SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL

'Sarasota High School' is a public high school in Sarasota, Florida. The mascot is the Sailor.

Contents

History

Current

Sports and Activities

School

Block Scheduling

Famous Alumni

References

External links

History

★ The school first opened in 1913.

★ In 1926, a new school was built on South Tamiami Trail and the school was relocated.

★ In 1950, the Sailor Circus held their first performance as an extension of the PE class at the high school.

★ During 1958 and 1959, the school was expanded due to an expanding student body.

★ In 1969, in celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Sailor Circus relocated to an arena right outside the school campus.

★ In 1996, the school expands to its current size of 85 acres, and classes begin to move out of the old Sarasota High building.

Current

Sports and Activities

The school offers numerous clubs and programs, including JROTC, drama, band, chorus, National Honor Society, student government, La Sertoa, and a nationally qualified Speech & Debate team. Some of the sports the school offers include soccer, swimming, track, and basketball, football, and a nationally ranked baseball team which on May 19th, 2007 won its eighth Florida State Baseball Championship with a 1-0 victory over Deland High School in the 6A classification.
''Baseball State Champions'' - 1957(2A) 1973(4A) 1987(4A) 1989(4A) 1993(4A)1994(5A) 1996(5A) 2007(6A)
''Softball State Champion'' - 1999(5A)
''Tennis State Champion'' - 1999(5A)
The world-famous Sarasota High School Sailor Circus began as a mid-game tumbling demonstration during a football game in 1949. It has evolved into a near full-fledged circus of student performers trained and supervised by faculty and parents, some of which are or were professional circus performers. The Sailor Circus appeared on numerous television programs and has traveled throughout the United States, Japan and Peru. In 1952, Warner Brothers made a 30 minute short which was shown in theaters throughout North America. Through an agreement with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. The Sailor Circus is officially known as "The Greatest Little Show On Earth".

School

The school currently has over 2,600 students with over 125 teachers and faculty. The campus is over 85 acres, featuring 4 classroom buildings, 2 cafeterias, 2 gymnasiums, and multiple athletic fields. Many of the school's teachers and programs are nationally renowned. Examples include:

★ The Army JROTC "Bulldog Battalion" has been a Honor Unit with Distinction (top 4% in the nation compared to other Army JROTC programs) since the mid 1980s.

★ The baseball team has three national titles('89,'94) and eight state titles('57, '73, '87, '89, '93, '94,'96, 07') and were state runner-up three times('88, '00, & '06).

★ Some notable Prom King and Queens are Alexander Perez (King) and Myka Volney (Queen) from 2000, Jay Patella (King) from 2001 and Bron Volney (King) from 2006.And Mr. Sarasota Steve Santiago (2006)

★ In the mid to late 1960s, there was a disturbing tendency by the cafeteria to serve spinach and/or turnip greens the day after the drainage canal on campus was cleaned of plant growth. School officials always denied any connection of the two events. This was always met with extreme scepticism by the student body.

Block Scheduling

★ Sarasota High School was planned to move from standard scheduling to block scheduling in the 2006-2007 school year. However, after much criticism and concern from the parents of many students, school officials decided to delay the implementation of block schedule until the 2007-2008 school year.

Famous Alumni

★ Joe Cash - World champion water skier

★ Vicki Unus - Circus star with Ringling Brothers Circus

★ Ken Forssi - Bassist with Love, graduated 1962

★ Paul Rubenfeld, aka Pee-Wee Herman - Actor, graduated 1970

★ Mark Pauline - Performance Artist, graduated 1970

References

★ Sarasota County Timeline

★ Sarasota High School

External links

★ Sarasota High School website

★ Grand Reunion multi-year classmate reunion website