Type Public Principal Thomas Brittain Enrollment 2,200 Phone +1 727-547-7536 Mascot Wally the Warhawk | Established 1962 Grades 9–12 Campus Suburban District Pinellas County Schools | |
Address 8401 131st St N, Seminole, FL 33776, USA Motto Live by the highest you know...and the others will follow. | ||
Seminole High School is a public coeducational high school located in Seminole, Florida. It is governed by the Pinellas County School District. The school's mascot is "Wally the Warhawk". The student population is approximately 2,200.
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History
Prior to the opening of the school in the late summer of 1962, students in what is now known as the Seminole area attended Largo High School or Dixie Hollins High School. With rapid growth in Seminole in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it became necessary for the newly suburban area to have its own high school. The original school consisted of what is now the main building where the administration offices are located and the front cafeteria. Seminole was the first high school in Pinellas County to be air-conditioned. The current "Warhawk" stadium was built in 1967 after a lengthy fundraising drive (Seminole Pow Wow). The auditorium, gymnasium and band facilities were built in later years. The school underwent a significant expansion in 1977 and an extensive remodeling in 1996. In the fall of 1973, the school utilized double sessions until the opening of Osceola High School in 1981.
Athletics
Seminole High School hosts a variety of athletic programs. These include baseball (boys), basketball, cheerleading, cross country, flag football (girls), football, golf, soccer, softball (girls), spring football, swimming, diving, tennis, track, volleyball (girls), and wrestling.
Soccer
During 2003 season, the Seminole soccer team won the state championship.
Baseball
The Seminole Warhawk baseball team won the state title in 2001.
Wrestling
The Seminole High School wrestling team won two state championships in the 1970s.
Publications
The yearbook is Warrior and the school newspaper is titled Hawk Talk.
Orchestra
In 2006 The Seminole High School Orchestra played at Carnegie Hall. The Orchestra also played for the governor, and at the invitation-only event for Disney Honors.
Vocal
SHS has three auditioned choirs (Warhawk Singers, Hawkapella & Seminole Singers) and two non-auditioned choruses ( Men's & Women's Choir).
Marching band
In 2004, the Seminole Warhawk Marching Band were the first marching band in Florida to ever receive the Sulder Shield Award. This award is given to high school marching bands with outstanding achievement and excellence at the international level. They have also been honored by Florida State Representatives. The marching band along with the color guard has played in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. In 2006 The Seminole Warhawk Marching Band won the division for the largest bands and won the overall highest score in the 25-school finals in the Florida Marching Band Coalition's Florida State Band Championship.