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| {{Infobox School | |||
| | name = Charlotte High School | |||
| | image = USGS CharlotteHS.JPG | |||
| | caption = Aerial image of the Charlotte High School campus | |||
| | motto = | |||
| | established = 1926 | |||
| | type = ] secondary | |||
| | grades = 9–12 | |||
| | principal = Bernard Duffy | |||
| | address = 1250 Cooper Street | |||
| | city = ] | |||
| | state = ] | |||
| | country = ] | |||
| | campus type = | |||
| | campus size = {{convert|325000|sqft|m2}}<ref name="Charley / new campus"/> | |||
| | faculty = | |||
| | students = 2,006 (as of 2006-07)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/AboutUs.cfm?PageID=DemoBySchool |title=2006/2007 Demographic Makeup By School of Attendance |publisher=Your Charlotte County Public Schools|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref> | |||
| | mascot = ] | |||
| | mascot image = ] | |||
| | colors = ] and ] {{color box|blue}} {{color box|gold}}| | |||
| | homepage = http://chs.ccps.k12.fl.us/ | |||
| }} | |||
| {{Infobox nrhp | |||
| | name = Charlotte High School | |||
| | image = Charlotte High (Florida).JPG | |||
| | caption = Main building after hurricane, prior to deconstruction | |||
| | lat_degrees = 26 | |||
| | lat_minutes = 55 | |||
| | lat_seconds = 39.77 | |||
| | lat_direction = N | |||
| | long_degrees = 82 | |||
| | long_minutes = 2 | |||
| | long_seconds = 22.02 | |||
| | long_direction = W | |||
| | area = | |||
| | architect = | |||
| | architecture = ] with ] elements<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=charlotte |title=Florida's History Through Its Places - Charlotte County |publisher=Myflorida.com |accessdate= 2007-05-25}}</ref> | |||
| | added = ], ] | |||
| | refnum = 90001796<ref name="register">{{cite web|title=FLORIDA - Charlotte County |url= http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Charlotte/state.html| publisher=National Register of Historic Places|accessdate=2006-09-25}}</ref> | |||
| | visitation_num = | |||
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| | governing_body = ] | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Charlotte High School''' is a historic ] in ], ], ] serving ] through ] students. The school is part of the Charlotte County School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. Established in 1926, Charlotte High is located at 1250 Cooper Street. The school carries the slogan of "Charlotte County's First and Finest" since it remained the only high school in ] for many years<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tarponalumni.com/AboutCHS.htm |title=About Charlotte High School| publisher=Tarpon Alumni |accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> until its top rival schools, ] and ], respectively, were built. | |||
| On ], ], the main three-story building was added to the United States' ].<ref name="register"/> This building was reopened to students in April 2009 after suffering from severe damage due to ].{{fact|date=May 2009}} The rest of the campus is currently being rebuilt in five phases at a cost of at least $87 million with an expected completion date in mid-2010.<ref name="Charley / new campus">{{cite web|url= http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070524/NEWS/705240438 |title= A new day for Charlotte High |accessdate= 2007-12-30|last= Dale|first= Kevin|date= 2007-05-24 |publisher= Herald Tribune}}</ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Punta Gorda Grammar and High School had an enrollment of 150 students when it open in 1928. Construction of a new school on Taylor Street began in 1911 due to overcrowding issues. However, by 1926 after the construction of the first bridge to cross Charlotte Harbor, busing increased Punta Gorda's enrollment to 1,000 which in turn lead to the construction of Charlotte High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/AboutUs.cfm?PageID=History |title=Our History |accessdate=2007-03-31| publisher=Your Charlotte County Public Schools}}</ref> | |||
| ] hit the Punta Gorda area at the beginning of the school year on ], ] as a Category 4 hurricane, causing major damage to the high school. After seventeen days of hiatus, the students attended ] during the 12:45 - 6 p.m. afternoon shift<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/082504/tp1ch1.htm?date=082504&story=tp1ch1.htm |title=School times set|accessdate= 2007-06-05|last=Tierney|first=Dan |date=] |publisher= Sun-Herald }}</ref> for most of the 2004-2005 school year. Afterwards, the students were moved back on campus to portables.<ref name="gbreaking"/> Charlotte High was one of the six schools in the county that were destroyed or heavily damaged<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0411/stormseason.html| title=NEA Today Storm Season| accessdate=2007-02-04|author= Alain Jehlen / Dave Winans |month=November |year=2004|publisher=National Education Association |quote=In Charlotte County, where 6 of 21 schools were destroyed or heavily damaged, students were forced to attend the remaining safe schools in shifts. Some start as early as 6 a.m. Others end as late as 7:10 p.m.}}</ref> however the cafeteria, one of the gyms and the auditorium, CPAC, still remained intact. Despite the severe damage the three-story main building sustained, it was decided to try to save this historical landmark. The plan incorporated this building to have its entire interior to be redone, but its facade will remain and the rest of the campus will be built around its neoclassical style. A ceremony took place in late May of 2007 for the groundbreaking of the aforementioned building and the new facility that will group up to 1,800 students by class and provide a courtyard inside the linked structures. Harvard Jolly is the architectural firm working on the project.<ref name="gbreaking">{{cite web|url= http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsheadline.cfm?headline=8722&banner=2|title=Charlotte High begins rebuilding| accessdate=2007-05-25 |last=Quinn |first=Carolyn|date=2007-05-24 |publisher=Sun-Herald}} </ref> | |||
