Rockledge High School

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Rockledge High School
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Rockledge High School
220 Raider Road

Rockledge, Florida 32955

United States
Coordinates 28°20′26.8″N80°43′27.7″W / 28.340778°N 80.724361°W / 28.340778; -80.724361
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1970 as Rockledge High, succeeding the former Cocoa High
School district Brevard Public Schools
PrincipalBurt Clark
Staff68 FTE
Grades9-12
Number of students1,516 (2018-19) [1]
Color(s)Columbia blue and silver
   [2]
Mascot Raiders [2]
Website Rockledge High School Official Website

Rockledge High School is located in Rockledge, Florida, USA, and is part of the Brevard Public Schools District.

Contents

History

Rockledge High School was founded in 1970 on the site formerly named Cocoa High School. [3]

Academics

AICE Program

In 2005, Rockledge High School became the first in the school district to offer the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE). [4] In 2007, Rockledge was designated an International Fellowship Center, a special recognition only available to schools with an AICE program, making it only the 19th in the world and the 5th in the U.S. to gain this title. [5]

Athletics

In 2009, the estimated income to fund sports at the school was $144,502, equivalent to $312 per athlete. [6] Its primary sports rival is Cocoa High School. [7]

American football

In 2013, Rockledge alumnus and NFL player Laurent Robinson donated 15 Shockbox concussion sensors to the school. [8] Rockledge was the first high school in Florida to use such technology to monitor its players, which will occur throughout the 2013–14 season in collaboration with researchers from the University of South Florida. [9]

The school won the state championship in 3A football in 2001 and 2002. [10]

Alumni

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". NFlorida Department of Education. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "FHSAA Member Schools". Florida High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ McCullum, Brian (March 20, 2016). "Holland remembers transitional times". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "RACE TO THE TOP LEA FINAL SCOPE OF WORK – EXHIBIT II" (PDF). fldoe.org. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ Krol, Jenet (September 27, 2007). "Rockledge High designated Cambridge International Fellowship Center". Hometown News. Rockledge, Florida. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ McCallum, Brian (March 19, 2009). "Pay-to-play is on the table". Florida Today .
  7. ↑ McCallum, Brian (November 1, 2019). "Rivalry games vary in weight". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1B. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Tom (May 15, 2013). "NFL player and Rockledge alum donates concussion sensors to alma mater". myfoxorlando.com. Rockledge, Florida. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ Seh, Jamie (October 30, 2013). "Brevard Co. HS football team tests high-tech helmets which alert coach to concussion risk". clickorlando.com. Rockledge, Florida. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ McCallum, Brian (December 12, 2009). "Back-to-back football titles hug hurdle for any team". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1C.
  11. ↑ "Jashaun Corbin - 2021-22 - Football". Florida State University.
  12. ↑ "Chris Laskowski NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Mel Mitchell Bio". wkusports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Unexpected struggles testing the resolve of FSU pitcher Drew Parrish". Tallahassee.com. March 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  15. ↑ "St. Louis Rams Roster". stlouisrams.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
    - "Laurent Robinson". stlouisrams.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Raheim Sanders College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  17. ↑ "The Lady". The Seventeenth Century Lady. March 22, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

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