic categories. However, in 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger
and Gratz v. Bollinger
that quota systems constituted racial discrimination and violated the Constitution
. Booker T. Washington accepted the ruling and eliminated their quota system for accepting students in favor of a system based on geography. Due to Tulsa's regional demographics, this system is calibrated to maintain a similar racial distribution to the old quota system.
Today, the Booker T. Washington Hornets boast a nationally known band known as the "High Steppin T-Connection" marching band. They also boast championship basketball, football, swimming, cross country, and soccer teams, an academic bowl team, a science bowl team, a robotics team, a forensics team, cheerleading and pom teams, an award-winning Air Force JROTC unit, and three nationally competitive choirs (Select Choir, Girls Honor Choir, BTW Jazz Singers).
Booker T. Washington was one of the first Tulsa Public High Schools to offer Advanced Placement courses and began offering the International Baccalaureate program in 1983. The 2003-2004 school year marked the 90th anniversary of Booker T. Washington and the dedication of a new 25 million dollar, 250000 square feet (23,225.8 m²) school building. This building was designed to encompass the rich heritage of the school and tried to incorporate many themes from the previous facility. A portion of the original building has been preserved.
(IBO) to grant the IB Diploma to students who complete the two-year program. Participation in the IB Programme is not mandatory. In addition to the IB Programme, Booker T. offers every Advanced Placement course, with the exception of AP Italian Language and Culture
and AP United States Government and Politics
. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses are taught in English, math, social studies, science, computer health, foreign language, and the arts.
Booker T. Washington was part of a study by the Education Trust and the ACT (examination)
. Published in 2005, On Course for Success focused on high performing, diversely populated schools that provide students with college-preparatory courses, qualified teachers, flexible teaching styles, and extra tutorial support. The study identified specific academic skills that should to be taught to high school students in order to prepare high school graduates for college. The study focused on English, math, and science courses, and claimed that Booker T. Washington was "Doing things right."
The school offers eight world languages: Spanish, French, German, Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Russian. All of these languages are offered through level V. In 2005, 81% of the student body was enrolled in a world language, and 10% was enrolled in a level IV language class, or higher. Booker T. Washington has an active exchange program with China, Japan, Russia, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela, India, and many European countries.
Five faculty members have Doctorates and 31 have Master's degrees. In Oklahoma, a Bachelor's degree is the minimum degree required to teach at a public high school. 40% of teachers at Booker T. Washington have more than eleven years of experience. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19 to 1.
The school claims that its annual school-wide talent show, "Hi-Jinks" is the longest continuously running variety show west of the Mississippi. Every four years, faculty members also have a talent show, "Lo-Jinks". While the "Hi-Jinks" claim is unverifiable, the school holds the record for the longest run of appearances at the National Academic Championship with 22.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. It was named after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and political leader. He was the dominant figure in the African-American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915...
. Booker T. Washington High School is one of nine high schools in Tulsa Public Schools
Tulsa Public Schools
Tulsa Public Schools is an independent school district serving the Tulsa, Oklahoma area in Northeastern Oklahoma. It is the 2nd largest school district in Oklahoma. As of 2010 the district serves approximately 41,224 students, up slightly from 41,200 students from Kindergarten through Twelfth grade...
.
Overview
In 2010, Booker T. Washington placed 74th in NewsweekNewsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
magazine's list of the top 100 public high schools in the United States of America. The magazine ranked high schools according to some of the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 2010 to the number of graduating seniors. Booker T. Washington is a public high school that accepts students based upon their academic merit, rather than their geographical location. The school uses applicants' middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
grades and attendance record, as well as their Iowa Tests of Educational Development
Iowa Tests of Educational Development
The Iowa Tests of Educational Development are a set of standardized tests given annually to high school students in many schools in the United States, covering Grades 9 to 12...
scores to determine an admission decision. Two middle schools in the Tulsa area, George Washington Carver Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School, are "feeders" into Booker T. Washington; students from these schools are offered preferential admission consideration. To ensure greater ethnic, economic, and intellectual diversity, students who live in historically minority and economically depressed neighborhoods are also offered preferential admission consideration.
