South Sumter High School
South Sumter High School | |
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706 N. Main St Bushnell , Sumter , Florida 33513 United States | |
Coordinates | 28°40′21″N 82°06′49″W / 28.672589°N 82.113542°WCoordinates: 28°40′21″N 82°06′49″W / 28.672589°N 82.113542°W |
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School type | Public high school |
Motto | Tradition Never Graduates |
Founded | 1919: as Bushnell High School. 1959: as South Sumter High School |
School district | Sumter District Schools |
CEEB code | 100195 |
Principal | Allen Shirley (2020 - present) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,047 (2016-17)[1] |
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Slogan | Raiders Achieve What They Believe, Tradition Never Graduates |
Athletics conference | 4A |
Team name | Raiders |
Rival | Wildwood Middle-High School, The Villages Charter High School |
Accreditation | Florida Dept of Education |
Website | https://www.sumter.k12.fl.us/ssh |
South Sumter High School is a public high school in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida. Its teams are the Raiders and its school colors are Red, Black and White.
Athletics[]
South Sumter Raiders have had one of the longest winning high school football teams in Florida since 2000, and earned the top ranking in Division 4A in a 2012 Associated Press poll.[2] The team won their division and were 11–1 overall in 2012. Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Keanu Neal played for the Raiders.
Other competition sports include: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball and Weightlifting.
Notable alumni[]
- Keanu Neal - Current NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
- Clinton Hart - Former NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and St. Louis Rams
- Earl Everett- Former Florida Gators football linebacker and Former NFL player
References[]
- ^ "SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ Jolley, Frank. "South Sumter earns top spot in AP Class 4A poll". The Daily Commercial. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
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Categories:
- Public high schools in Florida
- Schools in Sumter County, Florida
- Florida school stubs