Heritage High School (Palm Bay, Florida)
Heritage High School | |
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Address | |
2351 Malabar Road NW , , | |
Coordinates | 28°00′08″N 80°44′37″W / 28.002245°N 80.743668°W |
Information | |
Type | High school |
Established | August 2009 |
School district | Brevard Public Schools |
Principal | Stephen Link |
Faculty | Arthur Ulmer (athletic director)[1] |
Teaching staff | 90.00 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,007 (2022-23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.30[2] |
Color(s) | █ ██ blue, black, and white[3] |
Mascot | Panther[3] |
Website | Heritage HS website |
Heritage High School is a high school in Palm Bay, Florida run by Brevard Public Schools. It is the 16th school in the district. The school is located on 65 acres (26 ha) of land with a student capacity of 2,384.[4]
History
[edit]The budget to construct the school was $80 million.[4] Heritage High opened August 10, 2009, with 9th and 10th grade students. In 2010, 11th grade was added. In August 2011, the school officially became a high school with 9-12 grade with its first Senior class graduating in 2012.[5] It drew students from Bayside High School, Palm Bay High School, and Melbourne High School.[3]
Sports
[edit]Heritage teams compete in the Cape Coast Conference as the Panthers.[3] The school colors are blue, black, and white.[3]
Sports available for enrolled students include: basketball, football, soccer, baseball, softball, swimming, wrestling, track and field, and volleyball.
Activities
[edit]Student activities include:
- JROTC
- Academy of Environmental Studies
- Automotive Service Technology
- Cambridge AICE[citation needed]
- Sports Medicine Academy [6]
- Band
- Chorus
- Orchestra
- Dance/Step team
Clubs
[edit]- Anime club
- Video game club
- Girl up
- Robotics
- Math Club
- Year book club (YBC)
- TSA
- Spoken Word Poetry
- Panther Pause
- Student Government Association
- WPNN
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Reading Club
- Future problem solvers
- Gardening Club
- Painting Club
- Puzzle club
- Musical Literature
- Drone club
- E-Sports club
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletic directors talk about effects of cuts". Florida Today. February 20, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ a b c "HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Cherry, Mike (March 11, 2009). "Heritage gets nickname". Florida Today. Retrieved April 1, 2009. [dead link ]
- ^ a b Brevard Public Schools (March 5, 2009). "Heritage High School" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ Spitzer, Michelle (August 11, 2009). "Heritage High enjoys successful debut". Florida Today. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ^ White, George (October 31, 2010). "Heritage High celebrates new ROTC unit". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1B.