Sarasota High School

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Sarasota High School is a public high school in Sarasota, Florida. The mascot is the Sailor.

1 History
2 Current
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The school first opened in 1913.
In 1926, a new school was built on South Tamiami Trail and the school was relocated.
In 1950, the Sailor Circus held their first performance as an extension of the PE class at the high school.
During 1958 and 1959, the school was expanded due to an expanding student body.
In 1969, in celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Sailor Circus relocated to an arena right outside the school campus.
In 1970, actor Paul Reubens (better known as Pee Wee Herman) graduated from Sarasota High School
In 1996, the school expands to its current size of 85 acres, and classes begin to move out of the old Sarasota High building.

[edit] Current

[edit] Sports and Activities

The school offers numerous clubs and programs, including JROTC, band, chorus, National Honor Society, student government, La Sertoa, and a nationally qualified Speech & Debate team. Some of the sports the school offers include swimming, track, and basketball, football, and a nationally ranked baseball team.

[edit] School

The school currently has over 2,600 students with over 125 teachers and faculty. The campus is over 85 acres, featuring 4 classroom buildings, 2 cafeterias, 2 gymnasiums, and multiple athletic fields. Many of the school's teachers and programs are nationally renowned. Examples include:

Teacher Doug Gilliland's Physical Science Series, a series of Hyperstudio programs written for Physical Science classes.
The Army JROTC "Bulldog Battalion" has been a Honor Unit with Distinction (top 4% in the nation compared to other Army JROTC programs) since the mid 1980's.
The baseball team has two national titles('89 & '94) and seven state titles('57, '73, '87, '89, '93, '94, & '96) and were state runner-up three times('88, '00, & '06).
Some notable Prom King and Queens are Alexander Perez (King) and Myka Volney (Queen) from 2000, Jay Patella (King) from 2001 and Bron Volney (King) from 2006.
In the mid to late 1960's, there was a disturbing tendency by the cafeteria to serve spinach and/or turnip greens the day after the drainage canal on campus was cleaned of plant growth. School officials always denied any connection of the two events. This was always met with extreme scepticism by the student body.

[edit] Block Scheduling

Sarasota High School was planned to move from standard scheduling to block scheduling in the 2006-2007 school year. However, after much criticism and concern from the parents of many students, school officials decided to delay the implementation of block schedule until the 2007-2008 school year.