History
Booker T. Washington High School was founded in 1913 after Booker T. Washington with a class of fourteen students and a staff of two teachers. The school served African AmericanAfrican American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
high school students during segregation
Racial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...
. It was named after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and political leader. He was the dominant figure in the African-American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915...
. The Tulsa Public Schools district was slow to react to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that de jure
De jure
De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....
racial segregation was unconstitutional in the Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 , was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which...
decision in 1954, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation...
, which outlawed all racial segregation in the United States
Racial segregation in the United States
Racial segregation in the United States, as a general term, included the racial segregation or hypersegregation of facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, medical care, education, employment, and transportation along racial lines...
. In 1973 Booker T. Washington was chosen to be the vehicle for Tulsa’s school desegregation program. At that time, Tulsa was racially divided along North-South lines, and Booker T. Washington was located in historically African-American north Tulsa, making it the first integration program located at an historically African-American school.
In order to accomplish desegregation, the Tulsa School Board established a system of desegregation busing
Desegregation busing
Desegregation busing in the United States is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in such a manner as to redress prior racial segregation of schools, or to overcome the effects of residential segregation on local school demographics.In 1954, the U.S...
. As part of this policy, Booker T. Washington became a magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
; it no longer had a home neighborhood from which students were accepted. Students instead had to apply for admission to the school and were drawn from across the Tulsa School District. A racial quota system was established, and, until the 2004-2005 school year, 45% of the students accepted identified themselves as "white," 45% identified themselves as "black," and 10% came from "other" ethnic categories. However, in 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 , was a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Michigan Law School...
and Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 , was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the University of Michigan undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy...
that quota systems constituted racial discrimination and violated the Constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
. Booker T. Washington accepted the ruling and eliminated their quota system for accepting students in favor of a system based on geography. Due to Tulsa's regional demographics, this system is calibrated to maintain a similar racial distribution to the old quota system.
Today, the Booker T. Washington Hornets boast a nationally known band known as the "High Steppin T-Connection" marching band. They also boast championship basketball, football, swimming, cross country, and soccer teams, an academic bowl team, a science bowl team, a robotics team, a forensics team, cheerleading and pom teams, an award-winning Air Force JROTC unit, and three nationally competitive choirs (Select Choir, Girls Honor Choir, BTW Jazz Singers).
Booker T. Washington was one of the first Tulsa Public High Schools to offer Advanced Placement courses and began offering the International Baccalaureate program in 1983. The 2003-2004 school year marked the 90th anniversary of Booker T. Washington and the dedication of a new 25 million dollar, 250000 square feet (23,225.8 m²) school building. This building was designed to encompass the rich heritage of the school and tried to incorporate many themes from the previous facility. A portion of the original building has been preserved.
Academics and Administration
Booker T. Washington is an International Baccalaureate world school accredited by the International Baccalaureate OrganizationInternational Baccalaureate Organization
The International Baccalaureate , formerly the International Baccalaureate Organization , is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968. IB offers three educational programmes for children ages 3–19.The organization's name and logo were changed...
(IBO) to grant the IB Diploma to students who complete the two-year program. Participation in the IB Programme is not mandatory. In addition to the IB Programme, Booker T. offers every Advanced Placement course, with the exception of AP Italian Language and Culture
AP Italian Language and Culture
Advanced Placement Italian Language and Culture is a course offered by the American College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
and AP United States Government and Politics
AP United States Government and Politics
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics, also known as AP US Gov & Pol, AP US Gov, AP Go Po or AP Gov, is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program...
. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses are taught in English, math, social studies, science, computer science, foreign language, and the arts.
Booker T. Washington was part of a study by the Education Trust and the ACT (examination)
ACT (examination)
The ACT is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. It was first administered in November 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT Reasoning Test...
