First Coast High School

First Coast High School
Location
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Information
Type	Public school
Established	1990
Principal	Vincent Hall
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Silver, Black and Blue
Nickname	Buccaneers
Website	http://www.duvalschools.org/fch

First Coast High School is a 9–12 comprehensive high school located in the Oceanway neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. It was opened in 1990, at the same time as its sister school, Mandarin High School, opened in the southern part of the city.

The school's design is unique for Jacksonville schools (other than Mandarin, which started with an identical layout). The school is built around a large paved courtyard, reminiscent of Spanish architecture from the colonial period of Latin America. In 2006, an additional wing was added to the school, to accommodate the explosive growth in North Jacksonville.

The current principal is Vincent Hall, who replaced Debbie Smith in 2011 who replaced Tony Bellamy in June, 2008. Tony Bellamy had previously replaced Crystal Sisler in 2006.

Improvement

First Coast was one of 16 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007–08 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Competition

The team nickname is the Buccaneers. The Buc football program won district championships in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. They have also gone undefeated two years in a row.