Sunlake High School

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Sunlake High School
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Location
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3023 Sunlake Boulevard
Land o' Lakes, Florida 34638
Information
TypePublic
EstablishedAugust 20, 2007
PrincipalKara Merlin
Staff83.20 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,974 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.73[1]
Color(s)Teal, gold, black, white
MascotSeahawk
Websiteslhs.pasco.k12.fl.us

Sunlake High School is a public high school in Pasco County, Florida, located off Sunlake Boulevard and State Road 54 in Land o' Lakes, Florida. It is adjacent to Charles S. Rushe Middle School, both of which opened in August 20, 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 2008–09 school year, Sunlake students formed all four classes, 9th–12th grades. Its first principal was Angela Stone (2007–2010).

Coursework and academics[]

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 Advanced Placement (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 that 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.[citation needed]

Athletics[]

The Seahawks football team's inaugural season was winless. In the first game of their second season, however, they defeated River Ridge High School by a score of 19–10 on September 5, 2008.

After its 2011-2012 football season (11-1), Sunlake advanced to its first state playoffs. They won in the first round of the playoffs in double overtime, but the team lost to Gainesville High School.

Sunlake has had a very strong cross-country team throughout its history, with the team consistently going to state and regional championship competitions.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sunlake High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sunlake High School". pasco.k12.fl.us.
  3. ^ "Academics at Sunlake High School". pasco.k12.fl.us.

External links[]

Coordinates: 28°12′10″N 82°30′20″W / 28.202714°N 82.505543°W / 28.202714; -82.505543

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