South Fork High School
| South Fork High School | |
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| Address | |
| 10205 SW Pratt & Whitney Road Stuart, Florida, 34997 United States |
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| Coordinates | 27°04′36″N 80°15′10″W / 27.076803°N 80.252736°WCoordinates: 27°04′36″N 80°15′10″W / 27.076803°N 80.252736°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1982 |
| Locale | Suburb |
| Principal | David Hall |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Red, White and Black |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Newspaper | Bulldog Bark |
| Website | Official Site |
South Fork High School (SFHS) is a public high school in Stuart, Florida, USA. It is part of the Martin County School District.
The school's mascot is the Bulldog and its colors are Black, Red and White. South Fork is the only high school in the US to have a golf course on campus, which is used to teach, Golfing and turf management. SF also has an on-campus farm, football stadium/track, tennis and volleyball courts, and fields for baseball and softball.
South Fork High is the only high school in the Martin County School District with the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.
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[edit] Administration
- Principal: David Hall
- Assistant Principal: Andrew Connolly
- Assistant Principal: Emilio Gonzalez
- Assistant Principal: Hilarie Rooney
- Dean: Mercedes Lucas
- Athletic Director: Charlie Moody
[edit] Clubs and organizations
South Fork has numerous clubs and organizations, including The South Fork Spirit and Pride Marching Band and Dynamics, The Carrilon Singers and Showcase Ambassadors, Spanish Club, French Club, CEC, French National Honor Society, National Honor Society (NHS), Key Club, Art Club, Cheerleading, Drama, HOSA, Envirothon Club, Winter Color Guard, SPAM Robotics Club, Army JROTC , Swimming, Spirit Club, Project Community, Yearbook Club, Spanish National Honor Society, Student Government Association, Skills USA, Young Democrats and Teenage Republicans, and Youth in Government.
The band program at South Fork consists of several groups including the Spirit and Pride Marching Band, The Symphonic Winds Ensemble, Concert Band and The Jazz band. The Marching band performs at every home football game as well as some of the close away games. They also participate in roughly 4 major competitions per year. The Spirit and Pride is home to the schools most prestigious students. Many students in the band participate in varsity letter sports. One student has previously played on the Varsity Football squad as a starter for three years (2004, 2005, 2006) and marched the halftime show sporting his football uniform. The current band director is Paul L. Marcucci. Marcucci was preceded by Philip Obado.
[edit] Famous alumni
- Chris Armstrong, a US Army Infantry Section Leader who served as a Battalion Historical Adviser for the 2010 documentary Baker Boys: Inside The Surge on HDNet, graduated in 2001.
- Tony DiTerlizzi, co-author of seriesThe Spiderwick Chronicles, graduated in 1988.
- Charles Emanuel, nephew of the famed billionaire attorney Willie Gary, is a former NFL safety for the Philadelphia Eagles & New Orleans Saints and was team captain at West Virginia University, graduated in 1990.
- Beverly McClellan, finalist in the first season of the The Voice, graduated in 1985.
- Cleveland Gary, former NFL running back for the Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins and won a national championship with the University of Miami Hurricanes, graduated in 1984.
- Alicia Minshew, who plays Kendall Hart on the television soap opera All My Children, graduated in 1992.
- Corey McIntyre, current NFL fullback for the Buffalo Bills and former fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons, graduated in 1997.
- Carla Holbrook, former lead vocalist of the Salvador Santana Band toured North America and Europe opening for Carlos Santana and also sang with Carlos occasionally, graduated in 1994.
