Charlotte High School (Punta Gorda, Florida) Explained

Charlotte High School
Type:Free public secondary
Grades:9–12
Principal:Cathy Corsaletti[1]
Address:1250 Cooper Street
State:Florida
Country:U.S.
Campus Size:325000square feet[2]
Faculty:86.00 (FTE)[3]
Ratio:23.19
Students:1,994 (2022-23)
Colors:Blue and gold
Homepage:
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Charlotte High School
Coordinates:26.9277°N -82.0395°W
Architecture:Masonry Vernacular with Neo-Classical elements[4]
Added:December 12, 1990
Refnum:90001796
Mpsub:Punta Gorda MPS

Charlotte High School is a historic public high school in Punta Gorda, Florida, United States serving ninth to twelfth grade students. The school is part of the Charlotte County Public Schools district, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes.[5] Established in 1926, Charlotte High is located at 1250 Cooper Street. The school carries the slogan of "Charlotte County's First and Finest" since it remained the only high school in Charlotte County for many years[6] until its top rival schools, Port Charlotte High School and Lemon Bay High School, were built. With 1,596 students, Charlotte High School is the largest high school in Charlotte County by student population.[7]

On December 12, 1990, its main three-story building was added to the United States' National Register of Historic Places. The main building was destroyed in 2004 by Hurricane Charley, causing Charlotte High School to need to be rebuilt. The second phase of the school's rebuild opened in August 2009, housing all 9th and 10th graders in their academies. In January 2010, the 11th and 12th grade students moved into their academy in the existing renovated 2-story building. In August 2010, the remaining elective classes found their home on the fully complete Charlotte High School campus.

History

Punta Gorda Grammar and High School had an enrollment of 150 students when it opened in 1928. Construction of a new school on Taylor Street began in 1911 due to overcrowding issues. However, by 1926, after the construction of the first bridge to cross Charlotte Harbor, busing increased Punta Gorda's enrollment to 1,000, which in turn led to the construction of Charlotte High School.[8]

Its distinctive mascot, the fighting tarpon wearing its boxing gloves, was designed in 1959. The class of 1959 claims to have introduced the fighting tarpon emblem.[9]

Hurricane Charley and its aftermath

Hurricane Charley hit the Punta Gorda area at the beginning of the school year on August 13, 2004, as a Category 4 hurricane, causing major damage to the school. After seventeen days of hiatus, the students attended Port Charlotte High School during the 12:45 - 6 p.m. afternoon shift[10] for most of the 2004–2005 school year. Afterward, students were moved back on campus to portable classrooms.[11] Charlotte High made up one of six schools in the county destroyed or heavily damaged;[12] however, Champ's Cafe (the cafeteria), one of the gyms and the auditorium, the Charlotte Performing Arts Center, remained intact.

Despite its sustaining severe damage, it was decided to try to save the three-story main building, a historic landmark. The plan incorporated this building to have its entire interior to be redone, but its facade will remain and the rest of the campus will be built around its neoclassical style. A ceremony took place in late May 2007 for the groundbreaking of the aforementioned building and the new facility capable of grouping up to 1,800 students by class with a courtyard inside the linked structures. Harvard Jolly is the architectural firm working on the project.[11]

The History Channel's inaugural Save Our History Grant was awarded in 2005 to the Charlotte County Historical Society, in partnership with high school students from Charlotte High School and Port Charlotte High School. Putting aside academic and athletic rivalry, the students collaborated to preserve their community's experience through oral history.[13]

