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Old 06-27-2020, 09:38 AM
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I haven't heard of any plans to change the name of Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg. It opened in '59 and was named after a person, the superintendent of schools at the time. They removed the confederate flag a few years ago from the football team's helmets, but they're still called the Rebels. I was suppose to go there after my parents moved in '66, but I had already attended the 10th grade at St. Petersburg High, so they let me finish there, although many of friends and neighbors were going there. It was kind of weird having friends at two high schools.

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The girls basketball team doesn't have a problem with the name.

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