Paxon School for Advanced Studies
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Paxon School for Advanced Studies (PSAS) is one of two International Baccalaureate schools (the other being Stanton College Preparatory School) in Duval County, Florida.
History
The school was built in a prominent area in the 1954. Before, it was Paxon Air Field, where Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female pilot, was killed in a plane crash. The school was originally named Paxon Field Junior-Senior High School and contained 7th through 12 grades until 1957, when Paxon Junior High was built nearby. Paxon became a college preparatory school and an International Baccalaureate school in 1996.Facts
- ranked as the #28 public school in the United States by Newsweek Magzine in 2006
- ranked as the #7 public school in the United States by Newsweek Magazine in 2003 and 2005
- ranked as the #3 public school in the United States by Newsweek in 2004
- P.S. 75 of Duval County Public Schools
- Colors: Blue and Gold
- Mascot: Eagle
- Motto: "Caritas, Constantia, Excellentia, Integritas"
- Newspaper: The Eagle, selected as the #1 high-school paper in Jacksonville by the Florida Times-Union in 2004, 2005, and 2006
- Football Stadium: Pajcic Stadium
Faculty and Staff
- Dr. James Williams, Principal
- Dr. Kelli Coker-Daniel, Vice Principal
- James Veal, Assistant Principal of Student Services (Dean)
- Andrea Ashley, Head of Guidance
- Mary Spivey, IB Coordinator
- Nan Harrington, Athletic Director
- Elizabeth Allen, Mathematics department chair
- Janet Coburn, Social Studies department chair
- Lissa Gold, Foreign Language department chair
- William Keels, Science department chair
- Marilyn Olin, English department chair
- Senior Army Instructor - Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Kennerly
- Army Instructor - Seargent First Class John Haight
- Guidance: Betty Bennett and Judy Hygema
- College Ambassador: Joseph B. Manser
- J. Ryan, Kelleh S, Leigha B, Jordan H, Speedy, BJB, Sara, B-Att, Bobbeh, D-Lis, and a few more: Guidance Assistants
- Griffin Hawkins: Coolest Kid
- Liam Shaw: Foriegner
Notable alumni
- former teacher Mae Boren Axton was instrumental in launching Elvis Presley's singing career by interviewing him on the radio in Jacksonville on July, 28 1955. She is probably more well-known, however, for later co-writing Presley's first #1 hit song, "Heartbreak Hotel."
- Dr. Norman E. Thagard, astronaut
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