Satellite High School Explained
| Satellite High School |
| Established: | 1962 |
| Type: | coed |
| Principal: | Courtney Lundy |
| Athletics: | Cape Coast Conference |
| Enrollment: | 1,327 (2018–19)[1] |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Ratio: | 22.30 |
| Staff: | 59.50 (FTE) |
| District: | Brevard County Public Schools |
| Newspaper: | The Satellite Telstar |
| Yearbook: | Scorpio |
| Nickname: | Scorpions |
| Colors: | Scarlet and Silver |
| Streetaddress: | 300 Scorpion Ct |
| City: | Satellite Beach |
| State: | Florida |
| Zipcode: | 32937 |
| Country: | United States |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
| Website: | School website |
Satellite High School is a public high school (grades 9 - 12) located in Satellite Beach, Florida in Florida's Space Coast, Brevard County. It was founded in 1962, and has been rated an 'A' school in the state of Florida since 2003 .[2] The mascot is the Scorpion.
Academics
The school has 92 teachers, 12 support personnel, six administrators, and four guidance counselors.[3]
State school grades and demographics
2007 Overall Grade: A [4]
- Stability rate (% of students in attendance 1st semester who are present 2nd semester): 93.54%
- Graduation rate: 96.41%
- SAT scores average: Mathematics (Year 2006) 544, Reading (Year 2006) 526
- ACT average: (Year 2006) 21.8
- Gifted Students: 14.28%
- Race Distribution: 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black [5]
Campus
In 2009, a $35 million upgrade was completed.[6]
Fine Arts
Fine Arts Academy
Satellite High School is one of five high schools in Brevard County to have a Fine Arts Academy.[7] [8] The Fine Arts Academy is a Career Academy that integrates arts education into the core academic curriculum. Fine arts areas of concentration include Digital Media, Fashion Design, Instrumental Music, Technical Design, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Vocal Music.[9]
Athletics
Satellite is part of the Florida High School Athletic Association and competes in the Cape Coast Conference located in Brevard County, Florida.
Satellite has captured 17 state championships in six sports in its 46-year history. The girls have won 13 state championships in its history.[10]
State championships
- Girls’ Basketball - 1983 4A State championships https://fhsaa.com/documents/2024/2/13//Basketball_Girls_2024.pdf?id=5036
- Softball - 1982 & 1990 [11]
- Baseball - 1986 [12]
- Men's Swimming - 1996 Class 5A championship, 1999 Class 3A championship, & 2005 Class 2A championship [13]
- Men's Cross Country - 2019 Class 2A championship, 2020 Class 2A championship
- Girls' Swimming - 2004 Class 2A championship, 2005 Class 2A championship, 2006 Class 2A championship, 2007 Class 2A runner-up [14]
- Girls' Cross Country - 2005 Class 3A championship, 2006 Class 3A championship, 2007 Class 3A championship [15]
- Girls' Soccer - 2002 Class 3A championship (29-1-1, Finished No. 5 in nation), 2003 Class 3A championship (27-2-0), 2007 Class 5A championship. Reached Final Four from 1995–1998, 2002–2005, & 2007-2009.[16]
Notable alumni
Notes and References
- Web site: SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. May 11, 2020.
- http://www.brevard.k12.fl.us/ScoreCard/schools/satellite.asp#ai2 - 2008 Satellite High School Brevard Public Schools Scorecard
- Web site: Satellite High School . May 23, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719174109/http://scorpnet.brevard.k12.fl.us/Faculty.htm . July 19, 2011 .
- http://www.brevard.k12.fl.us/ScoreCard/schools/satellite.asp#ai2 - 2008 Satellite High School BPS
- http://fl.localschooldirectory.com/schools_info.php/school_id/17711 - Local School Directory Florida
- http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090908/NEWS01/909080315/1086/47-year-old+Satellite+High+completes++35M+upgrade Florida Today:47-year-old Satellite High completes $35M upgrade
- Web site: CTE-EPO Choice Career Academies 2024-2025. 8 January 2024.
- Web site: CTE-EPO Choice Matrix 2024-2025. 14 November 2023.
- Web site: Satellite Academy of Fine Arts SAFA . 24 June 2024.
- Web site: FHSAA.org - Florida High School Athletic Association. fhsaa.org. 17 February 2015.
- http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_sb.pdf - FHSAA Softball State Records
- http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_ba.pdf - FHSAA Baseball State Records
- http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_swb.pdf - FHSAA Men's Swimming State Records
- http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_swg.pdf - FHSAA Girls' Swimming State Records
- http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_ccg.pdf - FHSAA Girls' Cross Country state records
- http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_scg.pdf - Girls' Soccer State Records
- Web site: Review: Documentary 'What Happened in Vegas' blows the whistle on local police. Nov 30, 2017. Los Angeles Times. Feb 15, 2020.
- http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/harris_ashlyn00.html - Ashlyn Harris UNC Biography
- Web site: Senate confirms Catharina Haynes for seat on 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. https://archive.today/20120723103115/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-haynes_11met.ART.West.Edition1.395ccbd.htm . dead . July 23, 2012 . Todd J. Gillman . April 11, 2008 . The Dallas Morning News . The Dallas Morning News, Inc. . August 16, 2010.
- http://www.surfrider.org/media9b.asp - C.J. Hobgood Surfrider Pro Team
- Web site: surfersvillage.com - Latest News - Surfing News, Surfing Contest, All the surf in one website. Surfersvillage.com. 17 February 2015.
- http://www.secsports.com/new/sports/wsoft/news/careerrecs.html - Kelly Kretschman All-time SEC Statistics
- Web site: ROLLTIDE.COM - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site - University of Alabama. rolltide.com. 17 February 2015.
- Web site: mchenry.php. https://web.archive.org/web/20050116100226/http://www.stetson.edu/athletics/womens_soccer/profiles/mchenry.php. 16 January 2005. stetson.edu. 17 February 2015.
- Web site: Soxtalk.com. 17 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716112910/http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t51156.html. 16 July 2011. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Leonard Weaver Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
