Strawberry Crest High School

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Strawberry Crest High School
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Address
Strawberry Crest High School
4691 Gallagher Road

Dover
,
Florida
33527

United States
Coordinates 28°01′23″N82°14′11″W / 28.023107°N 82.236446°W / 28.023107; -82.236446
Information
Type Public high school
Opened2009
School district Hillsborough County Public Schools
PrincipalMark Watson [1]
Teaching staff105.50 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,558 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio24.25 [2]
Color(s) Red, Black, and Silver
    [3]
Nickname Chargers
Website strawberrycrest.mysdhc.org

Strawberry Crest High School is a public high school in East Hillsborough County, Florida. It opened on August 25, 2009 with students from Armwood High School, Durant High School and Plant City High School. It was built to relieve the over-population of the students in these high schools. Strawberry Crest is the 4th high school in Hillsborough County to be certified as an International Baccalaureate (IB) high school. A number of the instructors for the IB courses come from the International Baccalaureate Program at the older C. Leon King High School, in Tampa.

Mark Watson is the current principal. Former principal, David Brown, left the school in 2019 to move to the district's newest high school in 10 years and was replaced by Christie Raburn, who herself left in 2023. [1] [4]

The school is located at the intersection of Gallagher Road and 92 in Dover, Florida, on land that was once the family farm of longtime school board member Joe E. Newsome. [5] Chargers are the school mascot, similar to the logo of the NFL team Denver Broncos, although dressed in the school colors which are red, black, and silver. [6] The school was named Strawberry Crest in order to honor the strawberry growers of the region. [7]

Strawberry Crest Music Program

The band and orchestra programs at Strawberry Crest are currently under the direction of Cheri A. Sleeper, who has been the director since the school’s opening in 2009. [8] The marching band has participated in many band competitions over the years, and has consistently received Superior ratings. [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Strawberry Crest High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hooper, Ernest. "Principal preps for Strawberry Crest High's fall opening". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "New principal in south Hillsborough will move from Strawberry Crest". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ Kenney, Linda Chion (February 25, 2013). "Newsome Namesake Gears Up for 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival" . Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ Smetana, Kevin (20 August 2009). "Strawberry Crest High in Dover glistens with newness for first students". Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "New East County High School Will Be Strawberry Crest". November 7, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Executive Committee". Florida Orchestra Association . Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Clifford, Douglas (October 30, 2023). "Hillsborough County schools put marching bands to the test". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
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