Oak Ridge High School (Orlando, Florida)
| Oak Ridge High School | |
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| Address | |
| 700 W Oak Ridge Rd Orlando, Florida 32809 United States |
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| Information | |
| Motto | "One team, one goal. Pioneering our way to an A!" |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Orange County Public Schools |
| CEEB Code | 101298 |
| Principal | Dr. Leigh Ann Bradshaw |
| Staff | 31, plus 5 administrators and 4 deans |
| Faculty | 200 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2500 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18 [1] |
| School colour(s) | Forest Green and Vegas Gold |
| Athletics | FHSAA Class 6A, District 5 [2] |
| Mascot | Little Willie |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Rival | Jones High School Maynard Evans High School Cypress Creek High School |
| Website | http://www.orhs.ocps.net/ |
Oak Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Orlando, Florida, established in 1959. The school has been rated as a D or F institution by the state since 2000. In 2012, the school was awarded a C grade, breaking the low performance streak. In 2013, the school further improved and was awarded a B grade.[3]
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Campus
The Campus has been expanded/remodeled since the founding of the school. During the summer of 2010, demolition began on the northern side of campus as the 600 building and "Fish Farm", which had been the Tech Ed building, was torn down to make room for the new school. The students are scheduled to move into the new building on a staggered schedule during the fall semester of the 2011-2012 school year.
Extracurricular activities
Activities available to Oak Ridge students include Athletic Training, AVID, Beta Club, BPA Business Professionals of America Computer Programming and Gaming Club, Floetry Club, Haitian Club, National Honor Society, AP Club, Robotics, SAFE Ambassadors, Science National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Student Government, Yearbook, Courage Now, Youth 4 Change [Community Organizing & Social Justice] and Science Olympiad.
Marching band
The Oak Ridge Pioneer Marching Band is known as the Marching Pioneers. In the 2009 marching season the band made state semi-finals in FMBC with their show "Spanish Fantasy" and got straight superiors in FBA. They have marched in parades including the Universal Studios Christmas parade,the Downtown Christmas parade and the Martin Luther King Day Parade.
Athletics
The Oak Ridge Pioneers compete in interscholastic competition in football, flag football (girls only), bowling, track and field (Boys & Girls), Soccer (Boys & Girls), baseball, softball, basketball, cross country, swimming, and tennis (Boys & Girls).
The boy's track program won state championships in 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982. The girl's program won championships in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. The Pioneers compete in the Metro Conference, and have won a total of 34 Championships. Both the boys and girls have won 17 titles each. Oak Ridge Track and Field Website[4]
Curriculum
Oak Ridge is home to three district-wide magnet programs: Aviation and Aerospace Engineering, Digital Media and Gaming, and Hospitality Management. In the spring of 2011 Oak Ridge became a certified Project Lead The Way school.[5]
Notable alumni
- Craig Crawford, political commentator
- Glenda Hood, Mayor of Orlando (1992–2003), Florida Secretary of State of Florida (2003–2005)
- Barbara Pierre
- Joe Joseph
- Michelle Finn-Burrell
- James Rolle
- Vernice Smith
- Cady Lalanne - Professional Basketball player for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs
- Neil Brown, Jr. - Actor
- Antonio Blakeney - McDonald's All-American Basketball player, currently playing at LSU
City Year
In 2013, Oak Ridge brought in City Year, a national non-profit and AmeriCorps organization aimed at reducing the dropout crisis in high-needs urban schools. Ten City Year corps members sported red City Year bomber jackets and now serve as full-time tutors and mentors for 9th graders. In the 2012-13 school year 75% of those students regularly tutored by City Year mentors increased their grade in that core subject.
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