Newberry High School (Florida)

Newberry High School
Address
400 SW 258th Street Newberry, Florida, 32669
Information
School type	Public High School
Motto	Excellence In All We Do
School board	Alachua County Public Schools
Principal	Shane Andrews
Vice principal	Dr. Catherine G. Atria
Staff	65
Enrollment	593  (2007)
Color(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Website	School home page

Newberry High School is a public high school located at 400 SW 258th Street in the city of Newberry, Florida. The school offers a magnet program in criminal justice and nine athletic teams.

Academics

Academy of Criminal Justice

Newberry High School's Academy of Criminal Justice magnet program prepares students for careers in law enforcement. The curriculum includes classes in law enforcement, self defense, and forensic investigation. Students participate in "Teen Court", the Sheriff’s Explorers program^[1], and the Guardian Ad Litum program. The magnet program is currently directed by Patrick Treese. Former directors of the program include Greg Smith and Jackie Whitworth.

Exceptional Student Education

The Exceptional Student Education Department serves students with special needs including, but not limited to: learning disabled, emotionally handicapped, physically impaired, speech and language impaired, and gifted. Each ESE student is assigned a case worker and an individualized education program based on their needs.

Extra curricular activities

There are twelve clubs at Newberry High School. The goal of the clubs is to promote active leadership, success, and achievement. The clubs are made up of Panthers in grades 9-12.

Band

The Newberry High School band is called the "Band of Pride"^[2] and is under the direction of Mr. H. Clay Cobb. Mr. Cobb previously directed Eastside High School's band and began teaching at Newberry High School in 2006. The school's marching band performs at all home football games, many away games, and at local and district competitions. The school's symphonic band performs one free concert per semester and at district performance assessments.

Athletics

Newberry High School's mascot is the "Panthers" or "Fighting Panthers". The girls' athletic teams use the name "Lady Panthers". The school offers nine sports: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and weightlifting.

The football team has recently improved under the direction of Tommy Keeler, who began coaching in the 2004-05 school year. In 2008, the Panthers were undefeated at 12-0 and won both the District Title and the Regional Title. The team placed second in Florida and several team members were recognized at the state level. Newberry offers Varsity and Junior Varsity teams in both girls' and boys' basketball. In December 2006, the Varsity Boys' team won both the Santa Fe and Bronson Tournament. In 2006, the Varsity Girls' soccer team placed 2nd in districts and advanced to its first ever trip to regionals.

The football team was recently taken over by Bryan Roundtree. He has done a great job with the junior varsity and the varsity.

The high school's cheerleaders are split into the NHS Football Cheerleaders, the NHS Basketball Cheerleaders, and the NHS Competition Cheerleaders. The Competition Cheerleaders have generally placed either 1st or 2nd in the 2004-2007 school years. In 2007-08, the competition team won the title of State Runner Up at the FHSAA state wide cheerleading competition. The school also offers both Girls and Boys Weightlifting teams, a baseball team, a softball team, a volleyball team, a track and field team, and tennis team.

References

1. ^ http://www.sbac.edu/~wpops/magnetprograms/Guidelines.html
2. ^ http://www.nhsbandofpride.org/?page_id=2

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 29°38′34″N 82°36′54″W / 29.6427668°N 82.6150328°W / 29.6427668; -82.6150328