Lecanto High School Explained

Lecanto High School
Streetaddress:3810 W. Educational Path
City:Lecanto
State:Florida
Zipcode:34461
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:28.8243°N -82.4992°W
Schoolboard:Citrus County School District
Type:Public Secondary School
Principal:Jason Koon
Grades:9 to 12
Campus:Lecanto Educational Complex
Campus Size:160acres
Mascot:Florida panther
School Colors:Green and gold
Yearbook:The Legacy
Enrollment:1,656 (2019-20)[1]
Ratio:19.67
Teaching Staff:84.17 (FTE)
Established:1984

Lecanto High School is a secondary school in Lecanto, Florida.[2] It is a public high school in the Citrus County School District. The school covers grades 9-12, with approximately 1740 students and 103 faculty. Lecanto High School also offers extensive advanced placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, and dual-enrollment courses in conjunction with College of Central Florida.[2]

It serves the following communities:[3] Lecanto,[4] Beverly Hills,[5] sections of Black Diamond,[6] Citrus Hills,[7] Citrus Springs,[8] Hernando,[9] Homosassa Springs,[10] Pine Ridge,[11] and Sugarmill Woods.[12]

History

The school opened in 1984,[13] and the first graduating class was in 1985.[14] The school is built on a 160acres property known as the Lecanto Educational Complex. The property is also home to CREST School, Renaissance Center, Citrus County Instructional Resource Center, Citrus County Schools Student Services offices, Lecanto Primary School, Lecanto Middle School, and Lecanto School of Art. Central Florida Community College was also located on the site from 1984 to 1996,[15] when they moved onto their own campus. As of 2009, Lecanto High School is part of the International Baccalaureate program.

Classes

In the 1996-97 school year, Lecanto switched its class scheduling to a "4X4 block" type schedule. Each student plans their schedule specifically depending on the student's goals after High school. Schedules and curriculum are built around whether the student is planning to work directly after graduation, attend a two-year vocational program, or planning for college. The students must also pick a major, which will focus their studies on a more specific field.[16]

As of 2007, Lecanto High School had average FCAT scores of 314.5 in mathematics, 317 in writing, and 315 in science. The state averages that same year were 316.25, 295.33, and 295.33 respectively.[17]

As of the 2018 school year, Lecanto has switched back to using the seven periods scheduling Monday through Wednesday. Starting in 2021, they have added a "Power Hour", called "Panther Hour" after the school's mascot, to their schedules for clubs, chat, or social activities on Thursdays and Fridays, which changed to just Fridays for a longer duration of time and follows the "4X4 Block" scheduling.

Sports

Lecanto High School has won state championships in the following sports:

Band

Made up of around 65 to 85 musicians (brass woodwind and percussion), the Lecanto High School Marching Band has been on the rise in the Florida Marching Band Coalition (FMBC) since 2009. In 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015, they ended in the top 10 in the 2A class.[21] Staff includes the director Bobby Crane (2016–present), visual instructor Ryan Anderson (2015–2016), color guard instructor Benjamin Schreiber (2014–present), and front ensemble instructor Hunter Brown (2016–present).[22]

Shows and accomplishments

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. May 29, 2021.
  2. Lecanto High School, Official Website
  3. "Citrus County High School Attendance Boundaries." Citrus County Schools. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.
  4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Lecanto CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. See map pages. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  5. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Beverly Hills CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  6. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Black Diamond CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. See map pages. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  7. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Citrus Hills CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  8. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Citrus Springs CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. See map pages. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  9. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Hernando CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. See map pages. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  10. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Homosassa Springs CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Pages: 1, 2, 3 - Compare this map to school district attendance boundary maps
  11. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Citrus Springs CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. See map pages. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  12. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Sugarmill Woods CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. See map index. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  13. Behrendt, Barbara, School's not out for all, St. Petersburg Times, June 4, 1984
  14. Behrendt, Barbara, Looking back, looking ahead, St. Petersburg Times, June 3, 1985
  15. Central Florida Community College, CFCC: History
  16. Behrendt, Barbara, Fine-tuning student paths to careers, St. Petersburg Times, February 16, 2003
  17. SchoolsK-12.com, Lecanto High School
  18. Web site: Boys Cross Country Records. Florida High School Athletic Association. August 10, 2024.
  19. Web site: Boys Soccer Records. Florida High School Athletic Association. August 10, 2024.
  20. Web site: Fast-Pitch Softball Records. Florida High School Athletic Association. August 10, 2024.
  21. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930084308/http://floridabandtournament.com/2013/2013%20Web%20Pages/History%202013.html . 2013-09-30 .
  22. Web site: Lecanto High School Band - Staff . 2014-01-07 . 2013-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004225529/http://www.lecantohighschoolband.com/staff.html . dead .
  23. Web site: MPA Online - MPA Results.
  24. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214030/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/06/PDF%20-%2011-17%201-A%20Prelims.pdf . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  25. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213826/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/07/2007%201A%20Semi-Finals.pdf . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  26. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213623/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/08/2008%20Recaps/FMBC%202008%201-A%20Semi-Finals.pdf . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  27. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213828/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/09/2009%20Recaps/2009%202-A%20FMBC%20Semi-Finals%20Rev%2015.09b.pdf . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  28. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214028/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/10/2010%20Recaps/11-20%20-%202A%20Prelims%20-%2015.29a.pdf . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  29. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213947/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/11/11-19%202A%20SemiFinals%20-%20Complete.pdf . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  30. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213625/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/11/10-15%20West%20Port%20Part%201%2017.05t.pdf . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  31. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213906/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/12/11-17%20Class%202A%20Semi-Finals.pdf . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  32. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021042436/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/13/11-23%202a%20Semi-Finals.pdf . 2014-10-21 . dead .
  33. http://www.floridabandtournament.com/2014/2014%20Recaps/2014%20Class%202A%20Semi-Finals%20Results.pdf{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  34. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160122113006/http://www.floridabandtournament.com/FMBC%20Archives/Archived%20Recaps/15/11-21%202A%20Semi-Finals%2025.08N.pdf . 2016-01-22 . dead .
  35. http://fmbcstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/11-12-2A-Corrected-Guard-Score.pdf Semi Finals
  36. http://fmbcstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Semis-2A-2017.pdf Semi Finals
  37. https://recaps.competitionsuite.com/0c2c8eb6-6002-49d5-9594-b471ce5fa028.html Competitions

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