Edgewater High School

Edgewater High School
Address
3100 Edgewater Drive Orlando , Florida 32804-3798 United States
Coordinates	28°34′50″N 81°23′25″W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Established	1952 (1952)
School district	Orange County Public Schools
Principal	Mark Shanoff
Teaching staff	96.00 (FTE) (2016–17)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,034 (2016–17)
Student to teacher ratio	21.19 (2016–17)
Campus	midsize city
Color(s)	Red   White
Nickname	Eagles
Yearbook	Odasagiah
Website	Official website

Edgewater High School is a public secondary school located in the College Park section of Orlando, Florida. It is operated by the Orange County Public Schools system. The athletic teams are known as the 'Fighting Eagles' with colors red and white.

History

In 1950, the School Board of Orange County, Florida unveiled plans to build two new high schools in Orlando. These two schools were built from the same architectural plans and both were opened on the same day, Tuesday, September 2, 1952. The first was named William R. Boone High School and the second was named Edgewater High School. Boone was named for William R. Boone, a long-serving principal of the original Orlando High School (which is now Howard Middle School, on Robinson Street in downtown Orlando, near Lake Eola). The campuses of Boone and Edgewater contained identical buildings, but their arrangement on each campus was different. Edgewater's first principal was Mr. Orville R. Davis, a veteran of Orange County Public Schools, who was once the principal of the original Memorial Junior High School (now Memorial Middle School), also in Orlando.

Edgewater and Boone were originally to be named North and South High Schools, respectively. However, William R. Boone, who was to be principal of South, died the summer before the schools opened. South High was renamed in his memory. North High was then named for the road it was built beside, Edgewater Drive.

Edgewater High School has recently been renovated into a 3-story facility on the land which previously held mobile homes to the North of the old campus, most of which will be destroyed to create a new sports field. The remaining buildings will undergo a refurbishment to house freshmen and will be available by the start of the 2011-2012 school year. The new facility is mostly indoors to allow for overall protection from the elements and a more secure campus, and uses new technology such as new Promethean boards and an all new auditorium. Students were given access to the facility on the first day back to class in 2011 after winter break, and both staff and students are currently working on adjusting to the new facility. The new campus was designed by CT Hsu + Associates, P.A.

Academics

Edgewater High School houses two magnet programs serving students across Orange County who must apply for admission through the Office of School Choice and meet selection criteria.

Edgewater High School was designated by the Orange County School Board to be the District's Magnet School for Engineering, Science and Technology beginning in the fall of 1991. Courses offered in the program include, but are not limited to: Engineering Technology, Architectural and Mechanical Drafting (CADD), Computer Graphics, Computer Animation, Game Design, Web Design (HTML), as well as the dual-enrollment courses offered by the University of Central Florida (Systems Modeling, Engineering Analysis, and Engineering Analysis of Economics). EST prepares students for top engineering, science and technology programs in post-secondary institutions through the use of rigorous and relevant curricula and innovative instructional techniques applied in a real-world learning environment. The STEM Innovation Academy is National Academy Foundation (NAF) STEM-based program offered within EST.

The Center for Future Educators, CFE, is a new magnet program designed for students in grades 9-12 who plan or may consider a career in education. Whether being a Pre-K teacher, Coach, Guidance Counselor, School Administrator, or a K-12 teacher, CFE can help students test the waters while getting a jump start on their college degree. Specialized courses include Introduction to the Teaching Profession, Human Growth and Development, Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction, Principles of Teaching, and Speech Communication, in addition to capstone courses and an internship. Students applying to CFE will choose one of two tracks, fundamentals of instruction or fundamentals of coaching.

The Advanced Placement Academy is designed as a challenging college preparatory curriculum emphasizing academic rigor and is intended to prepare students to be successful upon entry into a selective four-year postsecondary institution. APA is an interdisciplinary program focusing on Liberal Arts through Pre-AP and AP courses. Scholarship, honor, attendance, and integrity are essential components of the success of the APA Program. Only zoned students may apply for admission to APA directly through the school.

The graduation rate for 2017-2018 was 97%.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,034 students enrolled in 2016–17 was:

• Male – 53.4%
• Female – 46.6%
• Native American / Native Alaskan – 0.2%
• Asian – 2.3%
• Black – 49.5%
• Hispanic – 18.6%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific islanders – 0.1%
• White – 26.9%
• Multiracial – 2.4%

63.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch. This is a Title I school.

Sports

The boys' basketball team won the state championship in 1976 and again in 2004. The girls' basketball won the state championship in 2007, 2012, 2013, and 2014. The boy's cross-country team won State Class 6A in 1994.

International Space Settlement Design Competition participation

Edgewater's Space Settlement Design Team, Tempus, has qualified annually for the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) Finals almost consecutively for the last decade. The competition requires that the team design a large-scale space settlement based on a provided Request for Proposal (RFP), detailing every aspect of human existence in space. A qualifying forty-page proposal is first submitted, and if selected the team then travels to the Johnson Space Center for the Finals where an additional space settlement is designed and presented to a panel of NASA judges over the course of one weekend. Tempus has won the international title both in 2004, 2012, and 2013.

Principals

Edgewater High School's past principals have included:

• Orville R. Davis (1952-1962)
• Howard Fleming (1962-1968)
• C. Norman Kent Jr. (1968-1976)
• Charles G. Rohrer (1976–1989)
• Robert Williams (1989–1993)
• Michael Blasewitz (1993–2004)
• A. Robert Anderson (2004-2008)
• Kenneth Iiames (2008–2009)
• Michele Erickson (2009–2014)
• Howard D. Hepburn (2014-2016)
• Mark Shanoff (2016-present)

Notable alumni

• Marquis Daniels — former basketball guard
• Howie Dorough — member of the Backstreet Boys.
• Mike Freeman (baseball) — MLB player for the Chicago Cubs
• Ed Gantner — football player and professional wrestler. (dec.)
• John Hunt — professional football player and coach
• Karl Joseph — Drafted by the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders in the 2016 NFL Draft
• Sharon Lechter — co-author of Rich Dad Poor Dad.
• Norm Lewis — Broadway actor, class of 1981
• Quincy McDuffie — Played on the UCF football team from 2009 to 2012. Former - 14 (Winnipeg Blue Bombers / Wide receiver)
• Michael James Nelson — Television Writer/Producer/Performer, best known for producing The Bachelor: Rome, writing for MTV, American Broadcasting Company, DreamWorks, and appearing on The Oxygen Network's television series Pretty Wicked
• Anfernee Simons — professional basketball player, Portland Trailblazers (NBA)
• Mike Sims-Walker — former NFL Wide Receiver
• J.B. Woodman — Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 2016 MLB draft

External links

• Official website
• Orange County Public Schools Official Website