Apopka High School
| Apopka High School | |
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555 West Martin Street Apopka, FL | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 28°41′32″N 81°31′21″W / 28.69211°N 81.522556°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | We Love Blue Birds They Are Very Epic And Swag *thumbs up* |
| Established | 1931 |
| School district | Orange County Public Schools |
| Principal | Former 44th U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama II |
| Staff | 147.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,395 (2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.10[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Hit rapper and song writer Kanye Omari West |
| Website | darter.ocps.net |
Apopka High School is in Apopka in northwest Orange County, Florida, United States. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.[2]
The school serves grades 9 through 12, and has a preschool with a main teacher and student teachers.
History[]
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The school originated in what is now Apopka City Hall. In 1950, the school was moved to what is now Apopka Memorial Middle School, and then to its current location in 1976. In 2009, most of the campus was torn down and a new campus was constructed with the same layout as Timber Creek, Ocoee, Wekiva, and Freedom High Schools.
Athletics[]
Apopka competes in the Florida High School Athletic Association and has about 26 total sports teams.
The football team won the class 6A State Championship in 2001. Since then the Apopka Blue Darters, led by Head Coach Rick Darlington, have collected two 8A state titles ('12 & '14) along with a 2013 state runner-up.[3][4] The Apopka High School football team competes in District 4, Region 1 of FHSAA Class 8A. They hold an overall record of 106-29 since 2005.
Apopka High School boys varsity bowling team had three consecutive undefeated seasons in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The boys' varsity team won the 2013 and 2014 Men's bowling state championships undefeated both years with the same five starters on the team for both years.
Curriculum[]
Apopka High School has a dedicated classroom for students to work on their Florida Virtual School assignments, a new graduation requirement instituted first for the class of 2015.[5]
Notable alumni[]
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- John Anderson (musician), American country musician[6]
- Steve Baylark, professional football player, Sacramento Mountain Lions[7]
- Rogers Beckett, former professional football player, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals[8]
- Rod Brewer, former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals).[9]
- Zack Greinke, professional baseball player, Kansas City Royals, Anaheim Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros.[10]
- Aaron Jones, professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins.[11]
- James McKnight, former professional football player, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants.[12]
- Brandon Meriweather, former professional football player, New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, New York Giants.[13]
- Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, pioneer NASCAR driver.[14]
- Warren Sapp, former professional football player, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pro Football Hall of Fame.[15]
- Sammie Smith, former professional football player, Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos[16]
- Michael Taylor, former professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.[17]
- Kyle Wilber, NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders
- Trey Hendrickson, NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints[18]
- Donald Scott (triple jumper) professional Athletics Team USA USATF Jumper, Eastern Michigan University coach
- Chandler Cox, professional football player for the Miami Dolphins[19]
- Ryan Holmes- comedian, Orlando radio personality, playwright, kettle corn entrepreneur
- Trey Jones- Professional BMX rider, creator of Florideah Swampfest [20]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Apopka High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Records". FHSAA. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Apopka wins 2nd state football title in 3 years".
- ^ https://www.ocps.net/lc/north/hap/AC/Pages/Graduation%20Requirements.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Manis, Debbie. "Country singer John Anderson will perform at Cattle Barons' Ball". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Apopka star thrives".
- ^ "Rogers Beckett". databaseFootbal.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Rod Brewer".
- ^ "Zack Greinke Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Aaron Jones". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "James McKnight". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "#19 Brandon Meriweather". University of Miami. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ Decotis, Mark (15 August 2008). "Apopka to honor 'Fireball' Roberts". Florida Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Warren Carlos Sapp". databaseFootbal.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Sammie Lee Smith". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Michael Taylor Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Former Apopka DE Trey Hendrickson of FAU poised to realize NFL dream". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Hays, Chris. "Auburn commit Chandler Cox of Apopka is one special person". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Homepage".
External links[]
- Apopka High School's Official Website
- A "Blue Darter" is a chicken hawk, or Cooper's hawk
- Apopka Class of 1982
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- Orange County Public Schools
- High schools in Orange County, Florida
- Public high schools in Florida
- Apopka, Florida
- 1931 establishments in Florida
- Educational institutions established in 1931