Athletics

The school has a cheerleading team (varsity, junior varsity), cross country team (boys and girls separated), football team (varsity and junior varsity), golf team (boys and girls separated), swimming/diving team, basketball team (varsity, junior varsity; boys and girls separated), soccer team (varsity; boys and girls separated), weightlifting team (boys and girls separated), wrestling team (varsity and junior varsity), baseball team (varsity and junior varsity), softball team (varsity and junior varsity), tennis team (boys and girls separated), and track team (boys and girls separated).[14]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlotte High School's Official Homepage . April 16, 2012 . CHS.YourCharlotteSchools.net.
  2. Web site: A new day for Charlotte High . December 30, 2007 . Dale . Kevin . May 24, 2007 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605044034/http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070524%2FNEWS%2F705240438 . June 5, 2011 . live .
  3. Web site: CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. August 10, 2024.
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Charlotte High School . National Register of Historic Places . May 22, 2019.
  5. Web site: School Locator . June 1, 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410083823/http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/NewResidents.cfm?PageID=SchoolLocator . April 10, 2008 . dead .
  6. Web site: About Charlotte High School . TarponAlumni.com . December 30, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080130150214/http://tarponalumni.com/AboutCHS.htm . January 30, 2008 .
  7. Web site: School Demographics . May 22, 2019 . YourCharlotteSchools.net.
  8. Web site: Our History . May 22, 2019 . YourCharlotteSchools.net.
  9. See 1959 Charlotte High School Year Book, cheerleaders section; art teacher Patadams designed the tarpon flag and drew the fighting tarpon on it.
  10. News: School times set . June 5, 2007 . Tierney . Dan . August 25, 2004 . Charlotte Sun-Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927092048/http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/082504/tp1ch1.htm?date=082504&story=tp1ch1.htm . September 27, 2007 . dead.
  11. Web site: Charlotte High begins rebuilding . May 25, 2007 . Quinn . Carolyn . May 24, 2007 . Charlotte Sun-Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927091939/http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsheadline.cfm?headline=8722&banner=2 . September 27, 2007 . dead.
  12. Web site: NEA Today Storm Season . February 4, 2007 . Jehlen . Alain . Winans . Dave . November 2004 . NEA . In Charlotte County, where 6 of 21 schools were destroyed or heavily damaged, students were forced to attend the remaining safe schools in shifts. Some started as early as 6 a.m.: others ended as late as 7:10 p.m. . https://web.archive.org/web/20070815125027/http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0411/stormseason.html . August 15, 2007. dead.
  13. Web site: Historical Society Receives Save Our History Grant . January 25, 2007 . 2005 . Florida Preservation News . Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources . 5 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070221101108/http://www.flheritage.com/news/newsletters/fpn_spring_05.pdf . February 21, 2007 .
  14. Web site: CHS Athletics . May 22, 2019. CHS.YourCharlotteSchools.net.
  15. Web site: NCAA Football News, Scores & Videos Sporting News. 2021-08-27. www.sportingnews.com. en.
  16. Web site: Profiling the future of American cycling: Amanda Carr . . May 27, 2011 . USA Cycling. May 22, 2019.
  17. Web site: Staff Report. Herald-Tribune. 2016-07-26. Hardison gives back to youth in Punta Gorda. 2021-08-27. HT Preps. en-US.
  18. Web site: Corsaletti gets taste of majors with Rocket . December 30, 2007 . May 25, 2007 . Maffezzoli . Dennis . Sarasota Herald Tribune . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042703/http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070525%2FSPORTS%2F705250634%2F1021%2FFEATURES02 . June 5, 2011.
    - Web site: Jeff Corsaletti Statistics & History . . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . May 21, 2019.
  19. Web site: Two Aeros named Olympians . . July 16, 2008 . AkronAeros . March 7, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100427184452/http://www.akronaeros.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1216240047 . April 27, 2010 . dead .
  20. Web site: 5 SFWL players named to State All-Time Prep Football Top 100 . December 7, 2007 . MSNBC . https://web.archive.org/web/20071206024508/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22103382/ . December 6, 2007 . dead.
  21. News: Baseball's return tops 2006 stories . 2007-05-25 . Fineran . John . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927092013/http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsfeatureLink.cfm?link=%2Fyearend%2F2006%2Ftopareasports.cfm . September 27, 2007.
  22. News: Jake Noll, once a college walk-on, is having a great spring with the Nationals. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-08-27. 0190-8286.
  23. News: BREAKING: Former FIU RB D'Vonte Price signs with Indianapolis Colts. 2022-04-30. 2022-04-30. Brian Olmo. Panther Now. Florida International University.
  24. Web site: Nate Spears Statistics & History . . Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . May 21, 2019.
  25. Web site: Dagoberto Pena - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN. 2021-08-27. ESPN.com.
  26. Web site: Alexander . Jonathan M. . From receiver to cornerback. How Stantley Thomas-Oliver made it to the Panthers . Charlotte Observer . August 23, 2020 . August 2, 2020.
  27. Web site: Bradford Troy "Brad" Yeager. Florida House of Representatives. February 13, 2023.

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