William R. Boone High School
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William R. Boone High School is a public high school
in Orlando, Florida
, United States
. Built in 1952, the school is one of twenty high schools in the Orange County Public Schools
system, created to accommodate the growing number of students at Orlando High School. The plan involved building two high schools, Orlando North and Orlando South, to take the place of Orlando High School and convert the old high school facilities into what is now Howard Middle School. The last principal of Orlando High School, William R. Boone, died of a heart condition before the two new schools were opened, so the school board dedicated one of the high schools in his memory, then christened Orlando North as Edgewater High School after its surrounding community.
Boone High School has finished an eight-year renovation process and the campus, featuring a new media center and updated buildings, was rededicated in the fall of 2005.
, early childhood education, and Tech Prep. Students can dual enroll
with local community colleges and technical schools for courses specific to careers.
Team won the State Championship in 2006.
The drama department puts on several productions each year, and Thespian Troupe 1139 competes in local theater competitions and has won a total of four "Best in Shows". In early 2009, the drama department formed an improvisation troupe, Deep Thoughts, which went on to play several shows during the 2009-2010 school year.
The Legend yearbook has received the Gold Crown from Columbia Scholastic Press Association for its 2006 and 2007 books. In 2010 Hi-lights (the school newspaper) received a Silver Crown. Both publications have been Pacemaker Finalists from National Scholastic Press Association.
Host Band for State of Florida. Boone High School was awarded the opportunity to host the Florida Citrus Bowl Parade.
, and the schools compete in football each year for a "Spirit Barrel."
). Other campus groups give students a platform from which to engage in social or political activism. These clubs are Environmental Club, G.S.A., Social Justice Club, Key Club, Operation Smile
, HAVEN, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), F.C.A. (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
, and The Young Republicans.
club.
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 Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, United States
United States
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. Built in 1952, the school is one of twenty high schools in the Orange County Public Schools
Orange County Public Schools
Orange County Public Schools is the public school district for Orange County, Florida. It is based out of the Educational Leadership Center, a seven-story building adjacent to the Amway Arena in Downtown Orlando. As of October 2009, OCPS has an enrollment of over 175,000 students, making it the...
system, created to accommodate the growing number of students at Orlando High School. The plan involved building two high schools, Orlando North and Orlando South, to take the place of Orlando High School and convert the old high school facilities into what is now Howard Middle School. The last principal of Orlando High School, William R. Boone, died of a heart condition before the two new schools were opened, so the school board dedicated one of the high schools in his memory, then christened Orlando North as Edgewater High School after its surrounding community.
Campus
The William R. Boone High School campus is frequently referred to as "The Reservation", most likely as an allusion to the school's mascot, a Native American "Brave". This is perhaps most notable in the weekly newsletter, "From The Reservation".Boone High School has finished an eight-year renovation process and the campus, featuring a new media center and updated buildings, was rededicated in the fall of 2005.
Academics
For the school year 2007-2008, Boone received an "A" under the school rating system. For the 2008-2009 school year, BHS again received an A, making it the only "A" school in Orlando, and one of only two in Orange County. Boone offers several college-preparatory and technical education programs. College bound students can participate in the Distinguished Scholars program and the Gifted program. Students seeking technical preparation can participate in programs such as draftingTechnical drawing
Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be constructed.Drafting is the language of industry....
, early childhood education, and Tech Prep. Students can dual enroll
Dual enrollment
In education, dual enrollment involved students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. It may also refer to any individual who is participating in two related programs, but such a general form of usage is uncommon....
with local community colleges and technical schools for courses specific to careers.
Magnet Programs
The school offers three magnet programs (see magnet schools), which attract students from all over Orange County. These programs (the Law Magnet, the Academy of Finance, and the Criminal Justice Academy) offer four years' worth of elective courses with an aim of preparing students for similar majors in college. All of these tracks have won awards from the county and state.Other
Other (non-magnet) academies at Boone include the Creative Arts Academy, the Health-care Academy, and the Academy of Information Technology.Advanced placement
Boone also offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Students of any year (freshman through senior) may take an AP course.| Social Sciences and the Arts | Hard Sciences | |
| Courses Offered | Spanish, French, English Language English Literature, Psychology, Micro-Economics, Macro-Economics U.S. Government, U.S. History, European History, World History, Human Geography, Art History, Studio Art, Music Theory |
Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Physics B, Physics C, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Statistics |
Academic
The Mock TrialMock trial
A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
Team won the State Championship in 2006.
