Gulf Breeze High School
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Gulf Breeze High School |
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| Address |
675 Gulf Breeze Parkway |
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| Town |
Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561 |
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Public secondary |
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| Religion |
Secular |
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| Students |
Coeducational |
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| Population |
Approximately 1500 students |
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| Grades |
9 to 12 |
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| Accreditation |
Florida State Department of Education |
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| District | ||
| Mascot |
The Dolphins |
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| Colors |
Blue and Gold |
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| ITV |
The Morning Breeze |
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| Yearbook |
Cetacea |
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| Newspaper |
The Blue & Gold |
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| Band |
The Soundwave |
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Gulf Breeze High School is a secondary school currently located at 675 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Gulf Breeze, Florida, and is part of the Santa Rosa County School District. The school was originally known as "Gulf Breeze Senior High" before Gulf Breeze Middle School had changed from a 7th through 9th grade "junior high" to a 6th through 8th grade middle school.
Gulf Breeze Elementary School and Gulf Breeze Middle School are both located on the same property as the high school. This is the only high school within the city limits of Gulf Breeze, Florida.
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[edit] Facility
The school is contained within five structures, and features separate sections for certain areas of academic instruction. Due to an increase in student population new additions have been added gradually since its establishment. In addition to the main building, there is a building dedicated to the art department and drama, a building for foreign language classrooms, an ESE building, and a band and music building.
Outlying sites include tennis courts, basketball courts, fields for baseball, football, and soccer, as well as a track and a newly renovated gym.
The school's swimming events are held at The Club (sports complex).
[edit] Foreign languages and extracurricular activities
Gulf Breeze High School offers courses in various extracurricular fields, including
- Drama
- Stagecraft
- Journalism
- Fine Arts
- Technology
- Screenplay Writing
- TV Production
- Issues in the Media
- Music Theory
- Band
- Accounting
- Business Law
- General Business
- Web Development
- Student Government
- JROTC
- American Football
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Foreign language courses one through four are also offered to students in Spanish, French, and Latin.
[edit] Student clubs
Gulf Breeze High School offers various clubs, sponsored by selected members of the faculty, to serve its diverse student population. The clubs at GBHS include:
- FBLA
- JSA
- FCA
- Ultimate Club
- Forensics Club
- Writer's Roundtable
- Spanish Club
- Spanish Honor Society
- French Club
- Latin Club
- Ping Pong Club
- International Thespian Society
- Quill & Scroll
- Rotary Club
- Key Club
- Mu Alpha Theta
- National Honor Society
- Film Production Club
[edit] Administration
- Sylvan Ladner - Principal
- Angie Donlan - Assistant Principal
- Victor Lowrimore - Assistant Principal
- Mark Kostic- Athletic Director
- Danny Brothers - Dean of Students
- Tom Williams - Director of Guidance
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Candace Bailey - Actress, Class of 2001
- Ashley Brown - Actress, Class of 1998
- Claire Lautier - Actress
- Casey Abrams - Singer-Songwriter/guitarist
- Abigail Spencer - Actress, Class of 1999
- Kevin Wheatley - Actor/Filmmaker, Class of 1997
- Adam Roth - Singer-Songwriter, Class of 2002
[edit] External links
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