Niceville High School

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Niceville Senior High School
Motto "As the eagle does, soar!"
Established 1964
Type Public secondary
Principal Dr. Linda Smith
Faculty 159
Students 2,300+
Grades 9–12
Location 800 E John Sims Parkway
Niceville, Florida, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Maroon, Gold and White
Mascot Golden Eagles
Yearbook Aquila
Newspaper Eagle Echo
Website [1]
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Niceville Senior High School (Also known as NHS) is a public high school in the city of Niceville, Florida. The school is SACS-accredited and considered to be the top high school within its high performing district. In 1996 NHS was selected as one of 226 secondary schools (private and public) to be designated as a Blue Ribbon National School of Excellence. NHS was also named a New American High School in 2001, one of only 13 in the nation to earn that honor. The State of Florida Department of Education rated the school an A+ in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005. [2] Additionally, the school received a rating of 10 for its restrooms in 2006[1]

Contrary to popular belief, the current location of NHS atop a hill running parallel to John Sims Parkway was not the original site of the school, opened in 1964. According to various sources, NHS was initially located in a dance hall on Howell Avenue and once held classes at the present-day Edge Elementary.

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[edit] Athletics

Niceville High School has gained some notoriety for its athletics program. In 1988 the Niceville High School Football team won the state championship winning 48-14 over Bradenton High School and in 2005 the NHS Football team won the 5A Regional Championship.[2] In addition, Niceville has in years past fielded highly competitive baseball teams earning places in the 1989 Florida State Final Four and posting district championships in 1991, 2002, 2004 and 2005 and in 2007 was ranked 19th in nation.[3] In 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 the NHS wrestling team also posted district championships. [4] The boy's soccer team also has consistently posted district championships winning titles every year from 1995 through 2001 and 2004 through 2007. [5]

[edit] Student Activities

Beyond athletics NHS has won accolades for many of its student-run activities. In 2007, a team from the school took honors at the Ocean Sciences Bowl. During the same year seven students from the school were sent to Tanzania to participate in Natural Geography of In-Shore Areas project sponsored by University of Kyoto, Japan.[6] In 2003 a team from NHS posted 43rd out of almost 200 teams in the Super Bowl of High School Calculus. [7]

[edit] Principals

  • Dr. Linda Smith (2007-Present)
  • Janie Varner (2001-2007)
  • Dr. David Morgan (1994-2000)
  • Jeanette Rhodes (1989-1994)
  • Ashley Hutchinson (?-1989)
  • Colly V. Williams (1968-?)
  • Oris Kinney (1964-1968)

[edit] Quick Facts

  • NHS's philosophy is, "Teachers teach. Students learn. Everyone else supports."

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  • The school features a state-of-the-art IT Institute, headed by Dean Patti Bonezzi. Since the institute opened in 2004, students have been awarded 250+ certificates in programs such as Microsoft, Oracle Corporation, Cisco, and Adobe.
  • NHS won the state championship in football in 1988 and went to the state semifinals in 2005.

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Restroom Ratings | Niceville Senior High School - Niceville, FL
  2. ^ Niceville High School Eagles
  3. ^ Niceville High School Baseball
  4. ^ Niceville High School Wrestling
  5. ^ http://www.nicevillesoccer.com/
  6. ^ Okaloosa County School District News
  7. ^ Results of the 2003 Superbowl

[edit] External links