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Home > Relocation Resources > Top U.S. High Schools > Bartow High School
Bartow High School
Bartow High School was founded in the year 1887. Ron Pritchard is the principal of the School. Bartow High School, formerly Summerlin Institute is the only high school located in Bartow, Florida. The school is also the location of the International Baccalaureate School at Bartow High, a school which annually finishes in the top five in composite SAT, the Scholastic Aptitude Test scores in the United States. Yellow jackets are the Mascot of the school.
In 1996, Bartow High School earned approval from the IBO, the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma program. The students pursuing this program are placed in the International Baccalaureate School, a school-within-a-school on the Bartow High campus. Bartow High School has gained the most attention recently for its success in girl’s softball. The program, coached by Glenn Rutenbar, is the first and only team to have appeared in a FHSAA, the Florida High School Athletic Association state championship game for 10 consecutive years from 1997 to 2006. The program won seven titles out of its 10 consecutive appearances and now boasts what is claimed to be the finest high school softball facilities in the state of Florida. Recently, the program also became the first team to ever win five consecutive state softball championships from 2001 to 2006. In 2003, the program earned a number 1 national ranking by the USA Today Coaches' Poll.
The school has won several state championships in football and has had many alumni go on to play at division 1 college football and some go onto the National Football League. In 2006, the Summerlin Academy was established as a military school located under the same roof as Bartow High School and International Baccalaureate School. Bartow High School won a lot of awards such as 2006 7 national merit scholarship semi-finalists, 2006 ranked number 173 in nation on AP, Advanced Placements testing, and 2006 French language team placed third in the state language competition.
Bartow High School is devoted to the education and individual improvement of every candidate. The school attempts to be aware and responsive in its program offerings in order to mirror the requirements of the changing world.
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