Jean Ribault High School

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Jean Ribault High School is a public high school located in North Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of Duval County Public Schools.

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Improvement

Ribault was one of 16 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Athletics

• The boys' basketball team has won 14 State championships (1952, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2014), the second-highest total in the state.
• The girls' basketball team has won 10 State championships (1988, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2013, and 2014), the highest total in the state. The team also has the highest state totals for consecutive championships (5), tournament appearances (35), consecutive appearances (25), tournament games played (118), and tournament games won (93). In 2016 the Lady Trojans won the 2016 National High School Invitational.
• The baseball team won the State championship in 1968.
• The boys' cross country team won the State championship in 1961.
• The boys' track and field team won the State championship in 1979 and 1991.
• The girls' track and field team won the State championship in 1976, 1977, 1990, 1992, and 1993.

The Trojan Football team plays the Northwest Classic Football Game against arch rival William M. Raines High School each year.

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Notable alumni

• Chandra Cheesborough, Olympic champion sprinter in National Track and Field Hall of Fame
• Laveranues Coles, wide receiver, Washington Redskins, New York Jets
• Rod Jackson, quarterback, FAMU, school's all-time leading passer who led school to its first playoff appearance in 1985
• Kelvin Martin, wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys
• Travis L. Taylor, wide receiver, member of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens
• Chris Terry, offensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs
• Howard Smothers, football player, selected by Philadelphia Eagles with 248th pick in 1995 NFL Draft
• Erica White, professional women's basketball player
• James F. Rinehart, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Troy University
• Mike Campbell, musician, guitarist, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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References

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External links

• Official site

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