Cocoa High School

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Cocoa High School
Location
Cocoa, Florida
United States
Information
School district Brevard Public Schools
Principal Cyndi Van Meter
Staff 78
Students 1318
Type Public High School
Grades 9-12
Mascot Tiger
Established June 15, 1917
Homepage Cocoa high school homepage

Coordinates: 28°22′57.28″N 80°46′7.97″W / 28.3825778, -80.7688806

Cocoa High School is located in Cocoa, Florida and is part of the Brevard Public Schools District. 1318 Students attend.[1]There are 78 faculty members giving a student/teacher Ratio of 17.8.[2] The principal is Cyndi Van Meter.[3]


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[edit] History

The original school was located where Rockledge High School is today.[citation needed] The current Cocoa High School building was dedicated June 15, 1917.[4][5]

September 14, 1925 - Cocoa High School officially opens in new four-story building.[6]

[edit] Recognition

  • Football District Champions 2006[7][8]
  • Boys Basketball Champions 2006-07[9]
  • Football District Champions 2005[10]

[edit] Activities

The school offers students the following activities:

  • Spanish Club
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • Literary Magazine
  • Science Engineering Communications
  • Mathematics Enrichment
  • Music Organizations
    • Marching Band
    • Orchestra
    • Chorus
    • Jazz Band
  • Science Research
  • JROTC

[edit] Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) problems

At the end of the 2005-2006 school year, Brevard Public School District conducted an internal investigation of Cocoa High which resulted in the removal of four of the school's principals.

The administration at the school inaccurately reported its FCAT information. The District found that the school's principal, and three assistant principals, were involved in the scandal. All four administrators were removed from their positions.[11]

In 2007, the school scored a "D" based on the standardized testing for the year, the lowest score in the district. This is worsened by 250 area students transferring out to higher scoring schools.[12]

[edit] Alumni

  • Michael Blake, First Afro-American Mayor of Cocoa and first Afro-American President of the Space Coast League of Cities.[13] Linebacker, Miami Dolphins[14]
  • Jesse Lee Kercheval, author, poet, and professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, 1975[15]
  • Carrot Top (Scott Thompson), comedian, 1983[16].

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Cocoa High School - Cocoa, Florida - FL - school overview
  2. ^ Cocoa High School, Cocoa Florida / FL school information
  3. ^ Cocoa High School
  4. ^ http://www.flahistory.net/June.htm
  5. ^ A black plaque is displayed on the front of the main office building commemorates the original opening of the school
  6. ^ Dates in Cocoa History | Cocoa Village
  7. ^ tied with Palm Bay High School
  8. ^ Cherry, Mike (May 3, 2007). Scorps earn CCC Trophy - again. Florida Today. 
  9. ^ Cherry, Mike (May 3, 2007). Scorps earn CCC Trophy - again. Florida Today. 
  10. ^ Cocoa High School Football Team - Home
  11. ^ Tampa Bay 10
  12. ^ Downs, Megan (March 16, 2008). School aims to succeed. Florida Today. 
  13. ^ Black History: Michael C. Blake - Central Florida News 13
  14. ^ Mike Blake: ZoomInfo Business People Information
  15. ^ Kenyon Review
  16. ^ Cocoa High School - Thompson, Scott (1983) Profile