Countryside High School

Countryside High School
Countryside High School
Location
3000 State Road 580
Clearwater, FL 33761

 United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1980
School district Pinellas County Schools
Principal Gary Schlereth
Enrollment 2,410
Mascot Cougar
Newspaper Paw Print Newspaper
Yearbook The Pride
Colors Garnet and Gold          
Website

Countryside High School, also known as CHS, is a public high school located in Clearwater, Florida.[1] Established in 1981, it is a part of the Pinellas County Schools system, and is one of the larger schools in Pinellas County. It draws students from suburban east Clearwater, Safety Harbor, and Oldsmar.

Contents

Student life

Clubs

The following is a list of clubs offered at CHS.

Academic Team, Art Club, Band, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Color Guard, Cougar Joe's Coffee House, Debate Club, Drama Club, Fellowship of Christian Students, Football Booster Club, Freshman Class, Future Educators Club, Future Farmers of America, Garden Club, Gay Straight Alliance, GFWC Clearwater Juniorettes, Homecoming, Interact Club, Japanese/Anime Club, Junior Class, Key Club, Junior Class/Prom, Marine Biology Club, Mu Alpha Theta math honor society, Multicultural Club, National Honor Society, O Ambassadors, Peer Connectors, Poetry Club, Robotics Club, Republican Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Senior Class, Student Government, Students for Global Awareness, Students Targeted for Educational Performance (STEP), Surf Club, The Laureate literary magazine, Video Club, Winter Guard. [2]

Teachers

43% of Countryside teachers have a masters degree or an advanced degree.[citation needed]

Drama and theater

Countryside has a notable Drama program winning many statewide awards. It has consistently been one of the highest performing schools in Florida.[3]

In 2007-2008, the musical Honk, an adaptation of the Ugly Duckling, was selected to be performed as a Mainstage show at the Florida State Thespian Festival on May 1, 2008. It was one of six chosen from a group of 35 shows in Florida. Other shows done by CHS include Li'l Abner. The Foreigner, West Side Story, and Steel Magnolias.

Sports

  • 1989 Boys Basketball Sectional Champions
  • District Champions in football, flag football, volleyball, track & field and wrestling
  • 2006 State Champions 6A boys soccer
  • 2009 Loss to Plant High School the eventual state champions in the third round of the playoffs
  • 2010 Jv Football Team Undefeated 7-0
  • 2010 Varsity Football Undefeated (Regular Season) 10-0

Sports Offered:

  • Cross Country - JV & varsity, boys and girls
  • Football - JV & varsity, boys
  • Golf - boys and girls
  • Swim/Dive - JV & varsity, boys and girls
  • Volleyball - JV & varsity, girls
  • Basketball - JV & varsity, boys and girls *
  • Soccer - JV & varsity, boys and girls
  • Wrestling - Varsity, boys
  • Baseball - Varsity, boys
  • Flag football - JV & varsity, girls
  • Softball - Varsity, girls
  • Tennis - Varsity, boys and girls
  • Track - Varsity, boys and girls

Marching band

  • The marching band was invited to attend the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic. They were Grand Champions in the field show and first runners up in the parade competition.
  • The marching band also was invited to attend the 2009 NFL Experience in Tampa.
  • The marching band attended the 2009 Chick-Fil-A bowl, which they received Grand Champions in field performance and best drum major during the competition and attended the Virginia Tech. vs. Tennessee half time mass band performance.
  • Receiving Fourth in Finals Performance and Best Visual Performance, The Band competed in class 1A during the 2010 FMBC State Finals at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fl, becoming State Finalist once again.

Academics

The school offers numerous advanced academic programs and recognition, including foreign languages and technology honor societies along with Istem(institute of science, technology, engineering and mathematics).[1] The Winterguard is the Scholastic Class A Florida Federation of Colorguard Circuit (FFCC) state champions and the scholastic class A Winter Guard International bronze medalists in 2006.

The school won the first high school "Battle of the Books" competition in 2006, repeating the feat again in 2007, 2008, and 2011.

The school newspaper, Paw Print, has received an All Florida Rating from the Florida Scholastic Press Association; a Superior from the Southern Interscholastic Press Association and an International Second Place Award from Quill and Scroll.[citation needed]

The UPC Morning Show (Upper Pinellas County) televised newscast began in 1987, and has since grown to an award-winning, student-produced daily 10-minute news show. Both the Paw Print newspaper and the UPC Morning Show can be seen online.

Notable alumni

Countryside High School sculpture, from Class of 1992

References

  1. ^ a b Countryside High School, (pdf)
  2. ^ www.webcoast.com/chs
  3. ^ Countryside Drama Club, Countryside High School

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