Fort Walton Beach High School
| Fort Walton Beach High School | |
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| Address | |
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400 SW Hollywood Blvd Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Okaloosa, 32548 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| School board | Okaloosa District Schools |
| School district | Okaloosa County School District |
| Superintendent | Mary Beth Jackson |
| Principal | Charlene Couvillon |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| • Grade 9 | 569 |
| • Grade 10 | 535 |
| • Grade 11 | 482 |
| • Grade 12 | 445 |
| School color(s) | Navy Blue, Red, and White |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Rival | Niceville High School, Choctawhatchee High School |
| Athletic Director | Mike Owens |
| Band Director | Randy Folsom |
| Vice Principals | Ernie Green, Joe Peterson and Dolores Noechel |
| Website | http://www.fwbvikings.com |
Fort Walton Beach High School is a secondary school located in the center of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Mrs. Charlene Couvillion is the current principal. Placement classes have an open enrollment policy. The athletic program offers football, basketball, soccer, wrestling, softball, baseball, swimming, cross country, track, volleyball, girls and boys weightlifting. The Vikings have won two state championships in football, two state championships in girls basketball, and one state championship in boys weightlifting.
The fine arts department is known for its award-winning drama department. A few of the department's recent productions are The Sound of Music, Seussical the Musical, To Kill a Mockingbird, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Footloose, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Little Shop of Horrors. The band has won superior ratings in both marching and concert for the past 35 years. The chorus and art departments consistently win awards in local and state competitions. Voices of Valhalla, the school's elite choir, has traveled all over the state competing and winning superiors and also performing and serving in community locations such as nursing homes, yacht clubs, weddings, and military retirements. Their award-winning yearbook has set the standard for yearbooks in the region and the state for the past 10 years.
The school's Leadership Program is a community service group that takes on huge community projects each year. In addition, this group of students organize and produce the pep rallies and promote school pride and spirit throughout the year. The Minority Council is an organization for students of color that promotes school leadership and academic excellence. In addition to these two programs, there are over 30 clubs, representing the interests of a diverse student population.
Fort Walton Beach High School serves residents of Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther, and Destin.
Academic activities
Advanced Placement Program
Fort Walton Beach High School is home to an Advanced Placement Institute and offers the following AP courses as of fall 2009:
- Art History
- Biology
- Calculus AB
- Calculus BC
- Chemistry
- English Language and Composition
- English Literature and Composition
- Environmental Science
- European History
- French
- Freezing to Death
- United States Government and Politics
- Human Geography
- Macroeconomics
- Music Theory
- Physics B
- Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- Physics C: Mechanics
- Psychology
- Spanish Language
- Statistics
- Studio Art
- United States History
- World History
Notable alumni
- E. G. Green - Wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts from 1998-2000.
- Danny Wuerffel - Won Heisman Trophy in 1996 as the quarterback of the Florida Gators
- Demetria McKinney - Actress/Singer
- Mike James (baseball) -Major League Baseball player. Pitched for the California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Colorado Rockies from 1995-2002 with a 3.67 ERA.
- Glen Coffee- University of Alabama standout from 2006–2008 and former running back for the San Francisco 49ers
- Akeem Spence- University of Illinois defensive end and current player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Coordinates: 30°24′43″N 86°38′25″W / 30.411996°N 86.640397°W