Type Public High School Faculty 110 Enrollment 1,765 (2014) Mascot The Eagle | Established 1976 (1976) Grades 9 - 12 Phone +1 352-797-7010 Colors White, Blue, Red | |
Athletics Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Marching Band, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling Address 3300 Mariner Blvd, Spring Hill, FL 34609, USA District Hernando County School District Similar Nature Coast Technical, Hernando County Public Sc, Land O' Lakes High School, Hudson High School, River Ridge High School | ||
Frank W. Springstead High School is a public Hernando County high school in Spring Hill, Florida. The school opened in 1976. In 2013, Springstead High School was ranked as #1821 in Newsweek America's Best High Schools, which was based on their Advanced Placement test scores, graduation rate, and SAT and ACT scores. Springstead High School was chosen to become the only International Baccalaureate school in Hernando County. This program started in the 2008-2009 school year.
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Bell Schedule
The school day is composed of seven 54 minute periods, starting at the 2014-2015 school year. A broad range of course offerings include exceptional student education, career and technical courses and high level academics. The school also has a dual enrollment program through Pasco–Hernando State College as well as Advanced Placement courses on campus and through Florida Virtual School.
International Baccalaureate
Springstead is the only high school in Hernando county currently offering an IB program. Students begin in a pre-IB program in freshman and sophomore years before beginning IB in junior year. Springstead currently offers several standard and high-level courses and the program as a whole is well regarded by the community.
Marching Band
Springstead's Eagle Brigade Marching Band is known as one of the best marching bands in the state, consistently placing in the top five each year at FMBC State Finals.
In November 2012, Springstead won the Florida Marching Band Championships at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida for class 2A.
Springstead's Band is under the great direction of Richard Dasher and has been for a very long time. Recently the band placed seventh at the FMBC State Semi Finals competition and they hope to win first place this upcoming year and many after that.
Submarine Team
In 2009, Springstead's human-powered submarine team, Sublime Race Team, placed first in the Tenth International Submarine Races in Bethesda, MD, edging out 17 universities and 1 other high school. Headed by Stephen Barton, the Sublime Race Team is composed of high school students within the Hernando county school district.
Air Force Junior ROTC
The FL-952 Air Force JROTC Group was established at F.W. Springstead High School in August 1995 by an agreement between the Hernando County School Board and the United States Air Force. In recent years, the group has shifted its main focus from competing in drill competitions in Florida, and the occasional Regionals in Georgia, to helping the community in various ways. For example, FL-952 has partnered with Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay in having JROTC cadets become teachers for a day. In their case, having the cadets go to nearby Explorer K-8 to teach 2nd graders on how money flows in a community. The JROTC program has also participated in the annual Kiwanis Club Christmas Parade in Brooksville over the past two years. FL-952 plans to increasing their role in the community over the next few years, especially with the changing of both their SASI and ASI instructors starting the 2014-2015 school year.
Humanities and Etymology Society
The Humanities and Etymology Society was a club composed of students that focused on expanding the community's knowledge into diverse art, languages, literature, religions, and cultures of the various regions of the world. This club held various projects throughout the past years, including an Islamic Seminar, Jewish Seminar, and Ethnic Night. The club's sponsor was Kathleen Long, an IB Theory of Knowledge teacher.