Browse past news stories for Santa Fe High School in Alachua, FL.

• Visit by Santa, Festival of Lights kick off month of local holiday activities (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 04:09:21 pm
  From Santa and Mrs. Claus to parades and tree lighting, many holiday events are planned in The Crescent Communities. The 3rd Annual Newberry Festival of Lights and Holiday Lights Contest will be held on Dec. 3 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown Newberry surrounding the Pocket Park.
• Time Capsule: A peek inside The Herald at life in the past (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 04:09:11 pm
  • Two alert Crescent Communities residents working in Gainesville notice suspicious activity and write down the tag number of the car involved. The “activity” ends up being a bank robbery, and the tag number helps lead police on a high speed chase in which the robbers are caught.
• Nov. 26 Around the Region (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 11:13:32 am
  News and events in and around Gainesville Nov. 26
• Santa Fe High School band takes first place in 2009 state competition (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 11:12:52 am
  Staff report The Santa Fe High School Raider Regiment Marching Band took first place in its division in the 2009 Florida Marching Band Coalition Championships held this past weekend in St. Petersburg.
• Local student named a National Merit semifinalist (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 06:11:52 pm
  ALACHUA – Santa Fe High School student Yasmin M. MacDougall is a semifinalist in the 2010 national Merit Scholarship Program.
• SFHS ticket booth fire (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 06:08:27 pm
  By Cindy Swirko Staff writer A fire broke out in the ticket booth at Santa Fe High School in Alachua just before noon Wednesday. Alachua County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Carol Davis said the booth was fully engulfed when crews arrived.
• Small building catches fire at Santa Fe High School (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 06:07:51 pm
  ALACHUA -- A Santa Fe High School football field ticket office building caught fire today, Wednesday, Nov. 25, around noon and was seriously damaged. Santa Fe High was not open today because of the long Thanksgiving Day weekend.
• Eastside taking it to the court (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:08:29 am
  By CLEVELAND TINKER Special to the Guardian The 2009-2010 basketball season for the Eastside High School boys and girls basketball teams will be filled with the usual expectation of making it to the state playoffs.
• Marion County Volleyball Matchups (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 11:40:33 am
  Compiled by Richard Burton Region 1A-1 Semifinal ST. JOHN LUTHERAN (15-12) AT GAINESVILLE OAK HALL (17-10) When: Tonight, 7 p.m. How they got here: St. John swept Eagle’s View, while Oak Hall swept Mandarin Christian. Winner Gets: The winner between Quincy Munroe and Tallahassee Pope John Paul II on Saturday in the regional finals.
• You may soon be able to check your child's grades online (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 11:41:09 pm
  By Harriet Daniels Staff writer Parents with students at a handful of Alachua County schools may already know their child's grades before reports come home today.
• Thousands expected at Friends of the Library sale (Independent Florida Alligator)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 06:15:22 am
  Kim Withers and Suzanne Waters, a teacher at the Cornerstone Academy, look for books for their daughters at the Friends of the Library Fall book sale on Saturday.
• From Alachua soccer fields to international champs (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 10:23:00 pm
  When the Gorricks moved to Alachua from West Virginia in 1989, the first thing they did was set up a soccer goal in their backyard. The 9-acre lot was soon occupied by a basketball court, a place to play volleyball and a trampoline.
• Alachua athlete learning to play at top club level (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 03:37:40 pm
  By Nathan Deen Correspondent Devala Gorrick wouldn’t take no for an answer. He didn’t compromise when his college of choice denied him admission, and he wasn’t going to let any soccer coach tell him he had a problem with his shoulder.
• Historical church to open doors for Annual Traxler Heritage Day (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 01:09:31 pm
  ALACHUA – One of the area’s oldest churches, Spring Hill United Methodist Church, is hosting the Annual Traxler Heritage Day and Fall Craft Bazaar, set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday., Oct. 3.
• Santa Fe High joins biotechnology push with new building, program (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 09:56:12 pm
  ALACHUA – The largest university in the state is only a half-hour away, with its countless educational resources at the professor’s disposal. But those in Alachua merely have to drive up the road to arrive at a teacher’s paradise they can call their own.
