Gadsden County High School
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27001 Blue Star Highway Havana, Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°33′13″N 84°29′28″W / 30.5537°N 84.4912°WCoordinates: 30°33′13″N 84°29′28″W / 30.5537°N 84.4912°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Go Jaguars"! |
| Established | 2003 |
| School district | Gadsden County Schools |
| NCES School ID | 120060004082 |
| Principal | Sonya Jackson |
| Faculty | 44.00 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 868 (2011–12) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.73:1 |
| Color(s) | North Carolina blue, Navy Blue, Maroon, Black and Silver |
| Mascot | Jaguars |
| Nickname | EG |
| Website | www |
Gadsden County High School, known as East Gadsden High School (EGHS) until 2016, is a public high school in unincorporated Gadsden County, Florida, operated by Gadsden County School District. It is between Havana and Quincy, and it has a "Havana, Florida" postal address. Starting in fall 2017 it is the zoned high school of all of Gadsden County.
As of 2017[update] it has approximately 1,100 students. The school colors are: North Carolina blue, navy blue, maroon, black, and silver. The school mascot is the Jaguar.
It was formed from the combination of Havana Northside High School in Havana and James A. Shanks High School in Quincy. Both schools were formerly athletic rivals and represented their respective towns. Gerald Ensley of the Tallahassee Democrat wrote that "It is also a symbolic merger of [the two communities], which is eliciting concern as well as optimism." Upon its opening it was to serve Midway in addition to Quincy and Havana.
A committee of 26 students nominated proposals for various details, including the school's official mascot, emblem, colors, and flower, as well as the contents of the student handbook, that were voted upon by students at two middle schools and the two high schools that merged into East Gadsden High. A Florida Department of Education program for rural schools funded the construction, which began in March 2002. The total cost was $29.6 million. Ajax Building Corporation built the school.
The school was established on July 30, 2003, and opened on August 11 of that year, with at least 130 employees and 1,200 students. The mascot of East Gadsden High was the jaguar, the flower was the Rosa 'American Beauty' rose, and a lighted torch was the school emblem. There were three school colors: Carolina blue, silver, and light. The motto was "Lighting the path to excellence." The opening ceremony featured Al Lawson, a member of the Florida Senate from Tallahassee.
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