Seminole High School (Seminole County, Florida)
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Sanford, Seminole Co., Florida U.S. |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1902 |
| School district | Seminole County Public Schools |
| Principal | Connie Collins |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 3,360 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Athletics conference | Seminole athletic conference |
| Mascot | Seminoles |
| Website | Seminole High School |
Seminole High School is a public high school located in Sanford, Florida, operated by Seminole County Public Schools. From 2006 to 2011, Seminole High School was one of the schools in Seminole County on Newsweek's list of the top 1,200 schools in the United States. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The Academy for Health Careers provides a curriculum based on a future career in health care. Students take a health class and health material is integrated into the curriculum of all other subjects. Seminole High also offers Advanced Placement courses in a range of subjects.
In the 2007-2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2010-2011, and 2012-2013 school year, the Florida Department of Education gave Seminole an "A" ranking. This was an improvement from 2006-2007's "C."
Newsweek rated Seminole #303 in their list of the top 1,200 schools in the country in 2006. Newsweek rated Seminole #150 in their list of the top 1,200 high schools in the country in 2007, making it the highest ranked high school in Seminole County.
Sanford High School was built in 1902. In 1911 the student population necessitated the building of a new Sanford High School on Sanford Avenue. In 1927 a much larger building opened on French Avenue, and the school was renamed Seminole High School. By 1961 a new sprawling campus was opened at the present location on Ridgewood Avenue, and the old building on French Avenue became Sanford Junior High School (later renamed Sanford Middle School). Seminole High School has grown not only in the size of the campus, but also in student population - from the 4 female graduates in the Senior Class of 1907 to 555 graduates in 2007. The original building on 7th Street was for a time used as the Student Museum, open to elementary field trips to represent the rich history of education in Seminole County. In 2012 that building was reopened, in a partnernship between Seminole County and the University of Central Florida as the Public History Museum; this made it open to the general public, as well as laboratory for university students to gain hands-on experience displaying history to the public.
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