. Published in 2005, On Course for Success focused on high performing, diversely populated schools that provide students with college-preparatory courses, qualified teachers, flexible teaching styles, and extra tutorial support. The study identified specific academic skills that should to be taught to high school students in order to prepare high school graduates for college. The study focused on English, math, and science courses, and claimed that Booker T. Washington was "Doing things right."
The school offers eight world languages: Spanish, French, German, Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Russian. All of these languages are offered through level V. In 2005, 81% of the student body was enrolled in a world language, and 10% was enrolled in a level IV language class, or higher. Booker T. Washington has an active exchange program with China, Japan, Russia, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela, India, and many European countries.
Five faculty members have Doctorates and 31 have Master's degrees. In Oklahoma, a Bachelor's degree is the minimum degree required to teach at a public high school. 40% of teachers at Booker T. Washington have more than eleven years of experience. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19 to 1.
The school claims that its annual school-wide talent show, "Hi-Jinks" is the longest continuously running variety show west of the Mississippi. Every four years, faculty members also have a talent show, "Lo-Jinks". While the "Hi-Jinks" claim is unverifiable, the school holds the record for the longest run of appearances at the National Academic Championship with 22.
Overview
In 2010, Booker T. Washington placed 74th in NewsweekNewsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
magazine's list of the top 100 public high schools in the United States of America. The magazine ranked high schools according to the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 2010 to the number of graduating seniors. Booker T. Washington is a public high school that accepts students based upon their academic merit, rather than their geographical location. The school uses applicants' middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
grades and attendance record, as well as their Iowa Tests of Educational Development
Iowa Tests of Educational Development
The Iowa Tests of Educational Development are a set of standardized tests given annually to high school students in many schools in the United States, covering Grades 9 to 12...
scores to determine an admission decision. Two middle schools in the Tulsa area, George Washington Carver Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School, are "feeders" into Booker T. Washington; students from these schools are offered preferential admission consideration. To ensure greater ethnic, economic, and intellectual diversity, students who live in historically minority and economically depressed neighborhoods are also offered preferential admission consideration.
History
Booker T. Washington High School was founded in 1913 after Booker T. Washington with a class of fourteen students and a staff of two teachers. The school served African AmericanAfrican American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
high school students during segregation
Racial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...
. It was named after the education pioneer Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and political leader. He was the dominant figure in the African-American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915...
. The Tulsa Public Schools district was slow to react to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that de jure
De jure
De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....
racial segregation was unconstitutional in the Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 , was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which...
decision in 1954, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation...
, which outlawed all racial segregation in the United States(segregation ftw). In 1973 Booker T. Washington was chosen to be the vehicle for Tulsa’s school desegregation program. At that time, Tulsa was racially divided along North-South lines, and Booker T. Washington was located in historically African-American north Tulsa, making it the first integration program located at an historically African-American school.
In order to accomplish desegregation, the Tulsa School Board established a system of desegregation busing
Desegregation busing
Desegregation busing in the United States is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in such a manner as to redress prior racial segregation of schools, or to overcome the effects of residential segregation on local school demographics.In 1954, the U.S...
. As part of this policy, Booker T. Washington became a magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
; it no longer had a home neighborhood from which students were accepted. Students instead had to apply for admission to the school and were drawn from across the Tulsa School District. A racial quota system was established, and, until the 2004-2005 school year, 45% of the students accepted identified themselves as "white," 45% identified themselves as "black," and 10% came from "other" ethnic categories. However, in 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 , was a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Michigan Law School...
and Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 , was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the University of Michigan undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy...
that quota systems constituted racial discrimination and violated the Constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
. Booker T. Washington accepted the ruling and eliminated their quota system for accepting students in favor of a system based on geography. Due to Tulsa's regional demographics, this system is calibrated to maintain a similar racial distribution to the old quota system.
