Apopka High School

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]

Apopka High School
Location
555 West Martin Street
Apopka, FL
Coordinates
Information
TypePublic
MottoHoka Hey
Established1931
School districtOrange County Public Schools
PrincipalLyle Heinz
Staff144.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,371 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.41[1]
Color(s)Blue and White    
MascotBlue Darter (Dewey Darter & Daisy Darter)
Websitedarter.ocps.net

The school serves grades 9 through 12, and has a preschool with a main teacher and student teachers.

History

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

References
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  3. "Records". FHSAA. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. https://www.ocps.net/lc/north/hap/AC/Pages/Graduation%20Requirements.pdf%5B%5D
  6. Manis, Debbie. "Country singer John Anderson will perform at Cattle Barons' Ball". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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  8. "Rogers Beckett". databaseFootbal.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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  12. "James McKnight". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  13. "#19 Brandon Meriweather". University of Miami. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  14. Decotis, Mark (15 August 2008). "Apopka to honor 'Fireball' Roberts". Florida Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  15. "Warren Carlos Sapp". databaseFootbal.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  16. "Sammie Lee Smith". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  17. "Michael Taylor Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  18. "Former Apopka DE Trey Hendrickson of FAU poised to realize NFL dream". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  19. Hays, Chris. "Auburn commit Chandler Cox of Apopka is one special person". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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