Edgewater High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Edgewater High School
| logo =
| streetaddress = 3100 Edgewater Drive
| city = Orlando
| state = Florida
| zipcode = 32804
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|28.58060|N|81.39041|W|source:placeopedia|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| fundingtype = Public
| schooltype = high school
| established = 1952
| status =
| closed =
| district = Orange County Public Schools
| superintendent = Barbara Jenkins
| principal = Dr. Alex Jackson
| teaching_staff = 87.00 (FTE)
| grades = 9–12
| mascot = Eagle
| nickname = Eagles
| team_name = Edgewater Eagles
| accreditation =
| yearbook = Odasagiah
| website = https://edgewaterhs.ocps.net
| footnotes =
| enrollment_as_of = 2023-2024
| conference =
| campus_size = 52 acres
| campus_type = Urban
| colors = Red and White {{Color box|red}} {{Color box|white}}
| rival = William R. Boone High School
}}
Edgewater High School is a public secondary school located in the College Park section of Orlando, Florida. It is operated by the Orange County Public Schools system. The athletic teams are known as the 'Fighting Eagles' with colors red and white.
History
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In 1950, the School Board of Orange County, Florida unveiled plans to build two new high schools in Orlando. These two schools were built from the same architectural plans and both were opened on the same day, Tuesday, September 2, 1952. The first was named William R. Boone High School and the second was named Edgewater High School. Boone was named for William R. Boone, a long-serving principal of the original Orlando High School (which is now Howard Middle School, on Robinson Street in downtown Orlando, near Lake Eola). The campuses of Boone and Edgewater contained identical buildings, but their arrangement on each campus was different. Edgewater's first principal was Mr. Orville R. Davis, a veteran of Orange County Public Schools, who was once the principal of the original Memorial Junior High School (now Memorial Middle School), also in Orlando.
Edgewater and Boone were originally to be named North and South High Schools, respectively. However, William R. Boone, who was to be principal of South, died the summer before the schools opened. South High was renamed in his memory. North High was then named for the road it was built beside, Edgewater Drive.
Edgewater High School has recently been renovated into a three-story facility on the land which previously held mobile homes to the North of the old campus, most of which will be destroyed to create a new sports field. The remaining buildings will undergo a refurbishment to house freshmen and will be available by the start of the 2011–2012 school year. The new facility is mostly indoors to allow for overall protection from the elements and a more secure campus, and uses new technology such as new Promethean boards and an all new auditorium. Students were given access to the facility on the first day back to class in 2011 after winter break, and both staff and students are currently working on adjusting to the new facility.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,034 students enrolled in 2016–17 was as follows:
Gender
- Male – 53.4%
- Female – 46.6%
Race and Ethnicity
- Black or African American – 49.5%
- White – 26.9%
- Hispanic and Latino – 18.6%
- Two or More Races – 2.4%
- Asian – 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native – 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander – 0.1%
63.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch. Edgewater High School is a Title I school.
Athletics
Edgewater High School has various varsity sports teams, including baseball, basketball, bowling, cheering, cross country, flag football, football, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling.
State Championships
- Boys' Basketball – 1976, 2004{{cite book |url=https://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_bbb.pdf |title=Boys Basketball 2018–19 Championship Records |date=October 5, 2018 |website=www.fhsaa.org |publisher=Florida High School Athletic Association |pages=4, 6 |access-date=June 17, 2019}}
- Girls' Basketball – 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014{{cite book |url=http://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_bbg.pdf |title=Girls Basketball 2017–18 Championship Records |date=March 6, 2018 |website=www.fhsaa.org |publisher=Florida High School Athletic Association |page=4 |access-date=June 17, 2019}}
- Boys' Cross Country – 1994{{Cite book |url=https://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_ccb.pdf |title=Boys Cross Country 2018–19 Championship Records |date=October 5, 2018 |website=www.fhsaa.org |publisher=Florida High School Athletic Association |page=3 |access-date=June 17, 2019}}
Notable alumni
- CJ Baxter, college football running back for the Texas Longhorns{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/11/22/eyes-of-texas-are-now-upon-edgewater-product-cj-baxter/|title=Eyes of Texas on Edgewater's CJ Baxter|date=22 November 2023 |publisher=Orlando Sentinel}}
- Mike Brewster, former NFL and currently a coach.
