Jesup Wakeman Scott High School, Toledo

Jesup Wakeman Scott High School got its name from the ex-editor of the well-known Toledo newspaper “The Toledo Blade”. Mr. Scott was dreaming to make his city the "Future Great City of the World" and applied all possible efforts to reach his goal. He was a real philanthropist and didn’t hesitate to donate the creation of studying centers. The school was built in 1913 and was initially a common comprehensive high school. After receiving a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to the extent of 1 million dollars, the administration of the school decided to transform it into small academies with separate career directions in each. There are a lot of famous people among the alumni of Jesup W. Scott High School: writers, politicians, sportsmen, pianists and many others. Aside from the academic interest, the school is also a unique sample of a strict yet magnificent architecture of the beginning of the 20th century.