Titusville High School
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Titusville High School is part of the Brevard Public Schools System. It is located at 150 Terrier Trail South, Titusville, Florida
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None of the original structure remains.
The school was integrated in 1965, with African-American students coming from the previously all-black school, the Andrew J. Gibson High School.
A new football stadium was completed in mid 2007. Two buildings were constructed in 2008: An Administrative/Science/Freshman Center and a Performing Arts building.
. Students take four classes per semester rather than six per year, as with other types of scheduling. Each class lasts for an hour and a half, instead of the forty-five minutes. This system allows students to earn more credits and focus on a smaller number of classes than in a traditional system. Also, it allows students to take an extra credit in the same amount of time. (See Brevard Public Schools#Class ranking and GPA for notes on how block scheduling relates to class ranking.)
The Performing Arts program has received state recognition, due in part to the extended period.
The school received an 'A' letter grade from the State, for the 2006-07 school year, up from a 'C'; largely due to an improvement in FCAT scores.
Titusville, Florida
Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Brevard County. Nicknamed Space City, USA, Titusville is on the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and the Kennedy Space Center and south-southwest of the Canaveral National Seashore...
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History
In 1927, Titusville High School was founded at the current location, the first building devoted solely to high school classes in the city. The Spanish-style structure featured terrazzo floors, brick halls, an auditorium, cafeteria, a large second-floor library, and one-story wings housing industrial arts and home economics departments. Over the entrance was a bell tower, which was reproduced in smaller form as a monument when the building was demolished in 1972.None of the original structure remains.
The school was integrated in 1965, with African-American students coming from the previously all-black school, the Andrew J. Gibson High School.
Campus
The campus contains several buildings: the two story Dorothy S. Wise Instructional Building; the Science, Art, and Health Occupations Building; Fine and Performing Arts Buildings; Cafeteria, Gym, Media Center and Administrative offices.A new football stadium was completed in mid 2007. Two buildings were constructed in 2008: An Administrative/Science/Freshman Center and a Performing Arts building.
Scheduling
Titusville High is block scheduledBlock scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time . A student might be taking 7 different classes, but only 4 per day, and the specific daily classes would rotate through a changing daily cycle...
. Students take four classes per semester rather than six per year, as with other types of scheduling. Each class lasts for an hour and a half, instead of the forty-five minutes. This system allows students to earn more credits and focus on a smaller number of classes than in a traditional system. Also, it allows students to take an extra credit in the same amount of time. (See Brevard Public Schools#Class ranking and GPA for notes on how block scheduling relates to class ranking.)
The Performing Arts program has received state recognition, due in part to the extended period.
The school received an 'A' letter grade from the State, for the 2006-07 school year, up from a 'C'; largely due to an improvement in FCAT scores.
Extra-curricular activities
- Marching bandMarching bandMarching 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...
- Young Democrats
- Young RepublicansYoung RepublicansThe Young Republicans is an organization for members of the Republican Party of the United States between the ages of 18 and 40. It has both a national organization and chapters in individual states....
- Eco Club
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- NJROTC
Sports
- Football State Champions 1982, 1983
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Cheerleading
- Swimming/Diving
- Track & Field
- Cross Country - Boys State Champions 1968, 1971, 1977
- Softball
- Tennis
- Wrestling
- Boys Cross Country State Champions 1968
- Boys Cross Country State Champions 1971
- Boys Basketball District Champions 1974-75
- Boys Cross Country State Champions 1977
- Football State Champions 1982
- Football State Champions 1983
- Boys Golf District Champions 2006-07
- FMEAFlorida Music Educators AssociationThe Florida Music Educators Association, or FMEA, is the Florida state-level affiliate of MENC: The National Association for Music Education. FMEA is a not-for-profit, professional association that serves and supports music educators across Florida...
Music Demonstration School 2005-08