Today, the Booker T. Washington Hornets boast a nationally known band known as the "High Steppin T-Connection" marching band. They also boast championship basketball, football, swimming, cross country, and soccer teams, an academic bowl team, a science bowl team, a robotics team, a forensics team, cheerleading and pom teams, an award-winning Air Force JROTC unit, and three nationally competitive choirs (Select Choir, Girls Honor Choir, BTW Jazz Singers).
Booker T. Washington was one of the first Tulsa Public High Schools to offer Advanced Placement courses and began offering the International Baccalaureate program in 1983. The 2003-2004 school year marked the 90th anniversary of Booker T. Washington and the dedication of a new 25 million dollar, 250000 square feet (23,225.8 m²) school building. This building was designed to encompass the rich heritage of the school and tried to incorporate many themes from the previous facility. A portion of the original building has been preserved.
Academics and Administration
Booker T. Washington is an International Baccalaureate world school accredited by the International Baccalaureate OrganizationInternational Baccalaureate Organization
The International Baccalaureate , formerly the International Baccalaureate Organization , is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968. IB offers three educational programmes for children ages 3–19.The organization's name and logo were changed...
(IBO) to grant the IB Diploma to students who complete the two-year program. Participation in the IB Programme is not mandatory. In addition to the IB Programme, Booker T. offers every Advanced Placement course, with the exception of AP Italian Language and Culture
AP Italian Language and Culture
Advanced Placement Italian Language and Culture is a course offered by the American College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
and AP United States Government and Politics
AP United States Government and Politics
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics, also known as AP US Gov & Pol, AP US Gov, AP Go Po or AP Gov, is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program...
. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses are taught in English, math, social studies, science, computer health, foreign language, and the arts.
Booker T. Washington was part of a study by the Education Trust and the ACT (examination)
ACT (examination)
The ACT is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. It was first administered in November 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT Reasoning Test...
. Published in 2005, On Course for Success focused on high performing, diversely populated schools that provide students with college-preparatory courses, qualified teachers, flexible teaching styles, and extra tutorial support. The study identified specific academic skills that should to be taught to high school students in order to prepare high school graduates for college. The study focused on English, math, and science courses, and claimed that Booker T. Washington was "Doing things right."
The school offers eight world languages: Spanish, French, German, Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Russian. All of these languages are offered through level V. In 2005, 81% of the student body was enrolled in a world language, and 10% was enrolled in a level IV language class, or higher. Booker T. Washington has an active exchange program with China, Japan, Russia, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela, India, and many European countries.
Five faculty members have Doctorates and 31 have Master's degrees. In Oklahoma, a Bachelor's degree is the minimum degree required to teach at a public high school. 40% of teachers at Booker T. Washington have more than eleven years of experience. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19 to 1.
The school claims that its annual school-wide talent show, "Hi-Jinks" is the longest continuously running variety show west of the Mississippi. Every four years, faculty members also have a talent show, "Lo-Jinks". While the "Hi-Jinks" claim is unverifiable, the school holds the record for the longest run of appearances at the National Academic Championship with 22.
State championships
- Academic Bowl 15: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
- Speech And Debate 6: 1978, 1979, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Athletics
Booker T. Washington has a storied history in Athletics and has captured 52 state championships. Several former Booker T. athletes have gone on to the NFL and NBA such as Wayman Tisdale and Robert Meachem. Booker T. plays home football games at S.E. Williams Stadium. Booker T. Washington's 2008-2009 football team was ranked No. 90 in the top 100 high school football teams in the nation. They were led by seniors Michael Doctor (LB) Justin Skillens (ATH) and Tony Daniels Jr. (ATH). In 2011, Booker T. Washington's 2010-2011 repeat 5A State Championship Basketball team was ranked No. 20 in the RivalsHigh100 top basketball teams in the nation. It was led by Class of 2011 Seniors Korey Billbury, Tyler Lockett, Dante Barnett, Tre Stearns, and CJ Hyslop as well as Juwan Parker and Phabian Glasco.State championships
- Boys Basketball 14: 1973, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011
- Girls Basketball 2: 2008, 2009
- Football 8: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1984, 2008, 2010
- Boys Soccer 7: 1985, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008
- Boys Swimming: 2: 1981, 1985
- Boys Track 4: 1970, 1979, 1982, 1984
- Girls Track 9: 1974, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2010
- Wrestling 4: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
- Volleyball 1: 1976, 2011
Notable alumni: Athletics
- Wayman TisdaleWayman TisdaleWayman Lawrence Tisdale was an American professional basketball player in the NBA and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma, he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.-Early life:Tisdale was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
– NBA - 1985 2nd Overall Draft Pick (Indiana PacersIndiana PacersThe Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
), Forward, 1985–1997, multiple teams; 1983, 1984 & 1985 First-Team All-America, University of OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
; 1984 OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Gold Medalist; Jazz Bassist/Recording Artist - Etan ThomasEtan ThomasDedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas , is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.-College:...
