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'''Washington Street''' High School, located in [[Quitman]], was a former all-black school that existed from 1955-70.<br />
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==History==<br />
Washington Street was a replacement for [[Brooks High]], whose building was considered inadequate.<ref name="Brooks">The Quitman Free Press, September 25, 1952</ref> Plans also included an elementary school as the black elementary in Quitman burned in 1951.<ref name="Brooks"/><br />
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Construction began in 1954, with the new school's name given as Washington Street.<ref>The Quitman Free Press, May 20, 1954</ref> The State School Building Authority turned the building over to Quitman authorities in July 1955.<ref>The Quitman Free Press, August 4, 1955</ref><br />
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Washington Street was initially a city high and elementary school as the Quitman and Brooks County school systems were separate until March 1959, when a two-year contract was signed.<ref>The Quitman Free Press, March 19, 1959</ref> [[Brooks County]], which had been building a consolidated black high school coincidentally on property adjoining Washington Street School,<ref>The Quitman Free Press, January 16, 1958</ref> instead combined black high school student populations in the new school and turned what had been an all-grades Washington Street into an elementary.<ref>The Quitman Free Press, September 3, 1959</ref><ref>Georgia Educational Directory, 1959-60</ref><br />
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Brooks County's consolidated black high school would have combined the county's two high schools, which were located in [[Morven]] and in the community of [[Simmon Hill]], north of [[Dixie]] ([[Brooks County Training]]).<br />
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==Football==<br />
Brooks High won three [[Georgia Interscholastic Association]] state football titles ([[1949]], [[1951]], and [[1952]]), but Washington Street would never get closer than the [[1955]] semifinals. Washington Street would hold the GIA record for the most points scored in a league game. The Wildcats defeated [[Washington High of Blakely]], 126-14, October 10, 1969. Washington Street's final football game was a 22-8 win over [[Seminole County Training]] November 14, 1969. The game was called at halftime because of cold weather.<br />
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After total integration, Washington Street's campus became Brooks County Middle. It has since been demolished, save for the gymnasium.<br />
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