Satellite High School
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Satellite High School is a public high school (grades 9 - 12) located in Satellite Beach, Florida
in Florida's Space Coast
, Brevard County. It was founded in 1962, and has been rated an 'A' school in the state of Florida for the past four years. The 2007 - 2008 enrollment for Satellite was 1,414 students. The mascot is the Scorpion
.
In 1993, Satellite High School Biology
and Science
teacher Tracey L. Bailey was selected as the National Teacher of the Year
.
April 20, 1993
State school grades and demographics
2007 Overall Grade: A
and competes in the Cape Coast Conference located in Brevard County, Florida.
Satellite has captured 17 state championships in six sports in its 46 year history. The girls have won 13 state championships in its history.
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...
in Florida's Space Coast
Space Coast
The Space Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida around Kennedy Space Center , where NASA launched space shuttles until the last one on July 8th, 2011 at 11:29am; and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, site of unmanned civilian and military space launches...
, Brevard County. It was founded in 1962, and has been rated an 'A' school in the state of Florida for the past four years. The 2007 - 2008 enrollment for Satellite was 1,414 students. The mascot is the Scorpion
Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger...
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Academics
The school has 92 teachers, 12 support personnel, six administrators, and four guidance counselors.In 1993, Satellite High School Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
teacher Tracey L. Bailey was selected as the National Teacher of the Year
National Teacher of the Year
The National Teacher of the Year is a professional award in the United States. The program began in 1952, as a project by the Council of Chief State School Officers , and aims to reward excellence in teaching...
.
- President Bill Clinton
"Within 3 years of being hired by Satellite high school, Mr. Bailey's institution had one of the strongest science programs in the entire State of Florida, and it won numerous national and international awards. These advanced programs aren't just for a favored few. Tracey Bailey has inspired all kinds of students, including those previously known as low-achieving or at-risk, to reach for excellence and to attain it. This is what our students need and what our country needs.
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
April 20, 1993
State school grades and demographics
2007 Overall Grade: A
- Stability rate (% of students in attendance 1st semester who are present 2nd semester): 93.54%
- Graduation rate: 96.41%
- SATSATThe SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
scores average: Mathematics (Year 2006) 544, Reading (Year 2006) 526 - ACTACT (examination)The ACT is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. It was first administered in November 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT Reasoning Test...
average: (Year 2006) 21.8 - Gifted Students: 14.28%
- Race Distribution: 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black
Athletics
Satellite is part of the Florida High School Athletic AssociationFlorida High School Athletic Association
The Florida High School Athletic Association is an organization whose purpose is to organize sports competition for high school It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations ....
and competes in the Cape Coast Conference located in Brevard County, Florida.
Satellite has captured 17 state championships in six sports in its 46 year history. The girls have won 13 state championships in its history.
State Championships
- Softball - 1982 & 1990
- Baseball - 1986
- Men's Swimming - 1996 Class 5A championship, 1999 Class 3A championship, & 2005 Class 2A championship
- Girl's Swimming - 2004 Class 2A championship, 2005 Class 2A championship, 2006 Class 2A championship, 2007 Class 2A runner-up
- Girl's Cross Country - 2005 Class 3A championship, 2006 Class 3A championship, 2007 Class 3A championship
- Girl's Soccer - 2002 Class 3A championship (29-1-1, Finished No. 5 in nation), 2003 Class 3A championship (27-2-0), 2007 Class 5A championship. Reached Final Four from 1995-1998, 2002-2005, & 2007-2009.
Notable alumni
- Mark Baldwin - 1970. Game designer and developer.
- Ryan CullenRyan CullenRyan Cullen is a professional baseball pitcher for the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. On January 7, , he signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets; he was later released...
- 1998. 33rd round MLB draft pick of the Texas RangersTexas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
, Triple-A in the New York MetsNew York MetsThe New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
organization in 2008. - Ashlyn HarrisAshlyn HarrisAshlyn Michelle Harris is an American soccer goalkeeper for the Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer. During her collegiate career, she served as the starting goalkeeper for the University of North Carolina women's soccer team...
- 2004. Four-Time Parade Magazine All-American goalkeeper for the University of North CarolinaUniversity of North CarolinaChartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
women's soccer team. Two-time National Champion. - Catharina HaynesCatharina HaynesCatharina Haynes is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.-Background:Haynes was born in Melbourne, Florida and graduated from Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Florida in 1980. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the Florida...
- 1980. A federal judgeUnited States federal judgeIn the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...
. - C. J. HobgoodC. J. HobgoodClifton James "C.J." Hobgood is an Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship surfer. C.J. has a twin brother, Damien Hobgood. They both compete in the East....
- 1997. Twin brother of Damien HobgoodDamien HobgoodDamien Hobgood is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He is known for having once held the highest two-wave grand final score in pro surfing by scoring 19.9 out of 20 at The Quiksilver Pro Fiji in 2004 until Kelly Slater eclipsed it the following year at Teahupo'o in the final...
, Professional surfer. - Damien HobgoodDamien HobgoodDamien Hobgood is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He is known for having once held the highest two-wave grand final score in pro surfing by scoring 19.9 out of 20 at The Quiksilver Pro Fiji in 2004 until Kelly Slater eclipsed it the following year at Teahupo'o in the final...
- 1997. Twin brother of C.J. Hobgood, Professional surfer. - Kelly KretschmanKelly KretschmanKelly Kretschman is an American softball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also won the gold in Athens and was on the team for Sydney, although she did not play. She also played the 2003 and 2006 seasons with the Stratford Brakettes of Connecticut...
- 1997. Softball record holder - Matt SkrmettaMatt SkrmettaMatthew Leland Skrmetta is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during one season at the major league level for the Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh Pirates in 2000. He also played two seasons in Japan, 2003 for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and 2005 for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles...
- 1990. Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcherPitcherIn baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... - Leonard Weaver - 2001. Had his number 34 jersey retired. Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
fullbackFullback (American football)A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
for the NFL Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
(2006 - present)