Venice High School (Florida)

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Venice High School
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Address
Venice High School (Florida)
1 Indian Avenue

,
34285

United States
Information
Type Public high school
MottoHome of the Indians
Established1950
PrincipalZoltan Kerestely
Teaching staff109.00 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment2,452 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.50 [1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Green   White  
MascotIndian
Website Official website
[2]

Venice High School is a secondary school located in Venice, Florida for grades 9–12.

Contents

History

Venice High School was built in the late 1940s in Venice, Florida.[ citation needed ] The high school (grades 9–12) opened in 1956 with John E. Davis as its first principal.[ citation needed ] Venice Junior High (grades 6–8) opened sometime in 1959 when the student body outgrew the high school. Guy Rose was the first Vice Principal under Davis in charge of the Junior High. The original buildings remained unchanged until 2012, when the high school and junior high were demolished (the original gymnasium and Powell–Davis Stadium remained) to build the existing facility. The campus was completed in 2014, including a new music suite housing the chorus and band and a city-mandated performing arts center.

The school's "Indians" mascot has been controversial. [3]

Programs

Featured programs include Career Technical Education: PC Support, Health Options, Digital Design, Early Childhood, Culinary Arts, Engineering, and Business Entrepreneurial pathways.

Venice High School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, which is an academically focused curriculum for students ages sixteen to eighteen (grades 11 and 12) preparing to enter university.

Unique to Venice High School is the Rotary Futures Program, which assists students with postsecondary planning, college applications, and scholarship acquisition. This program has obtained millions of scholarship dollars for Venice High School seniors.

An annual Literacy Celebration is held in January in partnership with the Gulf Coast Foundation of Venice. Noted authors and Pulitzer Prize winners Tim O’Brien, Rich Bragg, and Alice Hoffman are among the featured guests. These authors conduct student presentations and workshops before the evening event.

VHS has more than 65 community mentors/employers, including Medical doctors, nursing, veterinarians, radiology, engineering, various businesses, accounting, culinary, tourism, and many more.

Venice Performing Arts Center

Attached to Venice High School is the Venice Performing Arts Center (VPAC). This building includes the performing arts classes, which include band, orchestra, acting, and chorus.

The VPAC has an apprenticeship program for Venice High School, where juniors and seniors can gain theater and job experience and help their community.

Student demographics

Venice High School enrolls over 2,000 students annually, compared to the state average of 750 for K-12 schools. Of those in attendance in 2005, 95% of the student body is Caucasian, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, and 1% African American.

Competitive teams

Venice is known for its athletics programs, including state volleyball championships (1998, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018) and baseball (2007, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019). Venice's football program, coached by John Peacock, has been recognized as one of the best teams in the state, making several state championship appearances since their first in 2000 (7th in the nation) and winning a second in 2017.

Accolades

In 2006, the Florida Department of Education named Venice High School an "A" school. In 2007, the school missed the 525 points needed for an "A" grade by 4 points, receiving a score of 521 to earn a "B" grade. [4] The school has increased its graduation rate from 63.9% in 1999 to 84.7% in 2007. Its dropout rate is 1.6%.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Venice High School
  3. Davidson, Michael Scott (July 31, 2014). "School Board hears request to change Venice 'Indian' mascots". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  4. "School Accountability Report ." schoolgrades.fldoe.org. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  5. Wenzel, Matt (April 30, 2020). "3-star Florida CB Charles Brantley commits to Michigan State". MLive.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  6. "Two area players chosen in draft". heraldtribune.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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