Belleview High School

Belleview High School is a school in Marion County, Florida. It serves the Belleview area and the southern part of Marion County, Florida. The school mascot is the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, and the school colors are blue, silver, and white. The school offers an Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) program. The 80-acre (320,000 m²) campus has a stadium with seating for 2,000 people and a Gymnasium capable of holding 1,400 spectators. The school also has an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) program.

History

Belleview High School (BHS) is located in a rural area just west of US Highway 441, ten miles south of Ocala. Currently, it serves 1,450 students. The racial composition of the community is predominantly white (77%), with approximately 14% African American, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, and 1% Multiracial. The school’s population includes 24% students with disabilities, 5% ESOL and 35% low-income students.

BHS operates on an alternating day schedule, with one 45-minute and three 90-minute classes each day, which address CIM strategies by department developed plans and assess the skills by the district calendar.

In 2006, BHS was awarded an Innovation Fair Grant to be used to plan for the expansion of academies to include all BHS students. In addition to academies, BHS offers dual enrollment programs, Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) courses, and a General Educational Development (GED) program.

Notable alumni

• Megan Boone, actress^[1]

References

External links

• Belleview High School website
• Marion County Public Schools website
• BHS AICE Website
• Belleview High School Facebook Page

Coordinates: 29°04′16″N 82°05′12″W / 29.071206°N 82.086764°W / 29.071206; -82.086764