Thurgood Marshall High School is a public high school in

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. The school is named for the late

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pioneering

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Justice

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. The school was established in 2007.

About

Thurgood Marshall High School was formed in 2007 after the merger of Colonel White High School and Nettie Lee Roth Middle School. Roth had previously been a high school until it was converted to a

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in 1982. Thurgood Marshall was built on the former site of Roth and decided to use Colonel White's nickname of the "Cougars." The school colors are purple and gold, purple being from Roth's purple & white and the gold from Colonel White's green & gold. Thurgood Marshall students select either the School of Humanities and Cultural Studies or Service and Leadership as ninth graders. Incoming freshmen apply for admission into the AMA (Academic Magnet Academy) and are accepted based upon meeting the program's entrance requirements. These learning communities are designed to prepare students for entrance into colleges and universities of higher learning.

Clubs / Organizations

Move Foward Thurgood Marshall NAACP High School Chapter -2

''NAACP High School Chapter'' * Thurgood Marshall High School is the home of the first

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High School Chapter in the State of Ohio. The ''Move Forward Thurgood Marshall NAACP High School Chapter'' was founded and officially chartered by the

National Board of Directors on February 20, 2016. It was named in honor of two

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activists,

and Dayton NAACP President Derrick L. Foward. The chapter's mission is to “Develop the next generation of Community and Civil Rights Leaders.” The first elected Officers were Dariana Tolliver, President; Amanda McClellon, 1st Vice President; Jayiana Pooler, Secretary; Rahjae Mack, Assistant Secretary; Shemaya Wingard, Treasurer; and Briana Thomas, Assistant Treasurer. The first elected Advisor was LTC (R) Claudia L. Mason. The first appointed High Executive Committee Member was Malcolm Hazelton.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys

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– 1976*, 1981*, 1982*, 1990+ * Boys

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- 1976*, 1981*, 1982* : * titles won by Nettie Lee Roth High School prior to that school closing : + titles won by Colonel White High School prior to that school closing

Notable alumni

* Joe Thomasson (born 1993), basketball player in the

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* Keith Byars (born 1963), former NFL player, graduated from Nettie Lee Roth High School prior to that school closing

References

External links

Thurgood Marshall Website
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