Forest High School (Florida)

Forest High School is a school in Ocala, Florida, United States. It has an EMIT (engineering) program. The school's colors are green and gold and the school mascot is the Wildcat. As of 2014, it had an enrollment of some 2,058.

Forest High School
Address
5000 Southeast Maricamp Road

Ocala
,
Marion
,
Florida
34480

United States
Coordinates29°08′39″N 82°03′59″W
Information
School typePublic secondary
Established15 August 1969 (1969-08-15)
School districtMarion County Public Schools
SuperintendentHeidi Maier
CEEB code101258
PrincipalElizabeth Brown 
Teaching staff95.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,195 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.11[1]
Color(s)Green, Gold & White
MascotWildcat
RivalVanguard High School
AccreditationFlorida State Department of Education
Websitewww.marionschools.net/fhs

Forest High School moved to its current location on Maricamp Road, southeast of the city limits of Ocala, in 2005. The school was originally on Fort King Street in Ocala, at the 1959 campus of Ocala High School. Prior to 1965, the school was for white students only. In 1965, a group of 34 students from the nearby black school, Howard High School began attending. In 1969 the courts mandated the schools became fully integrated and Howard was closed. Vanguard High School was opened the same year, and the Marion County School Board put to rest the name Ocala High School.[2]

Forest High School belongs to the Marion County School District.

Programs

Engineering and Manufacturing Institute of Technology (EMIT)

EMIT is a four-year magnet engineering program at Forest High School. EMIT aims to teach its students engineering fundamentals to prepare them for postsecondary colleges or universities in engineering. The curriculum is heavily project-based that often includes problem-solving tasks which must be built and later presented to teachers. These projects typically cover the basics of many engineering disciplines, including civil engineering, aerospace engineering, and more.

EMIT was created from a $1.2 million Florida Department of Education grant in 1994. An application is required to be considered for admission.

Notable alumni

VUP-19 Sailor of the Year 2020. Naval Station Whidbey Island Sailor of the Month July 2019

References
  1. "FOREST HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. Fillmore, Andy. "Howard High class of 1968 remembers good times, challenges of integration". Ocala Star Banner. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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