Haines City High School
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For other uses of the acronym HCHS, see HCHS (disambiguation).
Haines City High School (HCHS) is a public high school
in Haines City, Florida
. The school has existed in three separate locations.
scare due to one of the students being diagnosed with Tuberculosis.
In 1916, the first citrus processing plant in the United States was built in Haines City and made the city all that it is today. The city lived and died with the successes and failures of this processing plant. The town experienced a mighty growth in population through these years until the mid-1890s. Haines City suffered immensely from severe freezes on the citrus crop and the city was almost destroyed by a fire.
The citrus industry eventually recovered from the devastation, and in the 1920s, Haines City profited from a large population boost. As a result the community was incorporated, the city limits were expanded and many residential and commercial building were erected. Haines City has grown by leaps and bounds since then and has become a community to be proud of.
The first serving grades one through twelve was built in 1922-23 on Ledwith Avenue where the city tennis court facility is now located. A new school, called Central Elementary
, was built in 1925-26 across the street, and it was here in 1926 that Haines City's first high school graduation ceremony took place.
A new high school was built next to Central Elementary on Ledwith Avenue in 1949. It received national recognition in an architectural periodical for its innovative design. When it opened, it housed grade seven through twelve, but was later changed to grades ten through twelve and three additions were added to the school. With continued enrollment demands, the school was forced to seek a new location which could accommodate the rapidly growing area around the community.
In 1976, the school moved to a new location on Grace Avenue. In the past twenty year since moving, the high school has added a gymnasium, a new agricultural and industrial arts complex, a new science building in 1990 and a new social studies wing in 1991. In addition, the old football facility at Yale field, owned by the city of Haines City, was renamed in honor of former longtime coach Joseph Stangry and relocated to the new campus. Since that time, track and field facilities, baseball, softball, and soccer fields have been constructed. The school recently purchased land north of the school complex to house additions to the agricultural program and develop a Land Lab. The school also experienced massive growth when the ninth grade was added to the campus from Haines City Junior High School, adding approximately twenty percent to the enrollment figures. In 1992, the Student Council petitioned the city of Haines City to name the portion of Grace Avenue adjacent to the school after its mascot, The Hornets. The City Commission unanimously approved the request, renaming the street to Hornet Drive.
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Fight Song
Hail Haines City High School
Hail Green and White
Our Hornet Flag will wave on High Tonight
Here's Good Luck to You Team
Here's to What You've Done
And Here's to the Glory
You - Hornets have Won!
Haines City High is home to a competitive high school football team that is currently under the coaching of Pete Barber
.
The football team has two intra-county rivals: Lake Wales, and their newest and biggest, Ridge Community. Their mascot is the Hornet.
2005-2006 Record: 6-5
2006-2007 Record: 3-7
2007-2008 Record: 2-8
2008-2009 Record: 3-7
2009-2010 Record: 5-5, including a first-round playoff loss. They earned a spot into the playoffs due to the forfeiture of several games by the Kathleen Red Devils.
2010-2011 Record: 3-7
2011-2012 Current Record: 1-6
Haines City High School (HCHS) is a public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Haines City, Florida
Haines City, Florida
Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,174 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population estimated by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida is 18,762. Haines City is the third most populous city in Polk County, Florida...
. The school has existed in three separate locations.
Overview
Haines City High School belongs to the Polk County School Board and is a member of Polk District Schools. Haines City High School was the original high school in the city, opening in 1922. During the 2005-2006 school year there was a TuberculosisTuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
scare due to one of the students being diagnosed with Tuberculosis.
History
The first settlers arrived in Haines City in 1881. Two years later, they built the first school on Hinson Avenue where the current City Hall building is located. The two-story wooden structure had a school enrollment of nine students. In 1918, a yellow brick elementary school for grades one through eight was built. Any student wishing a high school education had to attend classes in Lakeland, located 25 miles away from Haines City. Clay Cut was the original name of this quaint little town. In 1883, when trains would pass through this Central Florida area, they were lost from sight because of the railroad tracks that were built so deep in the clay. Later, when an officer with the South Florida Railroad named Colonel Henry Haines brought about the building of the town's train station, he was honored with the city being named after him. Thus, Haines City was born.In 1916, the first citrus processing plant in the United States was built in Haines City and made the city all that it is today. The city lived and died with the successes and failures of this processing plant. The town experienced a mighty growth in population through these years until the mid-1890s. Haines City suffered immensely from severe freezes on the citrus crop and the city was almost destroyed by a fire.
