Glades Day School

Glades Day School is a K-12 private school in Palm Beach County, northeast of Belle Glade, Florida. It is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools. It was founded in 1965 as a segregation academy by white parents in response to the court-ordered desegregation of Palm Beach public schools.[1][2] It opened as Pahokee Day School and was renamed in 1967 as Day School of the Glades when it purchased and renovated the former Everglades Memorial Hospital in Pahokee.[3]

Glades Day School
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Glades Day School
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Established1 June 1965 (1965-06-01)
GradesK-12
Enrollment288
Team nameGators
Websitewww.gladesdayschool.com

Athletics

The Robert L. Mace Athletic Center is the hub for sports at the school. It has a hardwood floor, an upstairs concession area and air conditioned gym, and a weight room.

In 2006, Pahokee Mayor JP Sasser told a newspaper that he left the school in 1970 because administrators prohibited the football team from shaking hands with racially integrated opponents.[1]

Football

Glades Day has won the state championship seven times, in 1980, 1982, 1986, 1995, 2006 (Class 1A, defeated North Florida Christian School, 42-9[4]), 2009 (Class 1B, defeated Warner Christian Academy[5]), and 2010.[6]

In 2009, Kelvin Taylor was named the National Freshman of the Year by CBS's Maxpreps.com. He rushed for 2,597 yards and had a state-record 47 touchdowns on 295 carries.[7]

Games can be heard on Florida Cast[8] or on WBGF 93.5FM (In Palm Beach County)

Demographics

In 2006, 8.5% of the school's students were black. The nearby public high schools (Glades Central and Pahokee) were more than 97% black.[1]

References
  1. Clary, Mike (December 29, 2006). "School's racial divides blur on football field". Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. info@fusedog.com, Fusedog Media. "School Desegregation". www.pbchistoryonline.org. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  3. Thiebaud, Betty (1972), A History of Glades Day School, Glades Day School, retrieved October 29, 2017
  4. Coaches Aid - FHSAA Class 1A, 1B state final previews
  5. AP: Prep football: Glades Day, Heritage win state titles
  6. Glades Day State Football Champions 2009 Facebook Page
  7. Fred Taylor's son, Kelvin, named National Freshman of the Year
  8. FloridaCast


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