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McKinley Technology Education Campus
The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) high school for the district.
Address
151 T Street Northeast Washington D.C. 20002 United States
Coordinates	38°54′55″N 77°0′17″W / 38.91528°N 77.00472°W / 38.91528; -77.00472
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"No excuses, just solutions"
Established	1926, 2004
Closed	1997 (reopened 2004)
School district	District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 5
CEEB code	090044
Principal	Kortni Stafford
Faculty	59.0 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	656 (2015-16)
Student to teacher ratio	11.95
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Maroon and grey
Mascot	Trainers
Website	www.mckinleytech.org

McKinley Technology High School is a public citywide 9th–12th grade high school in the District of Columbia Public Schools in Northeast Washington, D.C. The school, an offshoot of Central High School (now Cardozo Senior High School), originally was called McKinley Technical High School and was located at 7th Street NW and Rhode Island Avenue NW in the District of Columbia. The United States Congress allocated $26 million in 1926 for the construction of the existing building at 2nd and T Streets NE, in the Eckington area. The school is named for William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States.

Academics

McKinley Tech is a STEM-focused DCPS application high school. Students focus on one of three courses of study: Engineering, Information Technology (Networking, Computer Science, and Digital Media), or Biotechnology.

History

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The school was exclusively for white residents of the City of Washington until integrated with other DC schools by an Executive Order by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in June 1954. The school underwent a rapid change in the ethnic groups attending the school, similar to other schools in Washington, DC, and was a majority African-American school by 1960. The school continued to offer programs in printing, automotive technology, and other technical fields.

Between 1929 and 1940 and again in 1942-1943 the school's gymnasium, Tech Gymnasium, served as a home court for the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team.

Enrollment fell from a peak of 2400 in the late 1960s to approximately 500 in the mid-1990s. The school was selected for closure during the period of the congressionally authorized financial control board. The school was shuttered in June 1997.

During the mayoral election campaign of 1998, then Chief Financial Officer Anthony A. Williams promised the city a technology-focused high school to connect city youth with the growing technology base of the Washington-area economy. After assuming the position of Mayor in January 1999, planning began on a school that did not have a decided location. In 2000 a decision was made to place the new school in the closed McKinley facility. Plans at that time included placing incubator companies in the facility and using the facility for professional development for the DC Public Schools and for the growing charter schools movement. In July 2001, the school's opening was delayed from 2002 to 2003. In January 2002, Daniel Gohl assumed the role of Founding Principal, coming from the Science Academy of Austin in Austin, Texas. In October 2002 the DC School Board delayed the opening again to September 2004. Renovations to the older campus and modernization in a manner consistent with its intended role as a technology school were cited as reasons for the delay. The school finally reopened on September 1, 2004, for grades 9 and 10. On August 28, 2006, the school had a complete program for grades 9-12 and an enrollment of 800 students.

David Pinder was appointed principal in 2007.

On September 7, 2012 Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan named McKinley a National Blue Ribbon School. David Pinder was awarded DCPS Principal of the Year, 2012.

Athletics

The McKinley Tech Trainers compete in the DCIAA. They offer baseball, bowling, boys' basketball (JV and varsity), boys' soccer, cheerleading, cross country, flag football, football, girls' basketball, girls' soccer, indoor track, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball.

Notable alumni

• Tim Bassett, forward, New York Nets
• John Battle, former professional NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Charlie Brotman, Presidential inauguration announcer, longtime Redskins P.A. announcer, and publicist for Sugar Ray Leonard
• David Carliner, immigration and civil rights lawyer
• Arthur Cook, Olympic sport shooter
• Jack Edmonds, mathematician and computer scientist
• Francine Haskins, multi-media textile artist and book illustrator
• Dennis F. Hightower, Former Deputy Secretary, US Department of Commerce; former President, Walt Disney Television & Telecommunications
• Tony Jannus, early aviator.
• Gene Littles, All-American guard, High Point College basketball, ABA Carolina Cougars, NBA coach
• Bill Martin, former professional NBA player (Indiana Pacers)
• John Mauchly, inventor ENIAC computer (first large supercomputer)
• Michael Morgan, conductor
• Lonnie Perrin, fullback, Denver Broncos
• James Ray (singer) R&B singer
• Joseph Paul Reason, Admiral, US Navy (Retd). First African American Four-star Admiral
• Joe Rosenthal, U.S. Marine, photographer
• Richard Smallwood, gospel artist, director, Richard Smallwood Singers
• Jean Edward Smith, author
• Emmet G. Sullivan, judge
• Edward Thiele, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral
• Orlando Vega, forward, Puerto Rican Olympic and national basketball teams
• Red Webb, former Major League Baseball player (New York Giants)
• Gig Young, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
• William Seifriz, University of Pennsylvania professor

References

1. GNIS entry for McKinley Technology Senior High School; USGS; December 6, 2011.
2. "McKinley Technology HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
3. ^ National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 6, 2011.
4. "McKinley Technology High School Profile". www.profiles.dcps.dc.gov/. District of Columbia Public Schools. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
5. "Georgetown Basketball History: Home Courts". The Georgetown Basketball History Project. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
6. ^ McKenna, Dave (March 21, 2019). "50 Years Ago, The Washington Post Started One Of The Biggest Controversies In D.C. Basketball History". Deadspin.
7. Coleman, Anthony (26 February 1987). "McKinley's Complete Player". The Washington Post.
8. Graff, Garrett M. (30 January 2009). "The Insider: Charlie Brotman". Washingtonian.
9. Newbeck, Phyl (7 October 2007). "Obituary: David Carliner". The Guardian.
10. "Official Obituary of Arthur Edwin Cook". Retrieved September 9, 2024.
11. "First Mathematical Theory of Efficient Combinatorial Algorithms: Jack Edmonds". NIST. 14 March 2022.
12. "Francine Haskins: Mixed-Media Fiber Artist (1966 – present) By Francine Haskins | Black Power Chronicles". 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
13. Thomas Reilly. Jannus, an American flier.
14. "Gene Littles". North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
15. Quinn, James (26 August 2009). "Martin steps out of father's shadow". ESPN.com.
16. Costello, J. (Spring 1996). "As the twig is bent: the early life of John Mauchly". IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. 18 (1): 45–50. doi:10.1109/85.476560.
17. Page, Tim (August 20, 2021). "Michael Morgan, conductor and passionate advocate for classical music, dies at 63". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
18. Shapiro, Leonard (12 January 1978). "Denver Super for Perrin". The Washington Post.
19. Bernstein, Adam (22 August 2006). "Joe Rosenthal". The Washington Post.
20. Alexander, Keith L. (23 July 2015). "The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms". The Washington Post.
21. Seelye, Katharine Q. (13 September 2019). "Jean Edward Smith, Biographer of the Underrated, Dies at 86". The New York Times.
22. "District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan". United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
23. "Rear Adm. E.H. Thiele, Coast Guard Engineer, Dies". The Washington Post. April 24, 1981.
24. Knight, Athelia (26 October 1994). "Vega Aims Longest Shot at NBA". The Washington Post.
25. "Red Webb Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
26. Coe, Richard L. (3 September 1978). "The Survivors - Still on Scene". The Washington Post.
27. "In memoriam William Seifriz". Protoplasma. 45 (4): 513–524. December 1956. doi:10.1007/BF01252673.

External links

• Official website

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