Edgewater High School

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.

Edgewater High School
Address
3100 Edgewater Drive

,
32804-3798

United States
Coordinates28°34′50″N 81°23′25″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1952 (1952)
School districtOrange County Public Schools
PrincipalMark Shanoff
Teaching staff87.00 (FTE) (2018–19)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,017 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.18 (2018–19)[1]
Campusmidsize city
Color(s)  Red
  White
NicknameEagles
YearbookOdasagiah
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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 was 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 Memorial Middle School), also in Orlando.

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 three-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 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.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,034 students enrolled in 2016–17 was:

  • Male – 53.4%
  • Female – 46.6%
  • Native American / Native Alaskan – 0.2%
  • Asian – 2.3%
  • Black – 49.5%
  • Hispanic – 18.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific islanders – 0.1%
  • White – 26.9%
  • Multiracial – 2.4%

63.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch. This is a Title I school.[1]

Sports

The boys' basketball team won the state championship in 1976 and again in 2004.[2] The girls' basketball won the state championship in 2007, 2012, 2013, and 2014.[3] The only other team state title Edgewater High School holds, is a 1994 FHSAA Class 6A title in boy's cross country.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Search for Public Schools - Edgewater High (120144001364)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. Boys Basketball 2018-19 Championship Records (PDF). www.fhsaa.org. Florida High School Athletic Association. October 5, 2018. pp. 4, 6. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. Girls Basketball 2017-18 Championship Records (PDF). www.fhsaa.org. Florida High School Athletic Association. March 6, 2018. p. 4. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  4. Boys Cross Country 2018-19 Championship Records (PDF). www.fhsaa.org. Florida High School Athletic Association. October 5, 2018. p. 3. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  5. Buchalter, Bill (March 19, 1998). "Edgewater Standout Daniels Moves North". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 17, 2019 via OrlandoSentinel.com.
  6. "Howard Dorough from Edgewater High School - Classmates". www.classmates.com.
  7. "Edgewater HS (Orlando, FL) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  8. Palm, Matthew J. "Davis Gaines goes back to school". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  9. Hays, Chris. "Former Edgewater star Karl Joseph grateful he's living NFL dream with Oakland Raiders". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  10. "2016 Hall of Fame". edgewaterfoundation.com. February 12, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  11. Palm, Matthew J. "Norm Lewis inducted into Edgewater High Hall of Fame in Orlando". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  12. "Edgewater's Quincy McDuffie a true success story". News 13. December 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019 via www.mynews13.com.
  13. "Anfernee Simons' High School Basketball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. "For Darius Washington Jr, game winner against Memphis alumni was poetic justice". The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved June 17, 2019 via thetournament.com.
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