Rockledge High School
Public high school in Rockledge, Florida, United States
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::summary Public high school in Rockledge, Florida, United States ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rockledge High School |
| image | Rockledge High FLAUSA.jpg |
| image_size | 225px |
| established | 1970 as Rockledge High, succeeding the former Cocoa High |
| type | Public high school |
| district | Brevard Public Schools |
| grades | 9–12 |
| principal | Peter “Andy” Papczynski |
| teaching_staff | 74.80 (FTE) |
| ratio | 20.68 |
| students | 1,547 (2023–2024) |
| colors | Columbia blue and silver |
| | mascot | Raiders | | address | 220 Raider Road | | location | Rockledge, Florida 32955 | | country | United States | | coordinates | | | website | Rockledge High School Official Website | ::
| name = Rockledge High School | image = Rockledge High FLAUSA.jpg | image_size = 225px | caption = | motto = | established = 1970 as Rockledge High, succeeding the former Cocoa High | type = Public high school | district = Brevard Public Schools | grades = 9–12 | principal = Peter “Andy” Papczynski | head of school = | teaching_staff = 74.80 (FTE) | ratio = 20.68 | students = 1,547 (2023–2024) | colors = Columbia blue and silver
| mascot = Raiders | address = 220 Raider Road | location = Rockledge, Florida 32955 | country = United States | coordinates = | website = Rockledge High School Official Website Rockledge High School is located in Rockledge, Florida, United States, and is part of the Brevard Public Schools District.
History
Rockledge High School was founded in 1970 on the site formerly named Cocoa High School.
Academics
AICE Program
In 2005, Rockledge High School became the first in the school district to offer the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE). In 2007, Rockledge was designated an International Fellowship Center, a special recognition only available to schools with an AICE program, making it only the 19th in the world and the 5th in the U.S. to gain this title.
Athletics
In 2009, the estimated income to fund sports at the school was $144,502, equivalent to $312 per athlete. Its primary sports rival is Cocoa High School.
American football
In 2013, Rockledge alumnus and NFL player Laurent Robinson donated 15 Shockbox concussion sensors to the school. Rockledge was the first high school in Florida to use such technology to monitor its players, which will occur throughout the 2013–14 season in collaboration with researchers from the University of South Florida.
The school won the state championship in 3A football in 2001 and 2002.
Alumni
- Jashaun Corbin – professional American football player
- Chris Laskowski – professional American football player
- Mel Mitchell – professional American football player
- Drew Parrish – baseball player
- Laurent Robinson 2003 – professional American football player
- Raheim Sanders (2021) – American football player
- Andrea Zuvich 2003 – historian and author.
Footnotes
References
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- "FHSAA Member Schools".
- McCullum, Brian. (March 20, 2016). "Holland remembers transitional times". Florida Today.
- "RACE TO THE TOP LEA FINAL SCOPE OF WORK – EXHIBIT II". fldoe.org.
- Krol, Jenet. (September 27, 2007). "Rockledge High designated Cambridge International Fellowship Center". Hometown News.
- McCallum, Brian. (March 19, 2009). "Pay-to-play is on the table". [[Florida Today]].
- McCallum, Brian. (November 1, 2019). "Rivalry games vary in weight". Florida Today.
- Johnson, Tom. (May 15, 2013). "NFL player and Rockledge alum donates concussion sensors to alma mater".
- Seh, Jamie. (October 30, 2013). "Brevard Co. HS football team tests high-tech helmets which alert coach to concussion risk".
- McCallum, Brian. (December 12, 2009). "Back-to-back football titles hug hurdle for any team". Florida Today.
- "Jashaun Corbin - 2021-22 - Football".
- "Chris Laskowski NFL Stats and Bio".
- "Mel Mitchell Bio".
- (March 30, 2019). "Unexpected struggles testing the resolve of FSU pitcher Drew Parrish". Tallahassee.com.
- "St. Louis Rams Roster".
- "Raheim Sanders College Stats".
- (March 22, 2009). "The Lady". The Seventeenth Century Lady.
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