Victoria Johnson
Dublin Core
Title
Victoria Johnson
Alternative Title
Johnson, Victoria
Subject
High school principals--United States
African American school principals
Orlando (Fla.)
High schools--Florida
Schools
Education--Florida
Description
Victoria Johnson, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1990-1991. During her one term, high school competency test scores rose significantly.
Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
Creator
Source
Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1990-1991
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Jones High School Historical Museum Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Jones High School, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and published by Jones High School.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Jones High School and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Jones High School Historical Society Digitization Project
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Feigenbaum, Nancy. "A 100-year History Lesson At Jones." Orlando Sentinel, January 22, 1995. Accessed December 12, 2018.
Jones High School. School Information: History." Joneshs.ocpc.net. https://joneshs.ocps.net/school_information/history (accessed December 12, 2018).
Jones High School Historical Society, Inc. "About." Joneshighschoolhistoricalsociety.org. https://joneshighschoolhistoricalsociety.org/about/ (accessed December 12, 2018).
Central Florida News 13. "Jones High School Shares Its History." CFNews13, March 6, 2019. Accessed March 7, 2019. http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=563c8272-fdf2-4562-ba64-1d23be8221f9.
Citation
Jones High School, “Victoria Johnson,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/10531.