South Sumter High School Explained

South Sumter High School
Motto:Tradition Never Graduates
Streetaddress:706 N. Main St
City:Bushnell
State:Florida
County:Sumter
Zipcode:33513
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:28.6726°N -82.1135°W
Schooltype:Public high school
Founded:1919: as Bushnell High School. 1959: as South Sumter High School
District:Sumter District Schools
Ceeb:100195
Principal:Allen Shirley (2020 - present)
Grades:9–12
Enrollment:1,047 (2016-17)[1]
Slogan:Raiders Achieve What They Believe, Tradition Never Graduates
Conference:4A
Team Name:Raiders
Rival:Wildwood Middle-High School, The Villages Charter High School
Accreditation:Florida Dept of Education
Url:https://www.sumter.k12.fl.us/ssh

South Sumter High School is a public high school in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida. Its teams are the Raiders and its school colors are Red, Black and White.

Athletics

South Sumter Raiders have had one of the longest winning high school football teams in Florida since 2000, and earned the top ranking in Division 4A in a 2012 Associated Press poll.[2] The team won their division and were 11–1 overall in 2012. Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Keanu Neal played for the Raiders.

Other competition sports include: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball and Weightlifting.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. March 7, 2019.
  2. Web site: Jolley. Frank. South Sumter earns top spot in AP Class 4A poll. The Daily Commercial. December 2, 2012.