Umatilla High School (Florida) Explained

Umatilla High School
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Address:320 N. Trowell Avenue
City:Umatilla
County:Lake County
State:Florida
Zipcode:32784
Country:United States
Type:Public high school
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District:Lake County Schools
Principal:Brent Frazier[1]
Grades:9–12
Students:747
Students As Of:2020–2021
Ratio:18.68
Campus Type:Midsized Suburb
Colors:
Orange and Black
Nickname:Bulldogs
Usnwr Ranking:462 in Florida[2]
National Ranking:11,109
Accreditation:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (part of Cognia)[3]

Umatilla High School is an American four-year comprehensive high school in Umatilla, Florida. It is one of fifteen high schools in the Lake County Schools district, and opened in 1910 as a public school.

History

Umatilla High School opened in 1910 as a junior high school[4] [5] and by 1912 had ten grades.[6] The school was built for over $4,000 using funds from the Umatilla Special Tax District and was a two-story, five room concrete building. By 1914 Umatilla High School was considered an intermediate high school[7] and between 1920 and 1922 became a senior high school.[8] [9]

Due to increasing enrollment a larger school was built in 1923 at a cost of $35,000.[10] [11] The original 1911 schoolbuilding is still standing, and is now known as the Paul W. Bryan Historic Schoolhouse and since 2002 has been the location of the Umatilla Historical Society Museum.

A new school was built between 1961 and 1962[12] [13] with a new wing of the building constructed in 1967.[14]

Enrollment

As of the 2020–2021 school year, the school had an enrollment of 747 students and 40 full-time classroom teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 18.68. 325 of the students (or approximately 44% of the enrolled students) were eligible for free school meals, while none were eligible for reduced-price meals,

The AP participation rate is 59% and the graduation rate for the 2021–2022 school year was 91%.

Academics

Since 1923 the school has been accrediated through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[15] [16] (SACS was later merged into AdvancED and is now called Cognia).

The school's cirriculum offers Teen Parent Program classes that teach relevant parenting and health materials to help prevent students from dropping out.[17]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principal-Brent Frazier . September 6, 2022 . Umatilla High.
  2. Web site: Umatilla High School . September 6, 2022 . U.S. News & World Report.
  3. Web site: Institution Summary Overview – Umatilla High School . September 6, 2022 . Cognia.
  4. Book: Holloway, Wm. M. . Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida . For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1910 . T.J. Appleyard . 1910 . Tallahassee, Florida . 92 .
  5. Web site: Taylor . George Lansing Jr. . September 15, 2012 . Paul Bryan Historic Schoolhouse 2, Umatilla, FL . September 7, 2022 . . Image . The plaque reads "Paul W. Bryan Historic Schoolhouse 1910".
  6. Book: Holloway, Wm. M. . Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida . For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1912 . T.J. Appleyard, State Printer . 1912 . Tallahassee, Florida . 93 .
  7. Book: Sheats, Wm. N. . Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida . For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1916 . T.J. Appleyard, State Printer . 1916 . Tallahassee, Florida . 658 .
  8. Book: Sheats, Wm. N. . Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida . For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1920 . T.J. Appleyard, State Printer . 1920 . Tallahassee, Florida . 474 .
  9. Book: Cawthon, W.S. . Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida . For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1922 . T.J. Appleyard, State Printer . 1922 . Tallahassee, Florida . 562 .
  10. News: September 4, 1923 . Lake County Development . 2 . . September 7, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  11. Book: Cawthon, W.S. . Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida . For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1924 . T.J. Appleyard, State Printer . 1924 . Tallahassee, Florida . 456 .
  12. News: March 1, 1961 . School Work Contracts Let . 1 . . September 7, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  13. News: October 25, 1962 . Key Club Procedure Explained . 5 . . September 7, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  14. News: Sneed . Jean . February 2, 1967 . Contract for Umatilla High School Wing Let . 2B . . September 7, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  15. Book: . Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States . Birmingham Publishing Company Printers . 1926 . Jackson, Mississippi . 16 .
  16. Web site: Accreditation . September 6, 2022 . Lake County Schools.
  17. Web site: Curriculum . September 6, 2022 . Umatilla High.
  18. Web site: Earl Inmon Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . 2020-04-29.
  19. Web site: May 10, 2011 . Beauty queen from Umatilla receives heartwarming welcome from hometown . September 7, 2022 . JaclynStapp.com.

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