I haven't been to Washburn or in that neighborhood for a while now, so when I came back it brought back memories of my high school days. I stayed there for about 2 hours, just walking around, not talking to people..
Washburn is located right behind Ramsey, in a neighborhood called Tangle Town. Its a neighborhood where the roads are all tangled together, that's why it's called tangle town. In this neighborhood there is this huge water tower were all the kids go hang out after school just to chill and talk. Near Washburn there is the Minnehaha creek I believe.. I only been there once my freshman year in biology. Around Washburn there are a lot of small diners and shops. There is the Malt Shop, Xin Won, which is only a few blocks away where we would go out to eat for lunch. What I like about this neighborhood is that there are a lot of trees, In the spring and fall it looks so beautiful. Also there is a park a block away from school so we would go their and play on the swings.
The families that live around the school are very nice and always helpful when it comes to event held at the schools. The Washburn library is a few blocks away from school were they showcase some of the art the students made which is very nice when trying to connect with the community. The only negative thing about the neighborhood is that it is hard to go through tangle town, for a first timer going through it's hard to navigate.
looking at the demographics, the majority of the people are white of 48.5%, then it's African-American with 25%, Hispanic at 20%, Asians at 4.8% and American Indian in 1.4%.
Most of the student here are one free or reduced lunch which is at the 42.6% mark.
2.1% of the students are homeless. I never looked at the demographics of Washburn, but I always knew that the majority of the people are white.
The teachers there are most white people. In the past few years I know that Washburn has been on the news for bad things but it's not the school itself, Washburn is a great school. I had the best teachers and amazing friends.
So great to have insider knowledge!
ReplyDeleteDid you have a chance to talk to someone in the neighborhood? It is always interesting to hear how people view the school as well, particularly compared to other schools.
Although totally not apart of the assignment, it is also interesting to contrast Free and Reduced Lunch to other district high schools. Fascinating to see how segregated by socioeconomic class the schools are.