Jones High School Archives

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Oral History Interview with Sarah Dubisson, Winner of the 2024 Dr. Gates Math and Physics Award for Jones High School

Yes, that's what I love about the IB [International Baccalaureate] environment. It's like you're with kids who are like you. So you can like compete and get really messy. But at the same time you're like supporting each other. Excerpt from an Oral Histo ... Read more

People

Oral History Interview with Heriverto Trejo-Laredo, Winner of the 2024 Dr. Gates Math and Physics Award for Jones High School

I think my greatest achievement probably within my whole like public education career was probably going into the International Baccalaureate Program. It was really hard, but it became one of my greatest feats, I believe. Like I said, it propelled me to ... Read more

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Oral History Interview with Senior Business Analyst Harry Bryant

The goal, what I feel comfortable about now, is that we have the skill set and the documentation and presentation to show and preserve the culture of the historic Callahan area. It's going to take some time, but the good thing about it is that we can get ... Read more

Events

City of Orlando Director of Urban Development Walter G. Hawkins Presents at Orlando Remembered for Black History Month, February 2023

Walter G. Hawkins is the Director of Urban Development for the City of Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency. He has served the City of Orlando for almost 30 years. He is responsible for overseeing the revitalization of the Parramore District a ... Read more

Events

Professor S. James Gates, Jr. Presents at Orlando Remembered for Black History Month, February 2022

Dr. S. James Gates, Jr. is the Brown Theoretical Physics Center Director, Ford Foundation Professor of Physics, an Affiliate Mathematics Professor, and a Faculty Fellow, Watson Institute for International Studies & Public Affairs at Brown University. ... Read more

Events

The Honorable Bakari F. Burns Presents at Orlando Remembered, February 2020

City of Orlando Commissioner for District 6, The Honorable Bakari F. Burns spoke on the history of healthcare for black people in Orlando and politics at the Orlando Remembered meeting on February 19, 2020, Black History Month, at the Orange County Regi ... Read more

People

Oral History Interview with Robert Kahn

My name is Robert Kahn, I was born in Orlando at Orange General Hospital, July 23, 1945... I grew up in Orlando. My family's first home was a garage apartment on Palmer Avenue. They didn't have numbers back in the day and that first home that they bought ... Read more

People

Larry Hogan

Please join us for Larry Hogan as we discuss his memories and thoughts. He is an absolute Orlando native (Born and Raised), devoted father and husband, and proud lifelong employee of the Disney universe. This interview includes discussions regarding ... Read more

People

Charlotte J. Chambers

Please join us for Charlotte J. Chambers as we discuss her memories and thoughts. She is currently 79 + 1 years of age, and was one of the first to play full contact professional football for the Tigers and is known as the "Grid Iron Granny #5." She a ... Read more

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Teen Ambassador Project 2009 Beta

Teen Ambassador Project The Teen Ambassador Project was based on a model of peer-to-peer training. The Orlando Public Library Youth Services staff introduces a group of teens to our databases and then they in turn earn community service hours for giving ... Read more