Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School
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| Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School | |
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| Address | |
2200 Minnesota Avenue Southeast 20020 | |
| Coordinates | 38°52′18″N 76°58′28″W / 38.871799°N 76.974487°WCoordinates: 38°52′18″N 76°58′28″W / 38.871799°N 76.974487°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Information | |
| Former name | Benjamin G. Orr Elementary School |
| School type | Public Elementary School |
| Motto | Excellence . . . All Day Every Day! |
| Established | 1902 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools |
| Principal | Kimberly Douglas |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten 3 to 5 |
| Enrollment | 430 |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics conference | DCIAA |
| Mascot | Panthers[1] |
| Communities served | Fairlawn |
| Feeder schools | Kramer Middle School |
Lawrence E. Boone School (founded as Orr Elementary School) is a public elementary school in Washington, D.C. It is named after Lawrence E. Boone, the school's first African American principal, who served from 1970 to 1995[2]. It serves grades Prekindergarten 3 through 5th is under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia Public Schools[3]. The school is located in the Fairlawn neighborhood, at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and 22nd Street SE in Washington's Ward 8.
History[edit]
Orr Elementary School was built in 1902, and was named after Washington, DC's 4th mayor, Benjamin G. Orr.
In the 2010s, students who attended the school discovered that Orr was a slaveholder. This sparked a years-long campaign to rename the school. In 2018, the school was modernized, and officially renamed Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School[4].
Student Programs[edit]
As of school year 2023-2024, the school offers the following academic programs:
- English-Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Art
- Health/Physical Education (including 3rd grade swim)
- Music
- Technology
- French
The school offers the following extracurricular clubs:
- Dance (SALA[5])
- Drama
- Drumline
- Geoplunge
- Girls On the Run[6]
- HistoryPlunge
- LEGO Robotics
Boone Elementary School participates in the DCIAA's elementary school division, and has the following competitive teams:
- Cross Country (boys & girls)
- Basketball (boys & girls)
- Cheer (co-ed)
- Outdoor Track (boys & girls)
In spring of 2024, both the boys and girls outdoor track teams won the city elementary east championship[7].
The school also participates in DC SCORES[8] soccer for boys and girls.
References[edit]
- ↑ "DCIAA Schools".
- ↑ Gray, Madison (2018-08-21). "D.C. Elementary school flips script, drops name of slave owner for hero principal". TheGrio. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ↑ "School Profiles Home". profiles.dcps.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ↑ "Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon at the Newly Modernized Boone Elementary School | mayormb". mayor.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ↑ "Arts for Learning Maryland". Arts for Learning Maryland. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ↑ "Our Locations | GOTR Washington DC". www.gotrdc.org. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ↑ "AthleticLIVE". results.mdtimingllc.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ↑ "Program Sites - DC SCORES - Building Teams, Improving Lives". www.dcscores.org. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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