Schools in the Community
Before 1920
1920 - 1969
1970 - 1985
Period:
Lincoln Elementary
Lakeland High
School:
Moorehead School
Pickett Kiddieland
Rochelle Grammar
Rochelle Junior High
Rochelle High
Rochelle Adult School
Washington Park School
Washington Park High
Rochelle Elementary
Washington Park High
Washington Park High was established in the late 1920s under the leadership of Mr. Edward Murray. It was the fourth of five high schools for Blacks in the State of Florida.
The high school was known for it's academic excellence as well as athletic achievement. Each year the school produced graduates, even though the Black school was not open during harvest season in order for the students to work in the agricultural industry.
The 1948-1949 academic year was the last year the school was known as Washington Park High. In 1949, the Black high school and grammar school were renamed after William A. Rochelle, a well respected educator in the Black community. In 1950, the school relocated nearby on Dakota Avenue to a new facility.
Black Principals & Assistants
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Mr Lewis
Principals
Asst Principal
Mr Coleman
Mr Murray
Mr Webb
Mr Conoly
Mr Roberts
Mr Taylor
Black Teachers
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Ms Adderly
Ms Alexander
Mr Balloon
Mr Bell
Mr Brown
Ms Bunch
Ms Chestang
Ms Colbert
Ms Gillings
Mr Graham
Ms Griffin
Ms Gilchrest
Ms Coleman
Mr Brown
Ms Hill
Ms Jenkins
Ms McCann
Mr McCann
Ms McNair
Mr McArthur
Ms Joe
Ms McPherson
Mr Meade
Ms Newton
Mr Newton
Ms Ortiz
Ms Newton
Mr Mills
Ms Pace
Ms Peterson
Mr Roberts
Mr Saylor
Ms Smith
Mr Roberts
Ms Postell
Mr Spears
Mr Strong
Ms Webb
Ms Williams
Ms Williams
Mr Williams
Mr. Wilson
Black Graduates
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1930
Class of 1949
Class 1948
L-R Seated: Arthur Macon, Hazel O'neal, Mamie Weaver, Lena Smith, Beatrice Adams, Boneva Smith, Pliney Price, Josephine Luster, Mary J. Lancaster, Mary Davis, Theodore Crawford
Second Row: Mr. Steven Lewis, George Cox, Ruby Anthony, Elouise Porter, Hazel Hill, Donnie Sanders, Henry Joyner Jr., Betty Wiggs, Lonnie Peterson, Ella Douglas, Sallie Hayes, Richard Jordan, Mrs. Elsie Dunbar
Third Row: Juanita Smith, Mae Frances Holmes, Annie. Canady, Freddie Austin, Mary Brown, Doris Fields, Florida Griffin
Fourth Row: Robert Brown, Oliver Johnson, James Gilchrist, Eugene Patterson, Reddick Gainous, Leion Gilchrist, T.J. Hogan
Class 1947
L-R First Row: Cleo Hill, Mary McShay, Juanita Freeman, Vivian Postell, Gladys Goldwire, Virginia Broome
Second Row: Annie Whitmore, Nathan Flemings, Laura Canady, Lousadie Roundtree, J.T. McShay, David Wall
Third Row: Anna Cole, Melvin Weaver, Felton McKinney, Mary Bryant, Ossie Scott
Fourth Row: Willie West, Rosa Randolph, Edward Whistnant, Robert Laidler
Class 1946
L-R First Row: Johnnie Zipperer, Annie Silas, Christine McNish, Rachel Roberts, Julia Smith, Beatrice Jones, Mr. J.H. Webb
Second Row: Mrs. Elsie Dunbar, Aneice Colbert, Carrie Harris, Ella Wiggs, Luvenia Gibbons, Ida Boone, Beulah Moore, Alice Wright, Dorothy Harris
Third-Fifth Rows: James Lucas, Bennie Wright, Katie Moore, Doris Matthews, Jean Champion, Ruby Fuller, John Anthony, James McCormick, Herman Brown, Neneva Hodge, Robert Woodson, Marion Douse
Class 1945
L-R First Row: Susie Dyson, Josephine Randolph, Juanita Colbert, Johnnie Turner, Bertha Pickett, Opal Smith, Albertha Roberts, Dorthia Glenn, Louise Jennings, Mary Dorsett
Second Row: Ida Walls, Eva Jordan, Bertha Flowers, William Brown, Lucille Smith, Eva Chisholm, Dorothy Hankerson, Jewel Goldwire, Katie Moseley
Third Row: C.J. Hills, Robert Canady, Arthur Smith, Lucille Zipperer, Queen Williams, Reatha Roberts
Fourth Row: Jimmie Mosley, Johnnie Roundtree, Mary Walker, Johnnie Jones, Walter Moore
Class 1944
L-R First Row: Juanita Brown, Gladys Harrington, Helen Shaw, Julia Gordon, Helen Riley, Merial Strickland, Margaret Brooks, Mrs N.L. Adderly
Second Row: Mildred McShay, Sadie Dyson, Gladys Moore, Hostina Bembry, Helen Brown, Hatie Harris
Class 1943
Class 1942
L-R First Row: Mrs. N.L. Adderly-sponsor, Julia Mullins, Rebeca Walker, Idell Crawford,Bernita Smith, Sara Kerr, Louvenia Howard, Mr. S.N. Lewis-principal
Second Row: Mary Newsome, Willie Hopkins, Marry Berry, William Marshall, Naomi Houston, John Jones, Dorothy Miller
Third Row: Charles Hamilton, Lillie Thomas, Margaret Swift, Luty Willis
Fourth Row: Forrest McKinney, Samuel Williams, Thomas Hodge
Class 1941
Class 1940
L-R First Row: Mr. E.W. Strickland, Alton Brown, Mary Sanders, Rosa Roux, Juanita Walls, Mercedes Flowers, Louise Harris, Freddy Andrews, Lucy Smith, Mr. O.J. Adderly-Principal
Second Row: Elizabeth Lee, Ruby Zimmerman, Leola Wallace, Evelyn Dubose, Matthew Hill, Mamie Scott, Leola McKenzie
Third Row: Clifford Owens, Elnora Cunningham, Ruthie Harrison, Pearl Taylor, Obie Jennings, Carrie Brown, Walter Kagler, Isabella Corley, William Miller
Class 1939
Class 1938
Class 1937
Class 1936
Class 1935
Class 1934
Class 1933
Class 1932
Class 1931
Class 1930
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Picture Gallery
Washington Park High 1929 Football Team, "The Sharks". The Sharks were established during the 1927-28 academic year. First record was 3-3-1. In 1928, their name was changed to Panthers. In 1929, they won the Florida State Championship. During the season, no team scored or "crossed the goal".
L-R First Row: Edward Brown, James Tilmon, Charles Hicks, Joseph Luster, General Coleman, James Broome, Jerome Morris, Willie Mobley, William Dubose
Second Row: Mr. James Gilchrist-coach, Chester Seaberry, Dennis Gordon, Brother Lewis, Willie Ogelsby
Third Row: Joseph Moore, Daniel Singleton, Dewey Mullins, Jesse Nesbitt, T.C. Walker, Oscar Jackson
Washington Park High 1945 Girls Basketball Team.
L-R First Row: Beatrice Jones, Annie Witmore, Lucille Smith, Amerine Cole
Second Row: Abbie Coleman-coach, Geraldine Bellamny, Mary Walker, Geneva Hodge, Mary Bryant, Mary McLendon
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