Hardee High School
| Hardee Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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830 Altman Road Wauchula, FL, Hardee County 33873 United States 
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| Coordinates | 27°31′44″N 81°50′06″W / 27.52889°N 81.83500°WCoordinates: 27°31′44″N 81°50′06″W / 27.52889°N 81.83500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Hardee County |
| Superintendent | Bob Shayman |
| Principal | Michele Polk |
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Orange, Blue, and White |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Website | www.hardee.k12.fl.us/hhs |
Hardee High School is a public high school in Wauchula, Florida.
Wauchula High School, the predecessor of today’s Hardee County High School, was the first high school to serve students in the Wauchula area. On August 4, 1903, the school, located on South 8th Avenue and Bay Street, Wauchula, which had been built by the Masons in 1895, became a county high school. The first commencement class, consisting of three girls and one boy, graduated from Wauchula High School on March 20, 1906.
In 1909, a new building, was constructed and housed all grades. In 1915, the west wing of the high school was opened.
In the spring of 1926, a new high school, bounded by Bay Street on the north, west by Dixie Highway and east by 11th Avenue, was opened. In the late 1930s or early 1940s, the school’s name was changed to Hardee County High School. In 1945, the school building burned to the ground and forced the school district to find a temporary location for students to earn their education while a new high school building was designed and constructed on Florida Avenue, Wauchula. The new school building opened in the fall of 1949.
In 1981, the newest high school facility was built and remains the single brick and mortar high school serving Hardee County students. Located on Altman Road in Wauchula, the current Hardee High facility consists of 14 mostly brown brick buildings nestled among large oak trees on a 35-acre plot of land donated by the Doyle E. Carlton, Jr. family.
Having only one high school in Hardee County, there is a great sense of pride within the local community for Hardee High School students and their accomplishments. Local organizations are very generous in their support of the school, its students and staff. Each year, over $25,000 in scholarships from local businesses and families are awarded to graduating seniors. Tens of thousands of dollars are also donated to the high school each year by local businesses and organizations. In its support of the high school, the Hardee County newspaper provides thorough coverage of athletic events, club activities, student honors and the like, bolstering the tremendous sense of community pride that HHS enjoys.
In June 2009, Hardee High School took on new leadership and now operates under the direction of principal, Dr. Michele Polk, and assistant principals, Mr. Ron Herron and Mrs. Mary Farr. The administrative staff are themselves graduates of Hardee High School who are highly committed to creating a 21st-century learning environment for students and teachers. The school faculty includes 82 instructional staff and 23 non-instructional staff. Enrollment runs approximately 1325 students throughout the school year with a demographic that is 53% Hispanic, 8% African American, and 39% Caucasian. HHS is not classified a Title I school, with the most recent free and reduced lunch rate at 73%.
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