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Choctawhatchee Senior High School
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district.
Choctawhatchee Senior High School is a high school in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It is the only school in Okaloosa County to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It also offers the Advanced Placement Program, AVID Advancement via Individual Determination and honors classes. It has received Florida's highest rating of A plus for many years. The school mascot is the Big Green Indian and the school colors are kelly green and white.
Choctawhatchee originally opened its doors in Shalimar, Florida, on September 22, 1952. It was filled over its capacity of 500 students, enrolling 625 students in grades 7 through 12. The local news held a contest to name the school and thus Choctawhatchee. The principal of Niceville Senior High school, Janie K. Varner, attended Choctawhatchee Senior High School in the late 1960's. Their athletics department includes with football team who won State Champions in 1990. Basketball a boys team and a girls team. Swimming a mixed team, Golf a mixed team, soccer a boys team and a girls team, baseball all boys, softball all girls, track mixed, cross country mixed. Clubs includes honor clubs, service clubs, key club and special interest clubs.
The Stylemarchers are currently back-to-back Florida State Champions, for 2004-2005 and 2005-2006. The winter percussion ensemble has placed in the top 12 at the WGI, Winter Guard International World Championships since the event has been started. In 2004, they placed 12th. In 2005, they placed 8th and in 2006, they placed 6th in the world. The World Guard places in the top 10 every year at the WGI National Championships. The mission of Choctawhatchee High School is to provide their students with opportunities to obtain the skills needed to become productive, responsible citizens, capable of making positive contributions to a changing society.
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