Pine Ridge High School
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Pine Ridge High School is a high school
located in Deltona
, Florida
. It was built in 1994 and is located at 926 Howland Blvd, near S.R. 415. Pine Ridge High School's team mascot is the Panther and its colors are teal, black, and gold.
Pine Ridge has a twin school Atlantic High School
. Both schools were built on the same design but by different contractors. Both campuses have the iconic courtyard clock and different colors.
The Pine Ridge High School Bands consist of Marching Band
, Concert Band
, and Jazz Band
. The marching band provides entertainment during football games by playing stand tunes during the game and performing on the field during half-time. It also plays at pep rallies, marching competitions, and parades. The concert band performs several times throughout the year. Performances include winter and spring concerts as well as MPA. The Jazz band performs at various functions including the Lakeside Jazz Festival in Port Orange, Florida.
- ESE Department
AFJROTC Drill Awards include:
The Program is commanded by Col. W. Wright (Ret.) and SMSGT Olszewski (Ret.).
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....
located in Deltona
Deltona, Florida
Deltona is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida and is the largest city in Volusia County. It is located east of DeBary and north of Lake Monroe. It is the twenty-ninth largest city in Florida, with a 2010 Census population of 85,182...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was built in 1994 and is located at 926 Howland Blvd, near S.R. 415. Pine Ridge High School's team mascot is the Panther and its colors are teal, black, and gold.
Pine Ridge has a twin school Atlantic High School
Atlantic High School (Port Orange, Florida)
Atlantic High School is a public high school located in Port Orange, Florida. The school started in 1994 and currently serves about 1,100 students in grades 9 to 12 and is part of Volusia County Schools.-Athletics:...
. Both schools were built on the same design but by different contractors. Both campuses have the iconic courtyard clock and different colors.
Academics and Curriculum
Similar to many schools in Volusia County, Pine Ridge High School has specialized academies that have been successful in helping students to graduate with unique skills. They include the Academy of International Business and World Languages, Agriscience Technology and Communications Academy, and Sports Science and Emergency Services Academy. The school has its own student supported early childhood/ preschool program called The Pee Wee Panthers. The school has an Air Force Junior ROTC program.Pine Ridge offers AVID and Advanced Placement courses. the school offers seven different foreign languages including Chinese, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. There are many courses available to support students with unique needs in the ESE and ESOL departments. Pine Ridge has a variety of programs available to students in the performing arts such as chorus, band, drama and dance. There are also fine arts as well as career and technology courses.Extracurricular activities
Pine Ridge has many activities and clubs in which students can participate. Some popular ones are the Anime Club, Astronomy, CLAW Club, Earth First, FCA, FFA, Guitar Club, Health Occupation Students of America, Key club, Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, SGA, the school newspaper, The Scratch Post, and the school literary magazine, Spilled Ink.The Pine Ridge High School Bands consist of Marching Band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
, Concert Band
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
, and Jazz Band
Jazz band
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
. The marching band provides entertainment during football games by playing stand tunes during the game and performing on the field during half-time. It also plays at pep rallies, marching competitions, and parades. The concert band performs several times throughout the year. Performances include winter and spring concerts as well as MPA. The Jazz band performs at various functions including the Lakeside Jazz Festival in Port Orange, Florida.
Athletics
Pine Ridge has fall, winter, and spring athletic teams as well as a football stadium and soccer and baseball fields on campus. Pine Ridge shares a rivalry with nieghboring high school Deltona High. It has been dubbed the 'Battle of the Boulevard', due the schools being located on opposite ends of Howland Boulevard..Notable Athletes
- Ben De La Cruz - Football/QB - Class of 2009 - Accepted a football scholarship to play for Bethune-Cookman University. After being a Wildcat for two seasons, he transferred to Eastern Kentucky UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityEastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
. - Peter Peppers - Football/DE - Class of 2010 - Accepted a football scholarship from Evangel UniversityEvangel UniversityEvangel University is the national university of arts, sciences and professions in Springfield, Missouri. Evangel College was renamed Evangel University on June 8, 1998. The campus sits on that were originally part of . The first President of Evangel was Klaude Kendrick who served from 1955-1958....
