Pomonkey High School
| Pomonkey Junior-Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
 | |
3535 Livingston Road (currently Matthew Henson Middle School) , 20640 38°36′49.5″N 77°4′34″W / 38.613750°N 77.07611°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, All Black secondary school |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Closed | 1969 (as a high school) |
School district | Charles County Public Schools |
Principal | Charles J. Coates |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | No longer open |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Roaring Tiger |
Pomonkey Junior-Senior High School was an all-black high school located in Indian Head, Maryland.
History
[edit]The property of the school was donated by the black inhabitants of Pomonkey in 1922, following World War I.[1] At the time, the poor and isolated community only had a one-room school for African Americans.[1] The school opened in 1958, where it became the first all-African American high school in Charles County.[1] From 1966 to 1969, it began to be integrated with the all white schools, Henry E. Lackey High School and La Plata High School.[citation needed] The old Pomonkey High School building was then re-opened as a public middle school in 1970, it was rededicated in 1969 as Matthew Henson Middle School.[2]
In 1996, 30 residents of Pomonkey entered in a legal battle to have the school and its land returned to their ownership, as stated by the deed.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Shields, Todd (March 24, 1996). "A Fight Over A Rural School". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Our School". Matthew Henson Middle School. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
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