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Charlotte High School
Aerial image of the Charlotte High School campus
Location
Punta Gorda, Florida
USA
Information
Typedefunct
Established1926
PrincipalBernard Duffy
Grades9–12
Number of students0 (as of 2006-07)
Color(s)Blue and gold    
MascotFighting Tarpons
Websitechs.ccps.k12.fl.us/
United States historic place
Charlotte High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Main building after hurricane, prior to deconstruction
Architectural styleMasonry Vernacular with Neo-Classical elements
NRHP reference No.90001796
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1990

Charlotte High School is a defunct public high school in Punta Gorda, Florida, United States once serving ninth through twelfth grade students. The school was part of the Charlotte County School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. Established in 1926, Charlotte High was located at 1250 Cooper Street. The school carried the slogan of "Charlotte County's First and Finest" since it remained the only high school in Charlotte County, Florida for many years until its top rival schools, Port Charlotte High School and Lemon Bay High School, respectively, were built.

On December 12, 1990, the main three-story building was added to the United States' National Register of Historic Places. After suffering from severe damage due to Hurricane Charley, the school was closed and all students were deported to Port Charlotte High School (except for the few lucky ones who were sent to Lemon Bay).

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, bussing increased Punta Gorda's enrollment to 1,000 which in turn lead to the construction of Charlotte High School.

Hurricane Charley hit the Punta Gorda area at the beginning of the school year on August 13, 2004 as a Category 4 hurricane, causing major damage to the high school. After seventeen days of hiatus, the students were transfered Port Charlotte High School and Lemon Bay. The old building was torn down not long afterwards.

The History Channel's inaugural Save Our History Grant was awarded in 2005 to the Charlotte County Historical Society, in partnership with high school students from Port Charlotte High School.

Notable people

  • Staff
    • Dave Foreman - A former softball coach and special education teacher who was arrested for sexually assaulting an 18 year old female student.

References

  1. "2006/2007 Demographic Makeup By School of Attendance". Your Charlotte County Public Schools. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  2. ^ "FLORIDA - Charlotte County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
  3. "Florida's History Through Its Places - Charlotte County". Myflorida.com. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  4. "About Charlotte High School". Tarpon Alumni. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  5. "Our History". Your Charlotte County Public Schools. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
  6. "Historical Society Receives Save Our History Grant" (PDF). Florida Preservation News. Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. 2005. pp. pp. 5. Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  7. Maffezzoli, Dennis (2007-05-25). "Corsaletti gets taste of majors with Rocket". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  8. Maffezzoli, Dennis (2007-06-08). "Milwaukee Brewers selects LaPorta". News-Press. Retrieved 2008-01-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. Scott, Anna (2006-01-10). "James Lawless, former schools superintendent, dies at 86". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. "5 SFWL players named to State All-Time Prep Football Top 100". MSNBC. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  11. Fineran, John. "Baseball's return tops 2006 stories". Sun-Herald. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  12. Fineran, John. "FOREMAN RESIGNS AMID SEX SCANDAL". Sun Coast Media Group. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

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