Osceola High School - Seminole, Florida/FL

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Osceola High School

9751 98th Street, N, Seminole, FL, 33777-2140 -

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Definition of Terms

Osceola High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Pinellas County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1835 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

88 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 645 students

Grade 10 - 531 students

Grade 11 - 374 students

Grade 12 - 285 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	7%	18%
% Black	11%	26%
% White	78%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Pinellas County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	173	24
Number of Students Managed	112,625 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$956,195,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$948,950,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,490	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$8,426	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	72%	90%

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posted on July 6, 2009 at 05:19:02 am
M aitland's office space took a huge second-quarter hit, with tenant losses totaling 207,000 square feet, yet the submarket is adding an office building by the end of the year, according to the latest quarterly report released by Cushman & Wakefield .
Bedden helped by support, hardship (The Augusta Chronicle)
posted on June 21, 2009 at 05:00:00 am
Richmond County Superintendent Dana Bedden has been criticized for being an outsider, someone who doesn't understand the issues facing the inner-city school system of 32,000 children.
Pinellas School District tries to find employees jobs (WTSP-TV Tampa)
posted on June 17, 2009 at 10:01:29 pm
The Pinellas School District has a challenge: there are 600 non-instructional positions that have been eliminated and there are 391 positions that are open.
Flooding Closes Volusia Schools (Central Florida News 13)
posted on May 20, 2009 at 07:06:45 am
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What Are They Reading for Fun? (School Library Journal)
posted on April 23, 2009 at 08:05:20 pm
Magazines and romance novels, and they’re listening to Playaways.

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Osceola Fundamental High School is a high school in Seminole, Florida operated by Pinellas County Schools. Osceola has recently become one of the top rated high schools in Pinellas County for performing arts. The school auditorium was originally built to house the Pinellas County Center for the Arts which ultimately would be housed at Gibbs High School, and as such is one of the largest and better equipped auditoriums of Pinellas County High Schools, featuring such accommodations as sound-dampening paneling and a computer controlled lighting array.
History
The school is named for Osceola, war chief of the Seminole Indians in Florida. Osceola led a small band of warriors (never more than 100) in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War when the United States tried to remove the Seminoles from their lands. He exercised a great deal of influence on Micanopy, the highest ranking chief of the Seminoles.
Extra Curricular Activities
Extra curricular activities include Student Government Association, Guitar, Interact Club, National Honor Society, Prep Club, Anime Club, Spanish Club, The Oracle, FFEA Florida Future Educators of America, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Warriors Against Crime, PMAC Principal's Multicultural Advisory Committee, Internation Thespian Society, Drama Club, Students Rights and Responsibilities, WVTV, Keyboard, Debate Team, and Academic Team.
Athletics
Athletics include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, flag football (girls), football, golf, soccer, softball, spring football, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball (girls), and wrestling.
Mission Statement
"Osceola's High School mission statement is to sustain an environment where staff, students, and community work collaboratively to support all students in meeting or exceeding graduation requirements."
Former Principals
Andres Peniche
Richard Misenti

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