. - John Bennett - Football/OT -Class of 2010 - Accepted a football scholarship from St. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf College is a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after Olaf II of Norway,...
. - Willie Mitchell - Football/LB - Class of 2011 - Accepted a football scholarship from the University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
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Student Demographics
| Racial/ethnic group | Number of students | enrolled in October | School % | District % | State % | ||||
| Female | Male | 2008-09 | 2007–2008 | 2008-09 | 2007–2008 | 2008-09 | 2007–2008 | ||
| White | 527 | 628 | 51.5 | 53.2 | 63.2 | 63.9 | 45.3 | 45.9 | |
| Black | 12,833 | 159 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 23.0 | 23.1 | |
| Hispanic | 344 | 332 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 25.0 | 24.7 | |
| Asian | 11 | 17 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| Am. Indian | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Multiracial | 48 | 42 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | |
| Disabled | 146 | 292 | 100 | 20.3 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 14.3 | 14.4 | |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 477 | 529 | 44.9 | 40.5 | 46.6 | 42.5 | 49.6 | 45.9 | |
| ELL | 31 | 45 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 11.9 | |
| Migrant | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||
| Female | 1058 | 47.2 | 47.3 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.7 | ||
| Male | 1184 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.3 | 51.3 | ||
| Total | 2242 |
Link Crew
Link Crew is a program started in the 2006-2007 school year where chosen upper-classmen help freshmen throughout the year by getting them to participate in school activities and help with academic classes. This program was originally run by Mrs. Bedard, but upon her resignation it is now sponsored by, a teacher affectionately called, Mrs. Grebosz.Principals
- Sandra Rowe 1994-1996
- Kevin Tucker 1996-2002
- Dr. Michael Mongelli 2002-2007
- Tom Russell 2007-2011
- kobe and me 2011-current
Assistant Principals
- Assistant Principal Dr. Kevin Hart
- ESE Department
- Assistant Principal Kathryn Dyer - Curriculum and Title 1
- Assistant Principal Dr. Thomas Robare - Data Processing
- Assistant Principal Jennifer Williams - Discipline and Testing, also a guidence consuler
AFJROTC
Pine Ridge High School has their very own award winning Junior ROTC program. The FL-941 Cadet Group participates in many Activities such as; Parades, Community Service Projects, Campouts, Summer Leadership Schools, and Drill Competitions. As well as contains many extra curricular teams such as the "Golden Vengeance" Ceremonial Team (Drill Team and Color Guard), the "Spitfire" Orienteering Team, and an Armed Drill Team. The Motto for the Group is "To build better citizens through active citizenship." The school no longer has those teams, however they still have the AFJROTC program.AFJROTC Drill Awards include:
- 2001 NHSDTC (All Service Nationals) 3rd Place Overall
- 2001 NHSDTC (All Service Nationals) 1st Place Color Guard
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 State Champions (First team ever to do three years in a row)
- 2004 Air Force National Champions
- 2004 Southeast Regional Champions
- In 2004 the Ceremonial team had its record year, finishing with 7 overall trophies out of 8 meets. The team was led by Cadets Burke & Inthachack(Drill Team) and Cadet Gonzales(Color Guard) and coached by SMSGT Olszewski(Drill Team) & Col.Vick(Color Guard)
The Program is commanded by Col. W. Wright (Ret.) and SMSGT Olszewski (Ret.).
School grades
- 1998-1999 C
- 1999-2000 C
- 2000-2001 C
- 2001-2002 D
- 2002-2003 C
- 2003-2004 C
- 2004-2005 C
- 2005-2006 D
- 2006-2007 D
- 2007-2008 C
- 2008-2009 D
- 2009-2010 D
External links
- Current Pine Ridge High School Web Site
- Pine Ridge High School Web Site
- No Child Left Behind School Public Accountability Report
- School Grades
- http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/fl/3042
- http://schools.publicschoolsreport.com/Florida/Deltona/PineRidgeHighSchool.html
- http://www.educationindex.com/usa/florida/deltona/pine-ridge-high-school-81965/
- http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/20008
- http://fl.localschooldirectory.com/schools_info.php/school_id/20919
- http://www.ratemyteachers.com/schools/florida/deltona/pine_ridge_high_school