Yulee High School

Yulee High School
Address
85375 Miner Road Yulee , Florida 32097–7253 United States
Coordinates	30°36′36″N 81°34′48″W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Nassau County School District
NCES District ID	1201350
CEEB code	102060
NCES School ID	120135004995
Principal	Lori Amos
Teaching staff	63.50 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,307 (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio	20.58
Color(s)	Green & Gold
Mascot	Hornet
Newspaper	Stinger
Yearbook	The Vespidae
Website	Yulee High School Home Page

Yulee High School is a comprehensive four-year school located in Yulee, Florida. The original school closed in 1965 when Florida desegregated public schools. Following desegregation, students were allowed to choose between attending West Nassau or Fernandina Beach. The current institution opened in 2006, although Yulee had been the site of a high school earlier, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The initial graduating class of Yulee High School, in 2007, had a 71% graduation rate, 23% of whom graduated with honors.

The mascot of the sports teams for YHS is the Hornet. Yulee high school is also in a “A” rated district in Nassau county.

Notable alumni

• Derrick Henry – NFL running back for the Baltimore Ravens and 2015 Heisman Trophy winner.

External links

• Yulee High School Home Page

I was a senior and Student Council President Year 1965. Yes that was the last Senior Class but you have misquoted the date of Segregation. Please see below and correct

[INTEGRATION BEGINS WITH CLASS OF 1970 Wanda Blue, who graduated in 1970, was part of the forced transition. “Because of the excellent education I’d received at Peck, I tested out of English, Math, and History for my senior year. Due to the classes at Fernandina Beach High School being overcrowded when the schools integrated, I would finish my work at Fernandina Beach High, then come over to Peck and sit with Mrs. Kennedy for the rest of the school day. The classes I took at Fernandina Beach High were P.E., Chemistry, and a half-year of ‘Americanism vs. Communism,’” remembers Wanda Blue. Once basketball season started, she’d go back to Fernandina Beach High for practice.

“Nassau County wasn’t ready to integrate; there wasn’t enough room at Southside Elementary to house all the kids, so third graders stayed at Peck until 1976. The vocational classes—Automotive, Industrial Arts, Refrigeration, and Home Economics—stayed, too,” she adds.

“Plus, the brand-new Science Suite,” Louryne remembers sadly, “but it wasn’t used after 1969.” Johnnie Robinson, Sr. was one of the teachers that left an impact on the students. He was the first coach (football and basketball), taught Math, Art, and Social Studies, and was a mentor to the kids. “We called him the ‘X’s and O’s man,’” says Frink, “He did everything.”

“When the school was integrated, a lot of our teachers were displaced. Our P.E. teacher didn’t have a job anymore. Mr. Albert and Mrs. Owens, our Science and English teachers, ended up going to the Junior High School. Mr. Robinson was a floater for the first year before they found a place for him,” says Wanda.

In 1976, the building that was once a great source of pride for Fernandina’s African-American community was left vacant, and soon it started to show signs of neglect. “When you lose such an important part of the community, you lose more than just a building,” says Clayton. “When Peck High School was deteriorating, it felt like our neighborhood, our worth, was too. It happens in towns like this all over the country, and it’s a shame.”[Category:Public high schools in Florida]]