Mandarin High School

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Mandarin High School
Address
Mandarin High School
4831 Greenland Road

Jacksonville
,
Florida
32258

United States
Coordinates 30°09′46″N81°35′04″W / 30.162835°N 81.584575°W / 30.162835; -81.584575
Information
Other nameMHS
Type Public high school
MottoExcellence Is Not A Skill. It's An Attitude!
Established1990 (1990)
School district Duval County Public Schools
NCES School ID 120048002744 [1]
PrincipalSara Bravo [2]
Teaching staff114.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,405 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio21.10 [1]
Color(s)Orange and green   
Mascot Mustang
Nickname Mustangs
NewspaperThe Mandarin Times
YearbookExemplar
Website dcps.duvalschools.org/mhs

Mandarin High School (MHS) is a public high school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It was established in 1990 [3] and is part of the Duval County Public Schools district.

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As of 2010, it is the second-largest high school in Duval County following Sandalwood High School. Atlantic Coast High School opened in 2010 to prevent overcrowding at the school as well as Sandalwood, Englewood and Wolfson. [4]

Academics

Mandarin High School offers the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) program along with Advanced Placement courses. [5] It provides a Medical Academy certified by the state of Florida [6] and as of 2012, it offers Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) to incoming freshmen. [7] It also offers the dual enrollment program in partnership with the Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ). [8]

Athletics

Mandarin High School offers a variety of sports. During the fall, it offers girls' bowling, boys' 11-man tackle football, boys' and girls' cross country, boys' and girls' swimming, boys' and girls' golf, girls' slow pitch softball, and girls' volleyball. During the winter season, it offers co-ed wrestling, boys' and girls' basketball, girls' weightlifting, and boys' and girls' soccer. Spring sports include girls' fast pitch softball, boys' baseball, boys' and girls' lacrosse, boys' and girls' tennis, and girls' flag football. [9] The only summer season sport appears to be its marching band program which is open to boys and girls. The season starts in the summer and carries into the fall. [10]

The school has an outdoor pool which is used by the athletic teams and for those in physical education classes during the academic year. It is available for public use as a neighborhood pool, operated by the City of Jacksonville Parks & Recreation Department, during the summer months. [11]

Incidents

Vehicle and Body Found in Lake

On November 24, 2010, a car was reported submerged in the school's front exterior pond. The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office responded with a dive-team and, upon pulling the vehicle from the lake, discovered human remains inside. The car belonged to a man who was reported missing four years earlier. [12] [13]

Football Stadium Fire

On March 3, 2011, a shed containing lawn and football equipment was set on fire near the football stadium. [14]

The fire caused over $50,000 in damages and resulted in two students being charged with arson. [15]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "Meet the Mandarin Administrative Team / Contact Information" . Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ Strickland, Sandy (June 25, 2010). "Mandarin High School graduates largest class in its history". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ Burmeister, Caren (July 30, 2010). "New boundaries, new school changes enrollment". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. ↑ ""Mandarin High School's Excellence Program"". Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "The Center for Medical Studies at Mandarin High School". Mandarin High School. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  7. ↑ "AVID Program at Mandarin High School". Mandarin High School. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Dual Enrollment". Mandarin High School School Counseling Website. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  9. ↑ ""Mandarin High School's Athletics"". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ "High School Marching Band, High School Concert Band - Mandarin Mustang Band - Mandarin, Jacksonville, Fl". Mandarin Mustang Band. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mandarin High School's Swimming Pool". Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  12. ↑ Scanlan, Dan. "Missing person from 2006 found in car in Mandarin High School lake". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ writer, Cindy Swirko Staff. "Car belonging to missing man found in pond". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  14. ↑ Scanlan, Dan. "Six teens arrested in rash of fires in Mandarin High area". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Mandarin HS teens charged with arson". 104.5 WOKV. March 18, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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