The Young Women's Leadership School at Rhodes High School
The Young Women's Leadership School at E. Washington Rhodes High School was a public secondary school for girls located at 3100 North 29th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
History
[edit]In September 2005 the School District of Philadelphia converted Rhodes Middle School, a coeducational middle school, into an all-female middle and high school.[1] During that year the district established The Young Men's Leadership School at Thomas FitzSimons High School for males.[2] The males zoned to the former FitzSimons and Rhodes zones were assigned to FitzSimons, while the females in the zones were assigned to Rhodes. After the redesign Rhodes reported a smooth transition.[1]
In March 2012, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted to turn Rhodes back into a co-educational middle school.[3] The students were reassigned to Strawberry Mansion High School.[4] The Rhodes campus now serves as a K-8 school.[5]
Transportation
[edit]SEPTA serves the school with Routes 32, 48, and 60.[6]
Feeder patterns
[edit]Feeder elementary schools included Thomas M. Peirce Elementary School, Anna B. Pratt School, John G. Whittier School, and Richard R. Wright School.[6] Ethel Allen School, a K-8 school, fed into Rhodes.[6]
School uniforms
[edit]Rhodes students were required to wear school uniforms.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Woodall, Martha. "All-Boys' High School Off to a Rocky Start." Philadelphia Inquirer. Monday February 27, 2006.
- ^ Snyder, Susan. "High school reworked as boys-only." Philadelphia Inquirer. Sunday August 24, 2005.
- ^ Herold, Benjamin. "Stanton, Sheppard spared; eight other schools to close The Public School Notebook March 29, 2012"
- ^ Graham, Kristen A. "Philadelphia superintendent identifies schools he intends to close." Philadelphia Inquirer. December 15, 2012. Retrieved on November 30, 2015.
- ^ "EW Rhodes Middle School." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions Archived 2015-11-06 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Accessed November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Uniform Colors." School District of Philadelphia. Accessed November 9, 2008.
External links
[edit]- E. Washington Rhodes High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- E. Washington Rhodes Middle School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Rhodes High Attendance Boundary ( (Archive)
- High schools in Philadelphia
- Public middle schools in Pennsylvania
- School District of Philadelphia
- Girls' schools in Pennsylvania
- Public girls' schools in the United States
- Schools in Philadelphia
- Women's leadership schools
- Public high schools in Pennsylvania
- 2005 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Upper North Philadelphia
- History of women in Pennsylvania
- Women in Philadelphia