Jean Ribault High School [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Jean Ribault High School
Jean Ribault High School is a public high school located in North Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of Duval County Public Schools.
Improvement.
Ribault was one of 16 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator "School Improvement Model" program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Athletics.
- The boys basketball team has won 4 State championships (1989, 1990, 1994, 1995)
of this event still carries today the name "Matanzas", the Spanish for "slaughters." Menéndez had carried out his orders to wipe out the French incursion.
In 1568 French nobleman turned pirate Dominique de Gourgues avenged Ribault. He and 200 men attacked Spanish-held Fort Caroline, secured the garrison's surrender and then put all his prisoners to death.
Legacy.
Several places and institutions in Jacksonville are named for Ribault, including Jean Ribault Middle School and Jean Ribault High School; the Ribault Club on