Beachside High School
| Beachside High School | |
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200 Great Barracuda Wy , , Florida 32259 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°05′06″N 81°29′28″W / 30.0851°N 81.4910°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 2022 |
| School district | St. Johns County School District |
| Superintendent | James Sirac |
| Principal | Greg Bergamasco |
| Faculty | 19 |
| Teaching staff | 55.60 (FTE)[1] |
| Age range | 14-18 |
| Enrollment | 1,254 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.55[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy, lime green and gray [2] |
| Nickname | Barracudas[2] |
| Rivals | Tocoi Creek High School |
| Website | https://www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us |
Beachside High School is a new public high school in the St. Johns County School District near CR-210 and I-95 in the Jacksonville, Florida unincorporated community in the United States.
The primary feeder schools are Liberty Pines Academy, Lakeside Academy, and Trout Creek Academy. Additional students are also zoned to Fruit Cove Middle School and Durbin Creek Elementary as well as Switzerland Point Middle School and Timberlin Creek Elementary School [3] Beachside was built to alleviate overcrowding and quality at Bartram Trail High School as well as Allen D. Nease High School.
Naming
[edit]Although it was assumed the board would call the school Sampson High School from a meeting at the time, the school was named Beachside because of its close proximity to the artificial beach created from the 14-acre lagoon named Beachwalk. Member of the board, Kelly Barrera said it was "almost humorous" because the school isn't even remotely close to a natural beach at all.[4]
History
[edit]In the schools first year, the school opened 3 days later than all other high schools in the county due to construction delays.[5] Likewise to Tocoi Creek, its first year the school only had grades 9–11.[6]
Academics
[edit]Beachside is a member of the AICE program organized by The University of Cambridge.
Athletics
[edit]Beachside football competed as an independent in its first year. They are competing under head coach Pete Duffy.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "FHSAA Member Schools". Florida High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Beachside High School Attendance Zone Map" (PDF). Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ Gibson, Travis (November 9, 2021). "Beachside High: New St. Johns County high school near artificial beach gets a name". WJXT. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ McLean, Joe (August 15, 2022). "New St. Johns County high school opens Monday after construction delays". WJXT. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Schools – St. Johns County School District". www.stjohns.k12.fl.us. Retrieved September 5, 2023.