Pahokee High School (also known as Pahokee Junior Senior High School) is a historic

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Pahokee Pahokee is a city located on the shore of Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,649 in the 2010 census. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, 57% of the residents of Pahokee were African American and 33% ...

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. It is currently located at 900 Larrimore Road. On November 15, 1996, The old Pahokee High School building on E. Main St. was added to the U.S.

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. It was designed by architect

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Athletics

Pahokee's football team, the Blue Devils, has won 6 state championships in 1989, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, including a span from 2006 to 2007 which featured a 28–0 record, a #6 national ranking, and 2 state championships.

Notable alumni

* Richard Ash, football player for

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* Pernell McPhee, football player for

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* Eric Moore, football player for

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, had CTE

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References

External links

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Old Pahokee High School
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
(March 2007 archive copy) National Register of Historic Places in Palm Beach County, Florida High schools in Palm Beach County, Florida Public high schools in Florida {{Florida-school-stub