Pahokee High School

Pahokee Middle Senior High School
Location
900 Larrimore Road, Pahokee, Florida United States
Coordinates	26°49′33″N 80°39′17″W / 26.8257°N 80.6546°WCoordinates: 26°49′33″N 80°39′17″W / 26.8257°N 80.6546°W
Information
Principal	Adrian Ocampo (high school) Michael Aronson (middle school)
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	900
Mascot	Blue Devils
Website	Pahokee Middle Senior HS
Pahokee High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	360 Main St., Pahokee, Florida
Coordinates	26°49′30″N 80°39′47″W / 26.8251°N 80.6630°W
Built	1928
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP Reference #	96001334
Added to NRHP	November 15, 1996

Pahokee High School (also known as Pahokee Junior Senior High School) is a historic school in Pahokee, Florida. It is currently located at 900 Larrimore Road.^[1] On November 15, 1996, The old Pahokee High School building on E. Main St. was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Athletics

Pahokee is most famous for its football team, the Blue Devils, which has won 6 state championships in 1989, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, including a span from 2006-2007 which featured a 28-0 record, a #6 national ranking, and 2 state championships.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Anquan Boldin, football player for the Detroit Lions^[4]
• Kevin Bouie, football player for multiple NFL teams^[5]
• Rickey Jackson, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker^[6]
• Eric Moore, football player for the New England Patriots^[7]
• Alphonso Smith, football player for the Detroit Lions^[8]
• Bill Bentley, football player for the Detroit Lions^[9]
• Antone Smith, football player for the Atlanta Falcons^[10]
• Janoris Jenkins, football player for the New York Giants^[11]
• Pernell McPhee, football player for the Baltimore Ravens^[12]
• Andre Waters, former football player for the Philadelphia Eagles^[13]
• Vincent Smith, football player for the Michigan Wolverines^[14]
• Mel Tillis, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee^[15]

References

1. "Pahokee Middle High School". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
2. "Historic Pahokee Hit Hard Times". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
3. "Pahokee Football Year-by-Year Results". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
4. "Player Bio: Anquan Boldin". seminoles.com. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
5. "Pahokee Alumni Pro Stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
6. "Rickey Jackson Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
7. "Eric Moore Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
8. "Alphonso Smith Profile". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
9. "Ragin Cajuns Athletics - 2011 Football Roster". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
10. "Antone Smith Profile - Florida State University Official Athletic Site". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
11. "Gator Football Roster/Bios". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
12. "Pernell McPhee - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
13. "'Football killed him': The legacy of Pahokee's Andre Waters". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
14. "Vincent Smith Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". mgoblue.com. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
15. "MEL TILLIS - Country Music Hall of Fame". Retrieved March 18, 2013.

External links

• Pahokee High School's website
• Palm Beach County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Old Pahokee High School at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs