| Pine Ridge High School | |
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| Location | |
| 926 Howland Blvd. | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1994 |
| School district | Volusia County School District |
| Principal | Mr. John Atkinson |
| Faculty | 101 |
| Number of students | 2,800 |
| Color(s) | Black, Teal and Gold |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | [1] |
Pine Ridge High School is a high school located in Deltona, Florida. It was built in 1994 and is located at 926 Howland Blvd, near S.R. 415. Pine Ridge High School's team mascot is the Panther and its colors are teal, black, and gold.
Pine Ridge has a twin school Atlantic High School. Both schools were built on the same design but by different contractors. Both campuses have the iconic courtyard clock and different colors.
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Similar to many schools in Volusia County, Pine Ridge High School has specialized academies that have been successful in helping students to graduate with unique skills. They include the Academy of International Business and World Languages, Agriscience Technology and Communications Academy, and Sports Science and Emergency Services Academy. The school has its own student supported early childhood/ preschool program called The Pee Wee Panthers. The school has an Air Force Junior ROTC program.Pine Ridge offers AVID and Advanced Placement courses. the school offers seven different foreign languages including Chinese, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. There are many courses available to support students with unique needs in the ESE and ESOL departments. Pine Ridge has a variety of programs available to students in the performing arts such as chorus, band, drama and dance. There are also fine arts as well as career and technology courses.
Pine Ridge has many activities and clubs in which students can participate. Some popular ones are the Anime Club, Astronomy, CLAW Club, Earth First, FCA, FFA, Guitar Club, Health Occupation Students of America, Key club, Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, SGA, the school newspaper, The Scratch Post, and the school literary magazine, Spilled Ink.
The Pine Ridge High School Bands consist of Marching Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band. The marching band provides entertainment during football games by playing stand tunes during the game and performing on the field during half-time. It also plays at pep rallies, marching competitions, and parades. The concert band performs several times throughout the year. Performances include winter and spring concerts as well as MPA. The Jazz band performs at various functions including the Lakeside Jazz Festival in Port Orange, Florida.
Pine Ridge has fall, winter, and spring athletic teams as well as a football stadium and soccer and baseball fields on campus. Pine Ridge shares a rivalry with nieghboring high school Deltona High. It has been dubbed the 'Battle of the Boulevard', due the schools being located on opposite ends of Howland Boulevard..
| Racial/ethnic group | Number of students | enrolled in October | School % | District % | State % | ||||
| Female | Male | 2008-09 | 2007–2008 | 2008-09 | 2007–2008 | 2008-09 | 2007–2008 | ||
| White | 527 | 628 | 51.5 | 53.2 | 63.2 | 63.9 | 45.3 | 45.9 | |
| Black | 12,833 | 159 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 23.0 | 23.1 | |
| Hispanic | 344 | 332 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 25.0 | 24.7 | |
| Asian | 11 | 17 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| Am. Indian | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Multiracial | 48 | 42 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | |
| Disabled | 146 | 292 | 100 | 20.3 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 14.3 | 14.4 | |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 477 | 529 | 44.9 | 40.5 | 46.6 | 42.5 | 49.6 | 45.9 | |
| ELL | 31 | 45 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 11.9 | |
| Migrant | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||
| Female | 1058 | 47.2 | 47.3 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.7 | ||
| Male | 1184 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.3 | 51.3 | ||
| Total | 2242 |
Link Crew is a program started in the 2006-2007 school year where chosen upper-classmen help freshmen throughout the year by getting them to participate in school activities and help with academic classes. This program was originally run by Mrs. Bedard, but upon her resignation it is now sponsored by, a teacher affectionately called, Mrs. Grebosz.
- ESE Department
Pine Ridge High School has their very own award winning Junior ROTC program. The FL-941 Cadet Group participates in many Activities such as; Parades, Community Service Projects, Campouts, Summer Leadership Schools, and Drill Competitions. As well as contains many extra curricular teams such as the "Golden Vengeance" Ceremonial Team (Drill Team and Color Guard), the "Spitfire" Orienteering Team, and an Armed Drill Team. The Motto for the Group is "To build better citizens through active citizenship." The school no longer has those teams, however they still have the AFJROTC program.
AFJROTC Drill Awards include:
The Program is commanded by Col. W. Wright (Ret.) and SMSGT Olszewski (Ret.).
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