West Nassau High School
| West Nassau High School | |
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| Address | |
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1 Warrior Dr. Callahan, Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°33′29″N 81°49′52″W / 30.558005°N 81.831061°WCoordinates: 30°33′29″N 81°49′52″W / 30.558005°N 81.831061°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Secondary |
| Motto | "Home of the Warriors" |
| Established | 1936 (Callahan High) 1968 (West Nassau High) |
| School district | Nassau County School Board |
| Dean | Richard Pierce |
| Principal | Curtis Gaus |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Color(s) | Garnet and Gold |
| Athletics |
Playoffs = (35) Baseball = 1966* Basketball (B) = 1951*,1953*,1955*,1957*,1958*,1960*, 1980, 1986,1987 Basketball (G) = 1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1986 Football = 1978,1996,2001,2002,2003,2004,2009 Softball = 1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007 Volleyball = 1990,1997,1998 Championships = (8) Cheerleading = 2011,2012,2013,2015,2016 (2) 2017 Weightlifting = Adam Browning 1979 Walter Howell 1982 & 1983 Jerry Scarbrough 1983 Michael Cole 1984 & 1985 Sammy Brown 2008
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| Mascot | Warrior |
| Nickname | Warriors |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Yearbook | The Warrior |
| Website | http://www.westnassau.com |
Playoffs = (35) Baseball = 1966*
Basketball (B) = 1951*,1953*,1955*,1957*,1958*,1960*, 1980, 1986,1987
Basketball (G) = 1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1986
Football = 1978,1996,2001,2002,2003,2004,2009
Softball = 1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007
Volleyball = 1990,1997,1998
Championships = (8)
Cheerleading = 2011,2012,2013,2015,2016 (2) 2017
Weightlifting = Adam Browning 1979
Walter Howell 1982 & 1983
Jerry Scarbrough 1983
Michael Cole 1984 & 1985
Sammy Brown 2008
West Nassau High School, is a rural public high school for grade 9-12 located in the town of Callahan, Florida. It is one of three 9-12 high schools in the Nassau County School District. Nassau County is rated as an "A" School District under the Florida A+ Evaluation System. The School is located off Highway 301 and ½ mile from U.S. 1, at 1 Warrior Drive. The main north/south CSX rail line is located directly behind the athletic complex of West Nassau High School.
"Cherokee" is the school’s official fight song, arranged by former directors of the "Warrior Band". "War Chant" written and arranged by Florida State University is alternatively used as one of fight songs. The school’s mascot was once Lenny the Warrior who was retired out in 2003. Lenny was replaced by various white horses with a student dressed as an Indian warrior.
West Nassau High School opened its doors in August 1936 as Callahan High School at the current location of Callahan Elementary School. The school was combined at the time with Callahan Elementary using the name Callahan School. According to the Nassau County School Board, teachers were hired in July 1936 under the names of Callahan High and Callahan Elementary. The school’s mascot was the Ramblers. The school colors were then Blue and Gold. The final month of classes at Callahan High was June 1968. During this period of time the State of Florida was mandated by Federal Law under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to desegregate its school systems statewide and allow African Americans to attend its all-white public school systems. The African American students from Hilliard and Callahan who were previously attending the all African American school of Pine Forrest Community School in grades K through 12 in Callahan were allowed to receive an education equal to their white counterparts. Mr. Emmitt Coakley, who was the football coach at Pine Forrest Community School would later become the principal at West Nassau High School. In August 1968, Hilliard High School and Callahan High School were combined at a new location to form West Nassau County High School. The Flashes of Hilliard and the Ramblers of Callahan became the Warriors of West Nassau County High School. The school colors at West Nassau represent the consolidation of the two schools with the dardinal red representing Hilliard High School and gold representing Callahan High School. The Class of 2009 marked the 40th anniversary of West Nassau County High School. Hilliard students attended high school at West Nassau (Callahan) for three years and then Hilliard Combined 6-12 School was re-opened. Even though Hilliard reopened their combined middle/high school, the high school in Callahan continued-to-be named West Nassau County High School and the name was not changed back to Callahan High School. The school has been serving students from the Bryceville and Callahan area since 1968.
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