| ]'s inaugural ] Grant was awarded in 2005 to the Charlotte County Historical Society, in partnership with high school students from Charlotte High School and ]. Putting aside academic and athletic rivalry, the students collaborated to preserve their community's experience through oral history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flheritage.com/news/newsletters/fpn_spring_05.pdf |title=Historical Society Receives Save Our History Grant |accessdate=2007-01-25 |year=2005 |format=PDF |work=Florida Preservation News|publisher=Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources |pages=pp. 5}}</ref> | |||
| The fighting tarpon with its boxing gloves was designed in 1959. The class of 1959 claims to have introduced the fighting tarpon logo.<ref name="ccstudentclassof60">See 1959 Charlotte High School Year Book, cheerleaders section, art teacher Patadams designed the tarpon flag and drew the fighting tarpon on it</ref> | |||
| ==Academics== | |||
| The school has received a "B" rating from the Florida Department of Education for the 2007-2008 school year. The school has received ratings ranging from "B" to "D" from 1999 to 2007. This rating is based on the school's overall performance on the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp?action=verifySelectionSchool&report=SG&districts=08&schoolYear=2006-2007%2C2005-2006%2C2004-2005%2C2003-2004%2C2002-2003%2C2001-2002%2C2000-2001%2C1999-2000%2C1998-1999&school_grade=&level=School&schoolNumbers=080031 |title=School Level Details |accessdate=2008-02-25 |publisher=Florida Department of Education }}</ref> | |||
| ==Criticisms== | |||
| Charlotte High School has been known by the community, including its parents and students, to be more involved with athletics than academics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.net/school/parentReviews.page?id=446&state=FL#from..Tab|title=Parent Reviews of Charlotte High School|accessdate=2008-09-16|publisher=Greatschools Inc.}}</ref> It is the only school in ] to have never received an A from the state, and it is the only school in Charlotte County to have ever received a grade lower than a C.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp|title=School Accountability Reports|accessdate=2008-09-16|publisher=Florida Department of Education}}</ref> Some have also complained about the fact that the rebuilding of the school's football field was prioritized over the actual school itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.net/school/parentReviews.page?id=446&state=FL&sortBy=dd&pager.offset=4|title=Parent Reviews of Charlotte High School Page 2|accessdate=2008-09-13|publisher=Greatschools Inc.}}</ref> Some local residents feel that the local government is wasting money on the fancy building CHS plans to build. | |||
| ==Notable people== | |||
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| **] — professional baseball player who currently plays for the ], the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070525/SPORTS/705250634/1021/FEATURES02 |title= Corsaletti gets taste of majors with Rocket |accessdate= 2007-12-30| date=2007-05-25 |last= Maffezzoli|first=Dennis |publisher=Herald Tribune}}</ref> | |||
| **] — minor league left fielder for the ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070608/SPORTS/706080324 |title= Milwaukee Brewers selects LaPorta |accessdate= 2008-01-12|last=Maffezzoli |first=Dennis |date=] |publisher= News-Press}}</ref> | |||
| **] — former football guard who played for the ] in the ] from 1975 through 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060110/NEWS/601100348/1264/NEWS0103 |title= James Lawless, former schools superintendent, dies at 86|accessdate= 2007-12-07 |last=Scott |first=Anna|date=] |publisher= Herald Tribune}}</ref> Listed as as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" for Florida High School Football.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22103382/ |title=5 SFWL players named to State All-Time Prep Football Top 100 |accessdate= 2007-12-07 |publisher= ]}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=March 2008}} | |||
| **] — an outfielder for the ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsfeatureLink.cfm?link=/yearend/2006/topareasports.cfm |title=Baseball's return tops 2006 stories |accessdate= 2007-05-25|last=Fineran|first=John|publisher=Sun-Herald}}</ref> | |||
| *'''Staff''' | |||
| **Dave Foreman - A former ] coach and special education teacher who was arrested for sexually assaulting an 18 year old female student.<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Fineran |title= FOREMAN RESIGNS AMID SEX SCANDAL |url= http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsfeatureLink.cfm?link=/yearend/2006/topareasports.cfm |publisher=Sun Coast Media Group |accessdate=2008-01-12 }}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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