Jean Ribault High School is a public

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located in North

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. It is part of

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Improvement

Ribault was one of 16 schools nationwide selected by the

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for inclusion in the EXCELerator ''School Improvement Model'' program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the

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Athletics

*The boys basketball team has won 4 State championships (1989, 1990, 1994, 1995). *3rd Most Tournament Games Played 163––Miami, 123 wins, 40 losses. 125––Malone, 87 wins, 38 losses. 105––Ribault (Jacksonville), 74 wins, 31 losses *3rd Most Tournament Games Won 123––Miami, 163 games. 87––Malone, 125 games. 74––Ribault (Jacksonville), 105 games *The girls' basketball team has won 12 State championships (1988, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), the highest total in the state. The team also has the highest state totals for consecutive championships (5), tournament appearances, consecutive appearances, tournament games played, and tournament games won. 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 has made 12 appearances in the FHSAA Playoffs and have won numerous District Titles. The Trojan football team also plays in the Northwest Classic Football Game against arch rival

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each year in November.

Notable alumni

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* Leon Gonzalez, wide receiver,

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* Rod Jackson, quarterback,

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, the school's all-time leading passer who led the school to its first playoff appearance in 1985 *

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, wide receiver,

* Travis L. Taylor, wide receiver, member of the

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champion

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* Chris Terry, offensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs *

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player * James F. Rinehart, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences,

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* Longineu Parsons II, Trumpeter - Associate Professor of Music at Florida A&M University * Mike Campbell, musician, guitarist,

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, musician, drummer,

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* Naz Worthen, football / track and field, Naz Worthen (All-American triple jumper) 60th pick in 1989 NFL draft by KC Chiefs out of NC State Univ. *

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References

External links

Official site
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