The drama department puts on several productions each year, and Thespian Troupe 1139 competes in local theater competitions and has won a total of four "Best in Shows". In early 2009, the drama department formed an improvisation troupe, Deep Thoughts, which went on to play several shows during the 2009-2010 school year.
The Legend yearbook has received the Gold Crown from Columbia Scholastic Press Association for its 2006 and 2007 books. In 2010 Hi-lights (the school newspaper) received a Silver Crown. Both publications have been Pacemaker Finalists from National Scholastic Press Association.
Listing of academic clubs
| Course-based | Pre-professional | Other | |
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| Art Club | B.B.C Club | Writing Center | |
| Drama Club | Florida Future Educators of America | Math Center | |
| French Club | Hi-Lights (School newspaper) | Mu Alpha Theta Mu Alpha Theta Mu Alpha Theta is a United States mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. It has over 89,000 student members in more than 1,800 schools worldwide. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the... |
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| Math Club | Health Occupations Students of America | Spanish Honor Society Spanish National Honor Society Spanish National Honor Society is an academic honor society focused on Spanish language excellence in secondary education and promotes a continuity of interest in Spanish studies. The group, which was established in 1953 in the United States is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of... |
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| Spanish Club | Legend Yearbook | Tri-M Music Honor Society Tri-M Tri-M Music Honor Society, formerly known as Modern Music Masters, is a high school and middle school music honor society. Each school has its own chapter, which is run by the students but supervised by an advisor or sponsor, usually a school teacher... |
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| Web-Tech Club | Police Cadets | ||
| Chorus | Thespian Troupe 1139 | The Independents Club President: Daniel Pickert Vice-President: Stephen Fleming |
Social Justice Club |
Boone Broadcasting Company
Boone's morning news show, BBC, delivers the news Monday through Friday, with the exception of Wednesday during third period. It consists of two anchors, one male, one female, and a sports anchor. BBC was named the best daily news show in the 2008 fall nationals by Student Television Network.Band
The band program includes: marching band, wind ensembles, jazz band, kazoo choir, and percussion ensembles.Host Band for State of Florida. Boone High School was awarded the opportunity to host the Florida Citrus Bowl Parade.
- 2006
Athletic
Boone is a member of the Orlando Metro Conference, and participates among the largest classes of the FHSAA state athletic competitions. Boone has held a rivalry with Edgewater High SchoolEdgewater 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....
, and the schools compete in football each year for a "Spirit Barrel."
Athletic teams by season
| Fall | Winter | Spring | Club sports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football High school football High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations.... |
Boys' basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
Flag football Flag football Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end... |
Crew Rowing (sport) Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water... |
| Cheerleading Cheerleading Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate... |
Girls' basketball Women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges... |
Spring Football | Roller hockey Roller hockey Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and... |
| Girls' volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... |
Girls' Soccer | Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
Boone Dance crew |
| Cross-country Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
Boys' Soccer | Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
Bravettes |
| Swimming Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... |
Wrestling Scholastic wrestling Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently... |
Track and field | Boone's unique sports |
| Golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
Weightlifting | Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
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| Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule... |
Lacrosse Lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh... |
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| Boys' Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... |
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| Water polo Water polo Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a... |
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| Weightlifting | |||
Miscellaneous organizations
Other organizations, sponsored by faculty members, exist on the reservation. Some of these bodies, like the Senior Class, Junior Class, Sophomore Class, Freshman Class, and their umbrella organization, the Student Government Association (SGA), seek to teach (by a combination of play and enculturationEnculturation
Enculturation is the process by which a person learns the requirements of the culture by which he or she is surrounded, and acquires values and behaviours that are appropriate or necessary in that culture. As part of this process, the influences which limit, direct, or shape the individual include...
). Other campus groups give students a platform from which to engage in social or political activism. These clubs are Environmental Club, G.S.A., Social Justice Club, Key Club, Operation Smile
Operation Smile
Operation Smile is a not-for-profit medical service organization based in Norfolk, Virginia , founded in 1982. A secular NGO, the children's medical charity provides cleft lip and palate repair surgeries to children worldwide, assists countries in reaching self-sufficiency with these surgeries, and...