The citrus industry eventually recovered from the devastation, and in the 1920s, Haines City profited from a large population boost. As a result the community was incorporated, the city limits were expanded and many residential and commercial building were erected. Haines City has grown by leaps and bounds since then and has become a community to be proud of.
Old Central Grammar School
The Old Central Grammar School is a historic school in Haines City, Florida. Built in 1925, it was designed by noted architect Edward Columbus Hosford in the Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Revival style.It is located at 801 Ledwith Avenue. On March 17, 1994, it was added to the U.S...
, was built in 1925-26 across the street, and it was here in 1926 that Haines City's first high school graduation ceremony took place.
A new high school was built next to Central Elementary on Ledwith Avenue in 1949. It received national recognition in an architectural periodical for its innovative design. When it opened, it housed grade seven through twelve, but was later changed to grades ten through twelve and three additions were added to the school. With continued enrollment demands, the school was forced to seek a new location which could accommodate the rapidly growing area around the community.
In 1976, the school moved to a new location on Grace Avenue. In the past twenty year since moving, the high school has added a gymnasium, a new agricultural and industrial arts complex, a new science building in 1990 and a new social studies wing in 1991. In addition, the old football facility at Yale field, owned by the city of Haines City, was renamed in honor of former longtime coach Joseph Stangry and relocated to the new campus. Since that time, track and field facilities, baseball, softball, and soccer fields have been constructed. The school recently purchased land north of the school complex to house additions to the agricultural program and develop a Land Lab. The school also experienced massive growth when the ninth grade was added to the campus from Haines City Junior High School, adding approximately twenty percent to the enrollment figures. In 1992, the Student Council petitioned the city of Haines City to name the portion of Grace Avenue adjacent to the school after its mascot, The Hornets. The City Commission unanimously approved the request, renaming the street to Hornet Drive.
International Baccalaureate East
In the 2007-2008 school year, an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program was approved by the IBO. To enter the program, students from the east side of Polk County are required to take a qualification test in eighth grade, and about 90 students are accepted every year into the 9th grade of the program. A new grade was added to the school every year from 2006 through 2009, starting with 9th and adding the subsequent grade each year until all grades 9-12 became offered, which became reality starting with the 2009-10 school year. The first graduating class was thus the class of 2010. The IB program does not technically begin until the students' junior year; the school offers a Pre-IB program for freshman and sophomores to prepare them for the rigors of the latter two years. The principal of Haines City IB is Sue Braiman, as she is now head of the entire campus; the highest IB-specific faculty include a guidance counselour and an assistant principal. Haines City IB also goes by International Baccalaureate East, distinguishing itself from its intracounty IB rival at Bartow High SchoolBartow High School
Bartow High School, formerly Summerlin Institute and Union Academy is the only high school located in Bartow, Florida. The school is also the location of the International Baccalaureate School at Bartow High, a school which annually finishes in the top five in composite SAT scores in the United...
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School Songs
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Hail Green and White
Our Hornet Flag will wave on High Tonight
Here's Good Luck to You Team
Here's to What You've Done
And Here's to the Glory
You - Hornets have Won!
Football
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Haines City High is home to a competitive high school football team that is currently under the coaching of Pete Barber
Pete Barber
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The football team has two intra-county rivals: Lake Wales, and their newest and biggest, Ridge Community. Their mascot is the Hornet.
Football seasons 2004-Present
2004-2005 Record: 1-92005-2006 Record: 6-5
2006-2007 Record: 3-7
2007-2008 Record: 2-8
2008-2009 Record: 3-7
2009-2010 Record: 5-5, including a first-round playoff loss. They earned a spot into the playoffs due to the forfeiture of several games by the Kathleen Red Devils.
2010-2011 Record: 3-7
2011-2012 Current Record: 1-6
Notable alumni
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