Strawberry Crest High School
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Strawberry Crest High School is a public high school in east Hillsborough County, Florida
. It opened on August 25, 2009 with students from Armwood High School
, Durant High School and Plant City High School
. It was built to relieve the over-population of the students in these high schools. Strawberry Crest is the 4th high school in Hillsborough County to be an International Baccalaureate high school. A number of the instructors for the IB courses come from the International Baccalaureate Program at the neighboring C. Leon King High School
.
David Brown, former principal of Leto High School, is the current principal.
The school is located in Dover, Florida by I-4 Tampa-Orlando. The school mascot is the Charger, which is similar to the logo of the [NFL] team Denver Broncos
. The school colors are red, black, silver, and white. The school was named Strawberry Crest in order to honor the strawberry growers of the region, who produce a large portion of the U.S. strawberry crop.
The first teacher of the year at Strawberry Crest High School was an IB teacher, Mr. Ward.
Mrs. Allen, the school's English instructor, won the Ida Baker award.
Hillsborough County, Florida
As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...
. It opened on August 25, 2009 with students from Armwood High School
Armwood High School
Armwood High School, located in Seffner, Florida, on U.S. Highway 92 opened in August 1984. The school is named after Blanche Armwood, a longtime Tampa resident, educator and activist. The school's mascot is the Hawk. The principal is Mike Ippolito.-Athletics:...
, Durant High School and Plant City High School
Plant City High School
The Plant City High School is a historic school in Plant City, Florida, United States. Built in 1914 on a design by Tampa based architect Willis R. Biggers, the current facility was established in 1972 on Maki Road and later designated with the address of 1 Raider Place.The original school site at...
. It was built to relieve the over-population of the students in these high schools. Strawberry Crest is the 4th high school in Hillsborough County to be an International Baccalaureate high school. A number of the instructors for the IB courses come from the International Baccalaureate Program at the neighboring C. Leon King High School
C. Leon King High School
C. Leon King High School, named in honor of C. Leon King a distinguished and respected member of the Hillsborough County Board of Public Instruction for 18 years opened in 1960 with 58 faculty members and 960 students. It is located at 6815 North 56th Street, Tampa, FL 33610.King High School is a...
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David Brown, former principal of Leto High School, is the current principal.
The school is located in Dover, Florida by I-4 Tampa-Orlando. The school mascot is the Charger, which is similar to the logo of the [NFL] team Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. The school colors are red, black, silver, and white. The school was named Strawberry Crest in order to honor the strawberry growers of the region, who produce a large portion of the U.S. strawberry crop.
The first teacher of the year at Strawberry Crest High School was an IB teacher, Mr. Ward.
Mrs. Allen, the school's English instructor, won the Ida Baker award.
Charger Tennis
- 2011 Girls Tennis Season 8-3 / 2011 Boys Tennis Season 6-5
- 2011 Class 2A Girls Tennis Championships District Runner-Up
- 2011 Class 2A Boys Tennis Championships District 3rd Place
Culinary Arts
- 2009–10. The culinary arts team, led by instructor Kenneth Melton, placed 17th in the 10th Annual ProStart Invitational in 2010. Students involved on the team were Marcus Mcann (11th Grade, Culinary Ops 3), Rafael Assis (11th Grade, Culinary Ops 2), and Dustin Lowe (11th Grade, Culinary Ops 1).
- 2010–11. Senior Dustin Lowe became the first student in Hillsborough County to ever become double certified. He got a ServSafe Managers and National Prostart Certification.
Important Events
- 2010-11. A Junior broke his ankle over final launch of the Space Shuttle EndeavourSpace Shuttle EndeavourSpace Shuttle Endeavour is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavour was the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger...
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