Pahokee High School

{{Infobox school

| name = Pahokee Middle-Senior High School

| address = 900 Larrimore Road

| city = Pahokee

| state = Florida

| country = United States

| zipcode = 33476

| coordinates = {{coord|26.8257|-80.6546|type:edu_region:US-FL|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| type = Public middle school and high school

| established =

| district = School District of Palm Beach County

| superintendent = Donald E. Fennoy

| principal = Dwayne Denard{{Cite web |url=https://pmsm.palmbeachschools.org/school_info |title=School info |website=Pahokee Middle-Senior High School (pmsm.palmbeachschools.org) |access-date=February 5, 2021}}

| grades = 6–12

| enrollment = 916 (2023-2024){{NCES School ID|120150002624|school_name=Pahokee Middle-Senior High|access_date=January 17, 2025|do_not_render=y|ref_name=NCES}}

| teaching_staff = 50.00 (FTE)

| ratio = 18.32

| mascot = Blue Devil

| colors = {{color box|white}} white and {{color box|blue}} Blue

| website = {{URL|pmsm.palmbeachschools.org}}

}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Old Pahokee High School

| image = Pahokee FL High School01.jpg

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|26.8251|-80.6630|region:US-FL_type:edu|format=dms|display=inline}}

| locmapin = Florida#USA

| location = 360 Main St., Pahokee, Florida

| built = 1928

| area =

| added = November 15, 1996

| visitation_num =

| visitation_year =

| governing_body =

| architect =

| architecture = Mission/Spanish Revival

| refnum = 96001334

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/PahokeeMiddleSrHigh/ |title=Pahokee Middle High School |accessdate=March 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130164656/http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/pahokeemiddlesrhigh/ |archivedate=January 30, 2013 }} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.historicpalmbeach.com/eliot-kleinberg/2009/05/historic-pahokee-hit-hard-times/ | title=Historic Pahokee Hit Hard Times | accessdate=March 18, 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130411023135/http://www.historicpalmbeach.com/eliot-kleinberg/2009/05/historic-pahokee-hit-hard-times/ | archivedate=April 11, 2013 }} It was designed by architect William Manly King. It has had a very successful football program and numerous NFL players have graduated from the school. It has a rivalry with Glades Central High School which also has a successful football program. The schools feature in Bryan Mealer's 2012 book Muck City.

Athletics

Pahokee's football team, the Blue Devils, has won 6 state championships in 1989, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, including a span from 2006 to 2007 which featured a 28–0 record, a #6 national ranking, and 2 state championships.{{cite web | url=http://www.maxpreps.com/local/team/records/year_by_year_results.aspx?gendersport=boys,football&schoolid=b291fc46-7d4d-4d15-884a-9042be670094 | title=Pahokee Football Year-by-Year Results | accessdate=March 18, 2013}}

Notable alumni

Richard Ash, football player for Dallas Cowboys{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AshxRi00.htm | title=Richard Ash | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=3 August 2014}}
Bill Bentley, football player for Detroit Lions{{cite web | url=http://www.ragincajuns.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1571&path=football | title=Ragin Cajuns Athletics - 2011 Football Roster | accessdate=March 18, 2013}}
Anquan Boldin, football player for Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers{{cite web |url=http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/boldin_anquan00.html |title=Player Bio: Anquan Boldin |work=seminoles.com |accessdate=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503132627/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/boldin_anquan00.html |archivedate=3 May 2012 }}
Kevin Bouie, football player for multiple NFL teams{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93b94a51 | title=Pahokee Alumni Pro Stats | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=3 August 2014}}
Jim Burroughs, football player for Indianapolis Colts{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurrJi20.htm | title=Jim Burroughs | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=3 August 2014}}
Rickey Jackson, Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JACKSRIC02 |title=Rickey Jackson Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |work=databasefootball.com |accessdate=6 June 2011 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604214754/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JACKSRIC02 |archivedate=4 June 2011 }}
Janoris Jenkins, football player for Tennessee Titans{{cite web | url=http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2010&player_id=172 | title=Gator Football Roster/Bios | accessdate=March 18, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222034330/http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2010&player_id=172 | archive-date=December 22, 2010 | url-status=dead }}
Pernell McPhee, football player for Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens{{cite web | url=http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=204766780 | title=Pernell McPhee - Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics Site | accessdate=March 18, 2013}}
Eric Moore, football player for New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MOOREERI02 |title=Eric Moore Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |work=databasefootball.com |year=2011 |accessdate=6 June 2011 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121153602/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MOOREERI02 |archivedate=21 November 2011 }}
Alphonso Smith, football player for Detroit Lions{{cite web | url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_alphonso00.html | title=Alphonso Smith Profile | accessdate=March 18, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511052828/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_alphonso00.html | archive-date=May 11, 2013 | url-status=dead }}
Antone Smith, football player for Atlanta Falcons{{cite web | url=http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_antone00.html | title=Antone Smith Profile - Florida State University Official Athletic Site | accessdate=March 18, 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905134032/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_antone00.html | archivedate=September 5, 2012 }}
Vincent Smith, football player for Michigan Wolverines{{cite web |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_vincent00.html |title=Vincent Smith Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |work=mgoblue.com |accessdate=March 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622214047/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_vincent00.html |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Mel Tillis, singer, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee{{cite web | url=http://countrymusichalloffame.org/full-list-of-inductees/view/mel-tillis | title=MEL TILLIS - Country Music Hall of Fame | accessdate=March 18, 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330002929/http://countrymusichalloffame.org/full-list-of-inductees/view/mel-tillis | archivedate=March 30, 2013 }}
Andre Waters, football player for Philadelphia Eagles, had CTE Chronic traumatic encephalopathy{{cite web | url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/football-killed-him-the-legacy-of-pahokees-andre-w/nL9wz/ | title='Football killed him': The legacy of Pahokee's Andre Waters | accessdate=March 18, 2013}}
Riquna Williams, basketball player for WNBA's Las Vegas Aces

References

External links

{{official website|https://pmsm.palmbeachschools.org/}}
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070310134442/http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht/record_t.cfm?ID=709&type=c&index=50 Old Pahokee High School]}} at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs] (March 2007 archive copy)

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Palm Beach County, Florida

Category:High schools in Palm Beach County, Florida

Category:Public high schools in Florida