Back then it was called Western High School. Washington had that school north of Georgetown, Eastern High School near Capitol Hill and Central High School just north of U St. Today, it’s the Duke Ellington School of Arts.
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Back then it was called Western High School. Washington had that school north of Georgetown, Eastern High School near Capitol Hill and Central High School just north of U St. Today, it’s the Duke Ellington School of Arts.