, HAVEN, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), F.C.A. (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
, and The Young Republicans.
Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps
The school's Naval JROTC unit was formed in 1980, and won a top ranking in the nation in 1994. The unit has been to the NJROTC state finals and participates in community service, drill competitions and Color Guards.Student body composition
Boone High School has 3,100 students and 280 faculty and staff members. Almost one quarter of the students receive free or reduced lunch, and the population served by Exceptional Student Services is growing. As of 2005, Boone is a magnet for the hearing impaired population of Orange County and provides many outreach programs to the community including the American Sign LanguageAmerican Sign Language
American Sign Language, or ASL, for a time also called Ameslan, is the dominant sign language of Deaf Americans, including deaf communities in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in some regions of Mexico...
club.
Notable alumni
- Malcolm BricklinMalcolm BricklinMalcolm Bricklin born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an automotive entrepreneur. He is best known for his self-named automobile company, and for being one of the few Americans who has successfully introduced foreign cars in bulk to the American public from firms such as Subaru, Fiat and...
, automotive entrepreneur - Tom Dixon, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Ericka DunlapEricka DunlapEricka Dunlap is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Orlando, Florida who was named Miss Florida 2003 and subsequently crowned Miss America 2004. Dunlap was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss Florida....
, 2004 Miss America and "The Amazing Race" contestant - Vanessa Hayden-Johnson, WNBA center
- Ron KarkoviceRon KarkoviceRonald Joseph Karkovice is a former Major League Baseball catcher.Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round of the 1982 MLB amateur draft, Karkovice would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox on August 17, 1986, and appeared in his final game on September 26,...
, former Major League Baseball catcher - Stacey MackStacey MackStacey Lamar Mack is a former American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Temple University by the Jaguars in 1999. Stacey was also a star running back for the Mississippi Junior College Southwest...
, former American Football running back - Mike MarothMike MarothMichael Warren Maroth is a former American Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Born in Orlando, Florida, and after attending the University of Central Florida, the left-handed Maroth made his Major League debut in for the Detroit Tigers.-Early career:A third-round pick in the draft, Maroth...
, former Major League Baseball pitcher - Mandy MusgraveMandy MusgraveMandy Musgrave is an American actress and singer. Best known for her portrayal of Ashley Davies on the television series South of Nowhere, as well as portraying Misty Monroe in the web series Girltrash! and its musical prequel film Girltrash!: All Night Long...
T.V and film actress (South of Nowhere, 16 to Life, Days of Our Lives) - Joe Oliver, former Major League Baseball catcher
- Alison StarlingAlison StarlingAlison Starling is the co-anchor of WJLA-TV's PM newscast. She was previously the co anchor of the early morning program "Good Morning Washington" In addition, she also anchors Politico.com's "Playback" video segment--"where we watch so you don't have to"--which shows excerpts of late night...
, News Anchor at WJLA in Washington, DC - Antonio TarverAntonio TarverAntonio Deon Tarver , nicknamed the "Magic Man", is a professional boxer from Orlando, Florida and the former WBC, WBA, IBF, & The Ring light heavyweight champion....
, professional boxer - Charles T. WellsCharles T. WellsCharles T. Wells was a member of the Florida Supreme Court from 1994 until March 3, 2009, when he retired. He was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles. He served as Chief Justice from July 1, 2000, until June 30, 2002. He is perhaps most noted for presiding over appeals brought to the Court as...
, former FL Supreme Court Chief Justice - Paul WilsonPaul Wilson (baseball player)Paul Anthony Wilson is a retired right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.-Baseball career:Wilson played college baseball for the Florida State University Seminoles under head coach Mike Martin....
, former Major League Baseball pitcher
External links
- http://www.boonebraves.ocps.net
- http://BooneCrew.ocps.net (Boone Crew)
- http://hilights.org (School newspaper)
- http://www.soundofthebraves.com (Band)
- http://booneathletics.org (Athletic Association, formerly the Boone Sports Legacy Board and the Boone Boosters)
- http://boonechorus.com (Chorus)
- http://thehighschoollife.com (Boone's web design)
- http://thehighschoollife.com/bbc (BBC)