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Dec 14, 2018

Anacostia High School Student Chased Down, Shot, And Killed In Southeast Apartment Complex

Two masked gunmen chased the 15-year-old into an apartment building and shot him multiple times in a hallway.

Dec 17, 2015

[UPDATED] Anacostia High School ‘All Clear’ After Bomb Threat Leads To Evacuation

Ballou High School also received a threat today, though police do not have information about whether they’re connected.

Jun 12, 2014

Video: The Moving Commencement Speech From Student Who Became Valedictorian While Homeless

Rashema Melson, who graduated top of her class while living at D.C. General, received a full scholarship to Georgetown University.

Feb 17, 2012

Roof of Anacostia High School Catches Fire; School Evacuated

The roof of the Anacostia Senior High School caught on fire around noon today, causing the school to be evacuated and provoking a large deployment of D.C. firefighters.

Jul 27, 2009

Fire at Anacostia High School

A fire broke out in a second floor classroom at Anacostia Senior High School, located at 1601 16th Street SE, this morning. Firefighters were called to the scene at just before 10:30 a.m. The fire was quickly contained, but not before causing an estimated $25,000 in damages, according to D.C. fire department spokesperson Pete Piringer. The school, which was in use at the time by a number of summer school students, teachers and construction…

 
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