Interlachen High School
| Interlachen High School | |
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| Motto | Integrity Honor Success |
| Established | 1968 |
| Type | Public High School |
| Principal | Thomas Bolling |
| Asst. Principal | Rodney Symonds Terri Channell |
| Dean | Sharon Spell |
| Faculty | ~100 |
| Teaching staff | <50 |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Location | 126 N. CR-315, Interlachen, Florida, United States |
| District | Putnam County School District |
| Superintendent | Tom Townsend |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Colors | Blue, White, & Silver |
| Athletics | FB, BB, BKB, SB, SOC, XC, VB. |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Emblem |  |
| Yearbook | Ram Trax |
| Newspaper | Ram Pride! |
| Main Adversaries | Palatka High School Keystone Heights High School Union County High School |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 20:1 |
| Website | RAMpage |
Interlachen High School is a public high school located in Interlachen, Florida, operated by the Putnam County School Board. The current principal as of 2011 school year is Thomas Bolling, and the assistant principals are Rodney Symonds and Terri Channell.
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[edit] Students
There are currently 966 students enrolled at Interlachen High School. Most of the students come from close by middle schools C.H. Price or Q.I. Roberts. Dean of Students is Sharon Spell.
There is a 5% dropout rate. 58% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The student-to-teacher ratio is approximately 20:1.[1]
[edit] Academics
Interlachen High School offers standard and Honors courses in the core curriculum (language arts, mathematics, social studies, science). An array of vocational programs are offered, as well, including agriscience, business, computer systems technology, criminal justice, health science, and television production.
Interlachen High School has many after-school and extra-curricular programs. IHS holds branches of several nationally recognized clubs, such as National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, and Future Farmers of America. Other clubs include drama, yearbook, literacy circle, genealogy, band, Society of Environmentally Conscientious Students (SECS) and Fellowship of Christian Students.
[edit] National recognition
In late 2008, the US News and World Report gave Interlachen High School national recognition when the school was listed as Bronze-level in the "Best High Schools" database.[2] The Bronze level is described as "either do not offer AP or IB or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20 but successfully meet the other two key performance indicator criteria".
[edit] Band
Interlachen High School's band actively competes in competitions and festivals. From 1993-2005 the band held a "Superior" rating streak from the by the Florida Music Educators Association. In the summer of 2007, the band traveled to London, England, to perform in front of Westminster Abbey. The color guard is among the few to have performed at Westminster Abbey. In 2009 the band also received a "Superior" at the Florida Bandmasters Association for marching with their show La Nouba. The band is led by Nick Albanese, who has been conducting Interlachen High School's music program since 1992.
[edit] Baseball
Jeff Finch's Varsity baseball team for 2008-2009 school year beat UCHS by the slaughter rule(10 points or more after 4th inning) for the first time in the schools history during the semi-final round of the District Championship, Interlachen went to finals against KHHS and was defeated, 10-6.
[edit] Notable staff
- Willie Offord, head football coach (2009–present)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- RAMpage, with school information (including course catalog, bell schedules, pictures, etc.)
Coordinates: 29°37′53″N 81°53′07″W / 29.6313572°N 81.8853684°W