– NBA - 2000 12th Overall Draft Pick (Dallas MavericksDallas MavericksThe Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
), Forward/Center, Washington WizardsWashington WizardsThe Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
, 2000–Present; 2000 Big East ConferenceBig East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
Defensive Player of the Year, Syracuse UniversitySyracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College... - Mark Anderson – NFL - 2006 159th Overall Draft Pick, Defensive End, Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Houston TexansHouston TexansThe Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
2006-current - Roy FosterRoy Foster (baseball player)Roy Foster was an American left and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians from -. Born in Bixby, Oklahoma, he batted .268 with 23 home runs and 60 runs batted in as a 1970 rookie, and received one vote for the American League's Rookie of the Year Award. He...
– MLB - Outfielder, Cleveland IndiansCleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
, 1970–1972 - R. W. McQuartersR. W. McQuartersRobert William McQuarters, II, born December 21, 1976 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an American football cornerback who most recently played for the New York Giants. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
– NFL - 1998 28th Overall Draft Pick (San Francisco 49'ers), Cornerback, New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, 2006–Present, 2008 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...
winner w/ New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Robert MeachemRobert MeachemRobert Meachem is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Saints 27th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee....
– NFL - 2007 27th Overall Draft Pick, Wide-Receiver, New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
2010 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...
winner w/ New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
; 2006 All-America, University of TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... - Kenny MondayKenny MondayKenny Dale Monday is an Olympic gold medalist and three-time All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State University. He began wrestling at age six at a YMCA after-school program and grew up idolizing Olympic wrestler Wayne Wells. He is a 3X Olympian.Monday attended Booker T...
– 3-time OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
wrestler - 1988 Welterweight Gold Medalist & 1992 Welterweight Silver Medalist; 2x NCAA champion - Ryan HumphreyRyan HumphreyRyan Ashley Humphrey is an American professional basketball player, at the power forward position.After a college career at both the University of Oklahoma and the University of Notre Dame, Humphrey was a first-round pick of the Utah Jazz in the 2002 NBA Draft...
– NBA - 2002 19th Overall Draft Pick (Utah JazzUtah JazzThe Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
), Forward, 2002–2005, Multiple Teams - Felix JonesFelix JonesFelix Jones is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. After playing college football and majoring in kinesiology at the University of Arkansas, he was drafted by the Cowboys 22nd overall in the 2008 NFL Draft...
– NFL - 2008 22nd Overall Draft Pick, Running Back, 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...
, 2008–present; 2006 & 2007 All-America (As Kick-Returner), University of ArkansasUniversity of ArkansasThe University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in... - Tommy ManningTommy ManningTommy Manning is an American runner. He was a member of the 2010 United States Mountain Running Team that placed second at the World Mountain Running Championships in Kamnik, Slovenia. Manning finished 18th overall out of 149 runners...
, American runner and member of 2010 U.S. Mountain Running Team
Other notable alumni
- Amber VallettaAmber VallettaAmber Evangeline Valletta is an American actress and model. She began her career as a model for fashion agencies, and appeared on cover pages of internationally recognized magazines. She made her film debut in Drop Back Ten . She then starred in the hit film Hitch...
