Joel Elias Spingarn High School is a public high school located in the District of Columbia. The school is named after Joel Elias Spingarn

Joel Elias Spingarn

Joel Elias Spingarn was an American educator, literary critic, and civil rights activist.-Biography:Spingarn was born in New York City to a well-to-do family. He graduated from Columbia College in 1895...

 (1875–1939) an American educator and literary critic who established (1913) the Spingarn Medal

Spingarn Medal

The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for outstanding achievement by an African American....

, awarded annually for outstanding achievement by an African American.

Springarn Senior High School is located at 2600 Benning Road, NE, Washington, DC.

It is operated by District of Columbia Public Schools

District of Columbia Public Schools

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. Its mascot is the Mighty GreenWave.

Notable graduates

• Elgin Baylor
  Elgin Baylor
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  , is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers
  Los Angeles Lakers
  The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
  .
• Dave Bing
  Dave Bing
  David "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...
  
  , is a retired Hall of Fame American professional basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Pistons
  Detroit Pistons
  The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
  
   from 1966 to 1975. He is currently (2010) the Mayor of Detroit.
• John B. Catoe, Jr., former general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess...
  
  
• Sherman Douglas
  Sherman Douglas
  Sherman Douglas is a retired American professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001...
  
  , a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the Miami Heat
  Miami Heat
  The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
  
  , Boston Celtics
  Boston Celtics
  The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
  
  , Milwaukee Bucks
  Milwaukee Bucks
  The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
  
  , New Jersey Nets
  New Jersey Nets
  The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   and the Los Angeles Clippers
  Los Angeles Clippers
  The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
  
   from 1989 to 2001.
• Ollie Johnson, a retired American basketball player who was an All-American at the University of San Francisco
  University of San Francisco
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   and a first round draft pick of the Boston Celtics
  Boston Celtics
  The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
  
  .

External links

• Spingarn Senior High School homepage