Clearwater High School

Clearwater High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in Clearwater, Florida, United States. It is part of the Pinellas County School System. The school's athletic teams are known as the Tornadoes. Their colors are crimson and gray, which is also the name of their fight song.

Clearwater High School
Address
540 S Hercules Ave.

Clearwater
,
Florida
33764-6314

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary
MottoTradition, Honor and Pride
Established1906
School districtPinellas County Schools
PrincipalKeith Mastorides
Faculty84.50 (FTE)[1]
Teaching staff102
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,797 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.27[1]
Color(s)Crimson and Gray    
NicknameTornadoes
Websitewww.pcsb.org/clearwater-hs

History

Clearwater High School traces its lineage to 1906, when three 9th-graders were enrolled at a small schoolhouse built that year on Ft. Harrison Avenue. In 1924, Clearwater High School was built on Greenwood Avenue, where it remained until the current campus on Hercules Avenue was completed in 1954.[2] In 1999, a $12-million renovation of the facilities was completed.[3]

Academics

Clearwater High has various academic programs, also known as Academies, centering on different aspects of life beyond high school, as well as an optional University of Cambridge AICE Diploma program alongside them. In 2017, The Washington Post ranked it as the "most challenging high school" in Pinellas County, based on the number of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate students as a percentage of graduating seniors. The school offered 18 AP courses that year, while attaining an 88% graduation rate, with 73% of graduates going on to attend a four-year college.[4]

Athletics
Clearwater High School's Jack White Stadium

The school's 4,200-seat football stadium was built in 1950 and dedicated in 1951 as Central Pinellas Stadium. It 1963, it was renamed to honor Jack White, a judge on the Florida Second District Court of Appeal, who was a leading figure in the effort beginning in 1949 to build the stadium.[5]

In addition to football, other boys' sports include baseball, swimming, and wrestling. The Clearwater Tornadoes compete in a variety of sports for both boys and girls, including basketball, soccer, golf, track and field, lacrosse, and tennis.[6] Under head coach Jack Wilson, the Tornadoes won the boys' basketball state championship in 1981.[7] The school's Jack L. Wilson Gymnasium is named in his memory.

The school has also won state championships in the following sports:[8]

  • Boys Golf (1968)
  • Girls Cross Country (1976)
  • Girls Track (1977)
  • Swimming (1978)
  • Volleyball (1997 and 2000)
  • Boys Soccer, Class 3A (2001)[9]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Clearwater High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. White, D'Ann Lawrence (June 14, 2019). "Old South Ward School To Reopen As Clearwater History Museum". Patch. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. "Clearwater High School Information". Pinellas County Public Schools. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. Mathews, Jay (May 5, 2017). "America's Most Challenging High Schools". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. "Stadium named for Jack White". St. Petersburg Times. October 31, 1963. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. "Clearwater Tornadoes". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. Mike Flanagan (March 16, 1981). "Day to Remember - The Tornadoes Made History They'll Never Forget". Evening Independent. p. 40.
  8. "Athletic information". Clearwater High School. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  9. "2000-01 Boys Soccer Stats". Florida High School Athletic Association. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  10. Aschoff, Susan (November 17, 2000). "Spanx very much, Oprah". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  11. John, Romano (January 9, 2011). "Auburn Tigers coach Gene Chizik achieves thanks to the gifts of his father". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  12. "2001-02 Men's Roster". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

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