Sunlake High School
| Sunlake High School | |
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3023 Sunlake Boulevard Land O' Lakes, Florida 34638 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2007 |
| Principal | Michael Cloyd |
| Enrollment | 1,740 (2014-15)[1] |
| Color(s) | Teal, Gold, Black, White |
| Mascot | Seahawk |
| Information | (813) 346-1000 |
| Website | School website |
Sunlake High School is a public high school in Pasco County located right off of Sunlake Blvd and SR 54 in Land O' Lakes, Florida. It is adjacent to Charles S. Rushe Middle School, both of which opened in August 2007.
Sunlake did not open with a senior class. It relieved overcrowding at Land O' Lakes High School and J.W. Mitchell High School. By the 2008-2009 school year, Sunlake finally was a complete high school, and now contains all four classes (9th-12th grades). Its first principal was Angela Stone (2007–2010).
Sunlake is one of the few high schools in the county that offer a dual-enrollment English class.[2] It also offers a complete set of AP classes in the social studies field, beginning with AP Human Geography in 9th grade, AP World History in 10th, AP US History in 11th, and AP European History, AP Economics and AP Government in 12th grade.
The school is organized into learning communities, which are designed to enhance the curriculum and student performance by linking teaching and learning to broad career clusters. This "school within a school" concept establishes smaller groups of students and teachers, providing more opportunities for better relationships among students, parents and teachers. The learning communities are Health & Human Services, Science & Technology, Business, and Fine Arts. [3] Students choose a major area of interest that can be changed in any or all four years of high school. This plan has been put into effect in all Pasco County high schools.
Athletics
In their inaugural season, the Seahawks were unable to win a single football game. In the first game of their second season, however, they defeated River Ridge High School by a score of 19-10 to claim their first ever football victory on the night of September 5, 2008.
In 2010 pitcher Bruce Wong struck out 15 batters in 6 innings, setting a single game strikeout record for Sunlake against Citrus, but the team lost because of a few crucial errors by Michael Mateyka and a lack of run support.
The most talented team in Sunlake history the 2011-2012 football season, Sunlake (11-1) advanced to their first state playoffs. They won in the first round of the playoffs in double overtime, but lost to Gainesville High. Lack of coaching was the down fall in the end. This season also saw Sunlake defeated longtime rival Land O' Lakes High School at home. At the end of the game, Land O' Lakes High School tight end Kent Taylor was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. Sunlake has won 8 straight years against Land O lakes high school.
Sunlake has had a very strong cross-country team throughout its history, with the team consistently going to states and regionals. In the 2011-2012 season, Sunlake went to Districts, captained by Tyler Gelinas and Kenney Fessel. Other notable members include Steven Brown, Andrew Vasquez, Vincent Bos, and Ryan Faber.
References
- ^ "SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ Sunlake High School
- ^ Sunlake High School