- Greg Cleveland, former NFL football player
- Marquis Daniels, former NBA basketball player and current coach for Auburn Tigers{{Cite web |last=Buchalter |first=Bill |date=March 19, 1998 |title=Edgewater Standout Daniels Moves North |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1998-03-19-9803190329-story.html |access-date=June 17, 2019 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}
- Howie Dorough, singer-songwriter{{Citation needed|date=April 2023|reason=Yearbooks are not reliable (see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 196#Is a yearbook a reliable source to confirm attendance at a school)}}
- Mike Freeman, baseball player{{Cite web |title=Edgewater HS (Orlando, FL) Baseball Players |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=046393f8 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
- Davis Gaines, actor{{Cite web |last=Palm |first=Matthew J. |title=Davis Gaines goes back to school |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/os-xpm-2011-04-28-os-davis-gaines-edgewater-high-20110426-story.html |access-date=2020-04-01 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}
- RJ Harvey, college football player for UCF Knights{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4568490|publisher=ESPN|title=RJ Harvey}}
- John Hunt, former NFL football player
- Kenny Ingram, former NFL player and coach{{Cite web |url=https://247sports.com/player/kenny-ingram-45528/ |title=Kenny Ingram Recruiting|work=247sports.com }}
- Karl Joseph, NFL football player{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Chris |title=Former Edgewater star Karl Joseph grateful he's living NFL dream with Oakland Raiders |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-sp-karl-joseph-raiders-0721-20190721-rjy75ves2nfdnfpf6gjjj4v5fa-story.html |access-date=2020-04-01 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}
- Sharon Lechter, author{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2016 |title=2016 Hall of Fame |url=https://www.edgewaterfoundation.com/tc-events/2016-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=June 13, 2019 |website=edgewaterfoundation.com}}
- Norm Lewis, actor{{Cite web |last=Palm |first=Matthew J. |date=April 12, 2014 |title=Norm Lewis inducted into Edgewater High Hall of Fame in Orlando |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/os-xpm-2014-04-12-os-norm-lewis-edgewater-hall-of-fame-20140412-story.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2020-04-01 |language=en-US |quote=Lewis, [...] was a graduate of the Edgewater class of 1981. |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}
- Quincy McDuffie, football player{{Cite news |date=December 13, 2012 |title=Edgewater's Quincy McDuffie a true success story |work=News 13 |url=https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/sports/2012/12/13/edgewater_s_quincy_m |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605012236/https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/sports/2012/12/13/edgewater_s_quincy_m |archive-date=June 5, 2019}}
- Anfernee Simons, NBA basketball player{{Cite web |title=Anfernee Simons' High School Basketball Stats |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/anfernee-simons/JOekE2tmEeS00gAmVebEWg/gendersport/basketball-stats.htm |access-date=June 4, 2019 |website=MaxPreps.com}}
- Sharon Vaughn, singer-songwriter{{Cite web |title=Sharon Vaughn, Induction Year 2019 |url=http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=7099 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |website=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame}}
- Darius Washington Jr., basketball player{{Cite web |title=For Darius Washington Jr, game winner against Memphis alumni was poetic justice |url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/darius-washington-jr-game-winner-against-memphis-alumni-was-poetic-justice |access-date=June 17, 2019 |website=The Basketball Tournament |archive-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617235720/https://www.thetournament.com/news/darius-washington-jr-game-winner-against-memphis-alumni-was-poetic-justice |url-status=dead }}
- Mike Sims-Walker, former NFL football player
- Kristen Scott, soccer player{{Cite web |last=Communications |first=Orlando Pride |title=Orlando Pride adds pair of defenders, three forwards at 2023 NWSL Draft |url=https://www.https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-adds-pair-of-defenders-three-forwards-at-2023-nwsl-draft |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=orlandocitysc.com}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224152622/https://www.ocps.net/Pages/default.aspx Orange County Public Schools official website]
{{Orange County, Florida Schools}}
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Category:1952 establishments in Florida
Category:Educational institutions established in 1952
Category:High schools in Orange County, Florida
Category:Orange County Public Schools