• Fundraiser set for family whose home was crushed (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 09:54:00 pm
  ALACHUA – St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church will hold a fundraiser for the Alachua family whose home was crushed by a massive oak tree last month.
• History made! Santa Fe College debuts in Crescent Communities (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 09:53:40 pm
  History made! Santa Fe College debuts in Crescent Communities By Ronald Dupont Jr. Herald Editor
• County schools get bonuses for performances on FCAT (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 10:08:14 am
  By Christopher Curry Staff writer Schools in Alachua County will receive a $1.3 million bonus from the state for student performance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test last year. Twenty-seven district schools, four charter schools and P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School will receive state recognition money.
• Walk-a-thon to benefit woman who helped build four homes toward her own (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 04:39:21 am
  To Post or View Comments, Scroll To The End of the Story. HIGH SPRINGS -- It takes more than 6,000 steps to walk three miles. For Brenda Wesley, those won’t be her first steps toward getting a home for her family. They won’t be her last, either.
• $1.3 million in school recognition money goes to schools in Alachua County (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 02:22:12 am
  By Christopher Curry Staff writer Schools in Alachua County will receive a $1.3 million bonus from the state for student performance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test last year.
• To Post or View Comments, Scroll To The End of the Story. (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 01:22:28 am
  Grace Garrison, a 4-year-old and another family member escaped injury when an oak tree, estimated to be 75 to 100 years old, fell early Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, on this Alachua home at 14116 N.W. 158th Ave. Garrison, who is the aunt of Santa Fe High School Football Coach Shea Showers, said she normally comes home from work and sits in the area of the house where the tree fell.
• Sports Medicine Jamboree brings in 500 guests (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on August 30, 2009 at 10:08:37 am
  By Yara Simon Sedric Waldon, 15, was determined to set a record on Saturday. But the 6-foot-3 student from Eastside High School wasn't participating in his usual sports - football or basketball. He was competing in the vertical jump.
• No one hurt after tree crushes Alachua home (The High Springs Herald)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 03:06:39 pm
  Grace Garrison and a 4-year-old escaped injury when an oak tree, estimated to be 75 to 100 years old, fell early Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, on this Alachua home at 14116 N.W. 158th Ave.
• On campuses and on roads, first day runs smoothly (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 10:08:39 am
  By Christopher Curry Staff writer The first day of school for approximately 28,000 Alachua County public school students landed on the same day that the University of Florida and Santa Fe College started classes, but the day was fairly uneventful both in the schools and on area roadways.
• First-time principal's career comes full circle at Terwilliger (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 10:08:02 am
  By Christopher Curry Staff writer Today, The Sun begins a five-part series of stories on the five brand-new principals as school begins Monday. Lynn McNeill of Terwilliger Elementary is featured today.
• Rams sports program ready for a new season (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 10:12:40 am
  By CLEVELAND TINKER Special to the Guardian Monday started the beginning of the 2009-2010 athletic calender year for Eastside High School with the football team holding its first practice to prepare to win another district championship.
• High school readies cutting-edge classrooms (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 10:07:01 am
  By Christopher Curry Staff Writer Bill Herschleb taught chemistry and physics at Santa Fe High school in the 1980s.
• Healthy Learning Academy receives field trip grant (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on July 20, 2009 at 10:02:43 am
  By Harriet Daniels Staff writer Healthy Learning Academy, a local charter school, received a $500 grant from Target for a student field trip. The grant covered admission and transportation for 30 students to attend a Jack Hartman concert in Ocala at the Circle Square Cultural Center.
• Entertainment for free! (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 01:37:23 pm
  By Tatiana Gonzalez Summer is a time of high heats and higher prices: Gas is more, camp is costly and everyone is looking to pinch a penny. In a community filled with local residents and college kids, however, entertainment is as varied as the population.
• Error put SFHS on 'Newsweek' list of top schools (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 01:42:31 am
  On Monday, Santa Fe High School was on Newsweek magazine's list of America's 1,500 best public high schools. By Tuesday, it wasn't.