Hernando High School (Florida)

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Hernando High School Image:SchoolHernandoboom.jpg

Address

700 Bell Ave.

Town

Brooksville, Florida 34601

Established

February 4, 1889

Type

Public secondary

Students

Coeducational

Grades

9 - 12

Accreditation

Florida State Department of Education

District

Hernando County School Board

Mascot

Leopard

Colors

Purple and Gold

Newspaper

The Purple and Gold Press

Website

Link

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Hernando High School is a public high school located in Brooksville, Florida. It is part of the Hernando County School District. It has been in operation since 1889, which makes it one of the oldest, continuously operating public high schools in the United States. HHS has a large network of alumni that maintain strong ties to the school. HHS' alumni association hosted a reunion event in 2005 that boasted attendance of hundreds of alumni from the Class of 1927 through the Class of 1998.

1 Community
2 Curriculum
3 Facilities History of Hernando High School
4 Administration
5 Notable Alumni
6 External links

[edit] Community

Hernando High School is one of four high schools in Hernando County. Brooksville is a rural community of about 9000 residents, located 40 miles north of Tampa and 60 miles west of Orlando on Florida's Nature Coast

[edit] Curriculum

The school day is composed of Eight 50 Minute and Three Lunches. A broad range of course offerings include exceptional student education, career and technical courses and high level academics. We also have dual enrollment programs through Pasco-Hernando Community College as well as Advanced Placement courses on campus and through Florida Virtual School.

[edit] Facilities History of Hernando High School

The current Hernando High School Complex' beauty is unrivaled by any of its peers in the Hernando County School District.

Joseph Bristol Instructional Buildings - Two 2 story buildings (soon to be 3 in 2009 Broke Ground 3/4/08) that house the bulk of HHS' classrooms.
Michael Imhoff Gymnasium - A state of the art basketball and volleyball venue.
Jerome Brown Weight Training Facility - Home to the traditionally strong Leopard wrestling team.
Hernando High Performing Arts Center - A facility equipped sufficiently and large enough to accommodate travelling Broadway shows.
Tom Fisher Stadium - Home to Leopard Football, Soccer, and Track since the 1960s.
Baseball Field - Home to a storied baseball tradition
Agriculture Science Building - Home to HHS' nationally recognized Agriculture program.
Band/Chorus Building - Home to Hernando High's marching band, The Royale Regiment.
Culinary Building - Home to Hernandough Catering, Hernando's exquisite dining and catering establishment.