Lake Weir High School - Ocala, Florida/FL

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Lake Weir High School

10351 Se Maricamp Road, Ocala, FL, 34472-2517 -

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Definition of Terms

Lake Weir High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Marion County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1697 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

88 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 639 students

Grade 10 - 456 students

Grade 11 - 355 students

Grade 12 - 247 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	9%	18%
% Black	17%	26%
% White	72%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

45%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Marion County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	62	24
Number of Students Managed	42,223 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$338,100,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$328,303,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,007	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$7,775	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	83%	90%

Lake Weir graduate Potter opens with 68 (The Ocala Star-Banner)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:40:25 am
By Andy Marks Staff writer Ted Potter is off to a solid start at the second stage of PGA Tour qualifying school. Potter, a Lake Weir High School graduate, shot a 4-under 68 Wednesday at Southern Hills Plantation in Brooksville and sits in a 13th-place tie after the first of four rounds.
Three area golfers among PGA hopefuls (The Ocala Star-Banner)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:55:33 am
By Ted Beck Staff writer The journey continues this week for a select group of golfers around the nation hoping to qualify for the PGA Tour. Three of those golfers have ties to Marion County. Ted Potter, Grant Waite and Jimmy Gilleon will be among the group participating at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville today through Saturday.
Potter cruises to Q-school second round (The Ocala Star-Banner)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 08:10:54 am
By Andy Marks Staff writer Silver Springs golfer Ted Potter has cruised into the second stage of the PGA Tour's qualifying school. Potter, a Lake Weir High School graduate, was medalist at last week's first stage of Q-school at Grasslands Golf & Country Club in Lakeland.
Potter has solid first round at PGA qualifying school (The Ocala Star-Banner)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 07:55:53 am
By Andy Marks Staff writer Silver Springs golfer Ted Potter Jr. is off to a solid start on his quest to earn a PGA card via the tour’s Q-school.
Oswald Tourney set to tee off (The Ocala Star-Banner)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 04:10:33 am
By Andy Marks Staff writer The 34th annual Doug Oswald Seniors golf tournament tees off this weekend at the newly redesigned and reopened Ocala Golf Club. The event, named in honor of former Ocala mayor and tireless local golf advocate Doug Oswald, begins with a Friday cookout and features two days of golf beginning Saturday.

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Lake Weir High School (LWHS) is a public high school located in Ocala, Florida. It is part of the Marion County School District and serves students residing in southeastern Marion County, including the Ocala National Forest, Silver Springs Shores and Summerfield. The school colors are purple and gold and its mascot is the hurricane.
Lake Weir High School was established in 1955 as a consolidation of Weirsdale and Summerfield High Schools on a hill overlooking Lake Weir with a student body of about 300 students in grades 7 through 12. Mr. Leo Armstrong, former principal of Weirsdale High School was the first principal. The school served students coming from elementary schools at Belleview, Florida, Summerfield, Florida and Weirsdale, Florida that served the communities of Belleview, Candler, East Lake Weir, Ocklawaha, Pedro, Summerfield, Sunset Harbor, and Weirsdale. The first class of 1956 graduated 33. In 1967, Marion County changed to the elementary, middle and high school organization and the school changed to grades 9 through 12. In August, 1975, a new Lake Weir High School was constructed on Maricamp Road in Candler with a student body in excess of 1200 students, which grew to 2500 by 1993. The former Lake Weir High School campus then became home to Lake Weir Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8.
Belleview High School was established in 1995, providing relief to Lake Weir High's overcrowding problems. Approximately half of Lake Weir's students became Belleview High students, and a natural rivalry was born.
On Friday, November 2, 2007, Lake Weir's varsity football team defeated Belleview High School 27-21 on a last-second, 68-yard run by senior Jamal Thomas. The win was Lake Weir's first in nine years over its Marion County sibling. The win marked the fourth of the season for the Canes, and punctuated a season in which the Canes finished ahead of historical powers Vanguard, Forest, and Belleview High Schools in Florida Class 4A-District 6 play. The team is coached by Mark Hinterthan.
The school is now undergoing a 33-million-dollar renovation that will include a new administration building, added parking, a new cafeteria, and an air-conditioned gymnasium. The renovation, which is the project of Ajax Construction, is scheduled to be completed in 2009.
And the sweeping changes at Lake Weir High are more than cosmetic; Lake Weir High has also been selected to become an International Baccalaureate (IB) school beginning in 2010.
For the first time in 41 years, the 'Canes are headed to the playoffs for the 2008-2009 year. They are led byS enior Running Backs Eddie Williams and Alex Noel, Junior QB Tracy Curry, Senior WR Jarriel Sears and Junior Wideout Kyle Whiteman. On the defense the Canes are led by SR LB Dennis McFatten and Soph FS Gerard Jackson, Soph LB Jeremy "Smoke" Cook, JR DT Chris Rosa.
External links
LWHS Official Website
Marion County Public Schools Website
Lake Weir High Class of '62 Website

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