Oviedo High School

Oviedo High School
Location
601 King St. Oviedo, FL 32765 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1932
School district	Seminole County Public Schools
Principal	Robert Lundquist
Enrollment	3,133
Information	407-320-4050
Colors Mascot	Orange and Black Lion
Website	www.oviedo.scps.k12.fl.us

Oviedo High School is a grade 9-12 public secondary school set on a 52-acre (210,000 m²) campus in Oviedo, Florida, a growing community situated in southeastern Seminole County operated by Seminole County Public Schools. The “Oviedo School” was established in 1932 as a comprehensive K-through-12 educational facility; members of the first graduating class received their diplomas in 1935. The secondary grades separated from the elementary in 1948, and the upper level, which moved to the current site in 1969, became Oviedo High School, now one of the oldest schools in Central Florida. The school is currently undergoing a $50 million renovation project. The school newspaper is the "Lion's Tale", an award-winning paper recognized by the National Scholastic Press Association, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and the Florida Scholastic Press Association. Six out of the last eight years Oviedo High School has been rated an “A” school by the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; more than any other high school in Seminole County. The school had 5 National Merit Semifinalists this year (class of '08), and 2 National Hispanic Scholars.

Area profile

In the past ten years, the city of Oviedo and its surrounding area, which together constitute the Oviedo High School attendance zone, have dramatically changed from a primarily agrarian support community of approximately 5,000 people to a full service, suburban community of nearly 50,000.

Some of the most prominent cultural and commercial influences upon this community include post-secondary institutions, research industries, major tourist attractions and film production agencies. Amongst the post-secondary educational institutions considered “local” by the community are Seminole and Valencia community colleges, Rollins College, the University of Central Florida, and Stetson University.

Demographics

Oviedo H.S. students are drawn from the cities of Oviedo and Winter Springs as well as from suburban residential neighborhoods of unincorporated Seminole County. For the 2008-2009 school year, the population of Oviedo High School will plummet because of student transferring to Hagerty High School. The student population may be down to less than 2,000 attending students.

Fine Arts Department

Oviedo High currently has 4 award winning choirs: Concert, Bravo, Bel Cantos, and Horizons led by chorus director Bill Schult. Additionally, the Web site for the choral department was created by a former choir student.

The Oviedo High School Lion Band was established in 1954 and is currently composed of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and the 200+ member "Marching Lion" Band, which includes the Oviedo Encore! Colorguard and The Mane Attraction Dance Team. The Band has consistently received Superior ratings at the Florida Bandmaster's Association Music Performance Assessments. Awards in marching competitions include Grand Champions of the First and Second Annual University Classic (2005 & 2006), the Azalea Marching Festival (2006) and the Echos of Excellence Superregional Competition in Middleburg, Florida (2007). The Bands are under the direction of Dennis Line and Francis Franqui. The Web site for the band can be found here.

The Oviedo Drama Department puts on two productions each year, including a fall play and a spring musical. Recent productions include Neil Simon's Rumors, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Class Action, Anything Goes, The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood, Once Upon a Mattress and William Shakespeare's Othello. The Drama Department is a part of the International Thespian Society and is under the direction of Jenn Devine.

The Dance Department studies dance techniques of Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, and Modern. It is under the direction of Carol Hollander, who also coaches the Mane Attraction Dance Team. The Mane Attraction performs with the marching Lion Band during the fall and then splits off to competes with other high schools within Florida. They are conposed of 2 squads, a varsity and a junor varsity. Both team compete in the categories of Jazz and Hip Hop. They have been attending the National Dance Team Championships (NDTC) run by the Universal Dance Association (UDA) for 15 years, competing against the best dance teams from the United States. The website [1] for the dance team can be found here.

Athletics

The school's athletic teams are known as the Lions. The school offers Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swimming, and Volleyball, as Fall sports. It offers Basketball, Soccer, and Wrestling as winter sports. It offers Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, and Water Polo as Spring sports.

Classified by the Florida High School Activities Association as a Class 6A high school, Oviedo High School is recognized as a superior school. In February 2007 the school's wrestling team won it's fourth consecutive state championship, becoming the only team ever in the history of Florida high school wrestling to win four straight titles in the big schools division (2004-2007).

The Oviedo Lions have an in-town rivalry with Hagerty High School, and are 1-1 in matchups against the Huskies for Varsity Football. The win occurred in 2007 at OHS, while the loss occurred just recently in 2008 at HHS. The Lions also have a rivalry with Winter Springs High School and Lake Brantley High School.

Notable Alumni

• Jennifer Barringer - Olympic Track and Field star and Colorado track and field team member.
• Mark Bellhorn - Professional Baseball Player
• Cindy Elavsky - Syndicated Columnist
• Nikki Epel - Series regular on Solitary (TV series) v2.0/Radio DJ
• Tom Rhodes - Comedian
• Michael E. Baumgarten - Filmmaker
• Monty Sopp
• Mark Howell - Show Producer

JROTC

Oviedo is also known for its NJROTC program which is run by SNSI Col.Nardo and NSI Master Chief Marteney. It currently has about 90-100 students enrolled in the program. This school's NJROTC unit has hosted the NJROTC Florida State Championships in 2006,2007 and 2008.

External links

• Oviedo High School (official website)
• Florida High School Athletic Association
• Oviedo H.S. Wrestling
• Seminole County Public Schools