Howard Middle School (Orlando, Florida)
| Howard Middle School | |
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| 800 E Robinson St Orlando, FL 32801 |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1926 |
| School district | Orange County Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Carl Cartwright |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Red |
| Mascot | Rangers |
| Information | (407) 245-1780 |
| Website | Official web site |
Howard Middle School is a middle school located in Orlando, Florida, United States near the city's downtown(5 miles).
The school, which is a part of the Orange County Public Schools, serves grades 6 through 8.
Howard has a rich history. The school was originally built in 1926, becoming the first school in the area only for high school students known as Orlando High School. It was the first desegregated high school in the area as well. The school was transitioned into a junior high school (7th-9th grades) in 1952, when two new high schools (Edgewater High School and William R. Boone High School) were built to relieve the growing population's need for additional education. In 1987, realignment shifted the grades at Howard to 6th-8th, and brought about the current name, Howard Middle School.
Howard MS was awarded the 5 Star School Award in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, recognizing the significant role that community contributions play in working with students. In addition, Howard earned its first "A" School Grade by the Florida Department of Education in 2008 and continued with another "A" in 2009. In October, 2009, Howard Middle School was designated as an AVID National Demonstration School.
Howard serves Thornton Park and much of downtown Orlando.
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[edit] Curriculum
Howard serves grades 6-8. Course focus includes science, mathematics, English, social studies, and arts. Additionally, Howard is a NASA Explorer School. The NASA Explorer School program is a special relationship with NASA that offers students additional focus on mathematics and science and sponsors curriculum and clubs about rocketry and space exploration. Howard Middle School also offers, band, chorus, art, speech/debate, digital videography/photography, digital music theory, composition, and aviation. Go to gleegiveanote.com and vote for Howard Middle School. Howard is now a magnet school for the visual and performing arts, which means that any student (grades 6-8) in Orange County, Florida, can apply to attend the school and participate in its advanced arts based curriculum. The school also offers some high school credit courses and higher level science classes, like Forensics/Pre-med and Aviation (with flight simulator training), in addition it offers one Pre-law class.
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Orlando High School
Buddy Ebsen - Actor
John Young - Astronaut
[edit] Howard Middle School
Larry Eugene Smedley - United States Marines Corporal, Medal of Honor recipient.
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