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| Edgewater High School | |
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| Location | |
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3100 Edgewater Drive, Orlando , Florida 32804-3798 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1951 |
| Principal | Michele Erickson |
| Faculty | 140 (2010) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1800 (2010) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Newspaper | The Eagle Eye |
| Yearbook | Odasagiah |
| Website | Edgewater High School 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.
Student enrollment for 2010-2011 is 1800. Its attendance zone draws in students primarily from College Park, Colonialtown, Eatonville, Lake Fairview, Rosemont, Spring Lake, western portions of Maitland and Winter Park, and downtown Orlando. In addition, the school has 140 faculty members. 85% of graduating seniors report intending to attend a college or university after graduation. The school newspaper The Eagle Eye is a member of the High School National Ad Network.
Origins
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 is 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 Cherokee Middle School).
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 state-of-the-art, 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 brand 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.
Sports
Edgewater has achieved significant success in a wide array of sports at the regional, state, and national levels.
The Eagle football team reached the Florida Class 6A Championship game three straight years between 2002 and 2004. Concurrently, the Eagle basketball team also reached the Class 6A State Championship game during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 school years, going all the way to victory in 2003–04.
Recent Edgewater teams have also received significant national acclaim. The 2003–04 school year was a banner year for Edgewater sport notoriety, as the men's basketball team, after wrapping up the school's second State Basketball Championship (first one in 1976), reached the #6 rank in the USA Today national prep basketball rankings.[1] The football team also caught the eye of many pollsters in the 2002–03 season getting as high as #10 in the USA Today national prep poll,[2] and then starting the next year ranked #5 on the American Football Monthly poll,[3] and persisting in the national spotlight all season, making it to #19 in the USA Today national prep football polls before falling to Miami Killian in the championship game.[4] Basketball player Darius Washington also was voted as a Parade 1st Team All-American and McDonald's All-American that season. The school won a Men's basketball state championship in 2004.[5]
In 1963, Edgewater was the first high school in Florida to start and maintain a rowing team, competing against college freshman boats until other high schools came on board a few years later. The Crew has won 9 team State Championships and dozens of Boat Championships at the State and National level since.
A complete list of athletic achievements is maintained here.
Marching band
The Edgewater High School Marching Eagles Band is currently headed by Director Bruce Green.
Orchestra and chorus
The Edgewater High School Orchestra and Chorus are both currently headed by Paul Wilson.
Notable alumni
- Gary Albury - CFL defensive back, currently playing for the Edmonton Eskimos
- Marquis Daniels - Basketball guard, currently member of the NBA 's Sacramento Kings
- Howie Dorough - member of the Backstreet Boys.[citation needed]
- Howie Muzika - digital artist/modeler for movies such as EdTV, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Spider-Man 2, Open Season, Speed Racer, and others. [6]
- Ed Gantner - football player and professional wrestler.
- Matthew Eldridge - Musician/Actor/Producer, best known for producing the television show Rock-It TV on Trinity Broadcast Network's JCTV, for playing guitar in the CW network series, The Vampire Diaries, and appearing in The Game on BET.[7]
- Sharon Lechter, co-author of Rich Dad Poor Dad.
- 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[8]
- Mike Sims-Walker - NFL Wide Receiver, currently playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars.[citation needed]
- Darius Washington - basketball guard, currently a member of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.[citation needed]
- Tina Wood - Television Host/Writer, best known for hosting G-Phoria with Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro and stumping actor Robin Williams.[citation needed]
- Arthur W Willett - 2002 Winner of NASA's prestigious Silver Snoopy Award for service to the Space Shuttle astronauts [9]
- Ian Palen - World Famous hermaphrodite and inventor of the snuggie
References
- ^ "Super 25 boys' basketball rankings". USA Today. May 20, 2005. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ "Super 25 football rankings for 2003". USA Today. May 20, 2005. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ 2004 Top 25 Prep Football Rankings - American Football Monthly
- ^ "Super 25 football rankings". USA Today. May 20, 2005. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ "Boys Basketball: 2004". FHSAA. Retrieved May 28, 2007.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616244/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4211932/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625619/
- ^ http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/releases/2002/release-20020429.html
Russ Rollins - Host of the "Monsters in the Morning" on Real Radio 104.1 and nationally on XM Channel 152.