– Model and actress - Charlie WilsonCharlie Wilson (musician)Charles Kent "Charlie" Wilson is an American R&B singer-songwriter-producer and the former lead vocalist for the Gap Band. As a solo artist he has been nominated for four Grammy awards, received a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award, and a recipient of a BMI Icon Award in 2005...
– Musician: R&B/Soul Recording Artist (The Gap Band) - Daniel H. WilsonDaniel H. WilsonDaniel H. Wilson is a New York Times best selling author, television host and robotics engineer. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. His most recent novel, published on June 7, 2011, is Robopocalypse....
– Columnist for Popular MechanicsPopular MechanicsPopular Mechanics is an American magazine first published January 11, 1902 by H. H. Windsor, and has been owned since 1958 by the Hearst Corporation...
and author of How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming RebellionHow to Survive a Robot UprisingHow to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion is a semi-satirical book by Daniel Wilson published in November 2005.... - Allan HeinbergAllan HeinbergAllan Heinberg is an American film screenwriter, who wrote Young Avengers for Marvel Comics, and has been a writer and producer on The Naked Truth, Party of Five, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., and Grey's Anatomy.Heinberg's Young Avengers was a sales success for Marvel, though faced...
– American film scriptwriter, currently writes for Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... - John Hope FranklinJohn Hope FranklinJohn Hope Franklin was a United States historian and past president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association. Franklin is best known for his work From Slavery to Freedom, first published in 1947, and...
– Historian and recipient of the Presidential Medal of FreedomPresidential Medal of FreedomThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with thecomparable Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award in the United States... - Heather LangenkampHeather LangenkampHeather Langenkamp is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films...
– actress, A Nightmare on Elm StreetA Nightmare on Elm StreetA Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first film of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film features Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his feature film...
franchise - Judy Eason McIntyreJudy Eason McIntyreJudy Eason McIntyre is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A Democrat, McIntyre is currently serving as an Oklahoma state Senator representing District 11, which includes Osage and Tulsa counties...
– State Senator for District 11 in Oklahoma - Dan PiraroDan PiraroDaniel Charles Piraro is a painter, illustrator and cartoonist best known for his award-winning syndicated cartoon panel Bizarro. Piraro's cartoons have been reprinted in 15 book collections between 1986 and the present....
– Syndicated cartoonist: BizarroBizarro (comic strip)Bizarro is a single-panel cartoon written and drawn by cartoonist Dan Piraro. Launched January 22, 1985, the panel appears daily in 350 markets throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia... - Thaddeus StrassbergerThaddeus StrassbergerThaddeus Strassberger is a celebrated American opera director and scenic designer. In 2005 he was awarded the European Opera Directing Prize by Opera Europa for his work on Opera Ireland's production of Rossini's La Cenerentola.-Biography:...
, opera director
Notable faculty
- Tom AdelsonTom AdelsonTom Adelson is an American politician from Oklahoma. He is currently an Oklahoma State Senator representing the 33 Senate District, located in Tulsa County. Adelson is a Democrat who was first elected in 2004...
, State Senator, teaches Political Philosophy while not in session
- Shea SealsShea SealsShea Brandon Seals is an American professional basketball player. He played in four games with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1997-98 NBA season...
, Head basketball coach, former NBA Player
- John Waldron, 2003 TPS Teacher of the Year, 2007 National Council for International VisitorsNational Council for International VisitorsThe National Council for International Visitors is a non-partisan, 501 non-profit organization established in 1961 to promote excellence in citizen diplomacy. It is based in Washington, D.C., in the United States....
Educator of the Year.
External links
- School Web Site
- Booker T. Washington National Alumni Association
- Speech and Debate Team Website
- The "Newsweek" article with the complete list of the top 1,000 U.S. high schools
- The International Baccalaureate Organization website
- The Advanced Placement Program website
- The "On Course for Success" report