Newsome High School (Florida)

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Joe E. Newsome High School
Location
Newsome High School (Florida)
16550 Fishhawk Boulevard

Lithia
,
Florida 33547
Coordinates 27°51′32″N82°12′16″W / 27.858995°N 82.204455°W / 27.858995; -82.204455
Information
School type Public high school
Founded2003
School district Hillsborough County Public Schools
PrincipalKatie Rocha
Staff131.00 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment3,340 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio25.00 [1]
Color(s) Navy, Carolina Blue and White
   
Team nameWolves, Lady Wolves
Rivals Bloomingdale, Durant, Riverview
Information(813) 740-4600
Website Official website
Hallway at Joe E. Newsome High School in 2007 Newsome High School Hallway.jpg
Hallway at Joe E. Newsome High School in 2007

Joe E. Newsome High School is a public high school that was established in 2003 on Fishhawk Boulevard in Lithia, Florida, United States. It is named in honor of Joe E. Newsome, a Plant City pharmacist and businessman who served as a board member of the School District of Hillsborough County, Florida, for 24 years. [2]

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The school colors are Carolina Blue, Navy, and white. Its mascot is the wolf. The student newspaper is known as Wolf Tracks.

According to the official website, Newsome offers 26 different advanced placement classes.

The mobile app available on the Apple App Store was developed by Elizabeth Grimm.

Demographics

As of the 2023–2024 school year Newsome had 3,340 students enrolled. Of these students 6 (0.18%) were American Indian/Alaska Native, 146 (4.37%) Asian, 196 (5.86%) Black, 601 (17.99%) Hispanic, 3 (0.09%) Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, 2,165 (64.82%) White, and 223 (6.67%) were two or more races, 1,700 (50.9%) were male and 1,640 (49.1%) were female. [3]

Academics

In 2013, Newsome was judged the best public school in Hillsborough County at educating students for college by Newsweek. [4]

Graduation rate

In 2012 Newsome's graduation rate was 98% as compared to a statewide rate of 74.5% and a Hillsborough County rate of 72.6%. [5]

Florida Department of Education grade

2023 A
2022 A
2021 A
2020 A
2019 A
2018 A
2017 A
2016 A
2015 A
2014 A
2013 A
2012 A
2011 B
2010 B
2009 B
2008 B [5]

Athletics

Hockey

Newsome won the state hockey championship in 2009 and 2022. [6]

Softball

Newsome won the state softball championship in 2015 [7]

Flag Football

Newsome won the 2A state flag football championship in 2021. [8]

Chorus

In 2009, the Newsome Chorus captured the Grand Champion Trophy, at the Fiesta-Val national competition. [9] In 2016 the chorus performed for the archbishop at Kilkenny Castle, Ireland. [10]

Marching Band

The Newsome Wolf Pack Marching Band won first place in Bands of America regionals in Delaware with their performance “Flight: If Only I Could.” The following year they were selected to march in the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the only school in Florida to receive an invitation. [11] [12] [13]

In 2024, during their first marching season under director John Owen Davis II, the Wolfpack Marching Band had a regular season clean sweep, being named grand champions earning the top spot at each regional competition they attended. They also continued the Newsome Band Program’s longstanding pursuit of perfection by earning a Straight Superior rating at the annual Florida Bandmasters Association Marching Music Performance Assessment. [14]

Notable people

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  5. 1 2 "2011-2012 Florida High School Grades".
  6. ↑ Mars, Jeff. "NEWSOME BLUE DEFEATS WEST BOCA FOR STATE HOCKEY TITLE". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Smith, Katherine. "The Newsome Lady Wolves are the FHSAA 8A softball state champions" . Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Robinson, Newsome extend Hillsborough County's flag football dominance".
  9. ↑ Routen, Barbara (6 May 2009). "Newsome High chorus captures grand championship trophy". Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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  11. ↑ "Newsome High School band to perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". WFLA. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Newsome High band to perform at Macy's parade". 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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