Satellite High School

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Type coed Principal Mark Elliot Enrollment 1,169 District Brevard Public Schools Founded 1962		Established 1962 Grades 9-12 Phone +1 321-779-2000 Number of students 1,169
Motto "Ad Astra per Aspera" (To the stars through difficulty) Address 300 Scorpion Ct, Satellite Beach, FL 32937, USA Similar Palm Bay Magnet High Sch, Cocoa Beach Junior/Se, Melbourne Central Catholic, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Jostens

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Satellite High School is a public high school (grades 9 - 12) located in Satellite Beach, Florida in Florida's Space Coast, Brevard County. It was founded in 1962, and has been rated an 'A' school in the state of Florida since 2003 . The 2007 - 2008 enrollment for Satellite was 1,414 students. The mascot is the Scorpion.

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Academics

The school has 92 teachers, 12 support personnel, six administrators, and four guidance counselors.

State school grades and demographics

2007 Overall Grade: A

Stability rate (% of students in attendance 1st semester who are present 2nd semester): 93.54%

Graduation rate: 96.41%

SAT scores average: Mathematics (Year 2006) 544, Reading (Year 2006) 526

ACT average: (Year 2006) 21.8

Gifted Students: 14.28%

Race Distribution: 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black

Campus

In 2009, a $35 million upgrade was completed.

Fine Arts Academy

Satellite High School is one of three high schools in Brevard County to have a Fine Arts Academy. The Fine Arts Academy is a Career Academy that integrates arts education into the core academic curriculum. Fine arts areas of concentration include Digital Media, Fashion Design, Instrumental Music, Technical Design, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Vocal Music.

Athletics

Satellite is part of the Florida High School Athletic Association and competes in the Cape Coast Conference located in Brevard County, Florida.

Satellite has captured 17 state championships in six sports in its 46 year history. The girls have won 13 state championships in its history.

State Championships

Softball - 1982 & 1990

Baseball - 1986

Men's Swimming - 1996 Class 5A championship, 1999 Class 3A championship, & 2005 Class 2A championship

Girls' Swimming - 2004 Class 2A championship, 2005 Class 2A championship, 2006 Class 2A championship, 2007 Class 2A runner-up

Girls' Cross Country - 2005 Class 3A championship, 2006 Class 3A championship, 2007 Class 3A championship

Girls' Soccer - 2002 Class 3A championship (29-1-1, Finished No. 5 in nation), 2003 Class 3A championship (27-2-0), 2007 Class 5A championship. Reached Final Four from 1995–1998, 2002–2005, & 2007-2009.

Notable alumni

Mark Baldwin - 1970. Game designer and developer.

Ashlyn Harris - 2004. Four-Time Parade Magazine All-American goalkeeper for the University of North Carolina women's soccer team. Two-time National Champion.

Catharina Haynes - 1980. A federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

C. J. Hobgood - 1997. Twin brother of Damien Hobgood, Professional surfer.

Damien Hobgood - 1997. Twin brother of C.J. Hobgood, Professional surfer.

Kelly Kretschman - 1997. Softball record holder

Britt McHenry - 2004 ESPN Sports Reporter

J. Keith Moyer - 1970. President, CEO and Publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, senior fellow in journalism at University of Minnesota

Gary Pruitt - 1975 President and CEO of The Associated Press.

Matt Skrmetta - 1990. Major League Baseball pitcher

Leonard Weaver - 2001. Had his number 34 jersey retired. Pro Bowl fullback for the NFL Philadelphia Eagles (2006–present)

Activities

The following activities are available at SHS:

Beta Club

Harry Potter Club

National Honor Society

Robotics

Yearbook (Telstar)

References

Satellite High School Wikipedia

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