South Lake High School (Florida)

South Lake High School, commonly referred to as South Lake, is a high school located in Groveland, Florida, United States. It is one of eight public high schools in the Lake County School District, and is the second-largest high school in the district. Located in southern Lake County, the school serves Groveland, and parts of Clermont, Mascotte, and Minneola.

South Lake High School
Address
15600 Silver Eagle Road

Groveland
,
Florida
34736

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Raising the Standard of Excellence"
Established1993
PrincipalSteven Benson
Faculty99.24 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,030 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.46[1]
Color(s)  Blue
  Silver
Team nameEagles
Websiteslh.lake.k12.fl.us

South Lake High was founded in 1993 by consolidating Clermont High School and Groveland High School. As of 2017, enrollment consists of around 2,000 students. It has approximately 120 certified teachers and 6 administrators. Its colors are blue and silver. The athletic teams, called the Eagles, are represented by a bald eagle.

28.574459°N 81.817589°W / 28.574459; -81.817589

Facility

The school structure was originally completed in Fall 1993 to educate around 1,800 students. The main building is a two-story structure, housing administrative offices, guidance offices, and approximately 40 classrooms. An additional two-floor structure was completed in 2007 to house core academic courses. It was originally built to house freshmen courses, but has since been converted to house multiple grades. Due to multiple campus updates and the addition of portable classrooms as of Summer 2011 it has a capacity of around 2,400.[2]

The South Lake High campus has a library, a cafeteria, an auditorium, a band/chorus building, a gym containing a dance room, weight room, and a basketball/volleyball court, and three vocational buildings. One of these houses the culinary and JROTC program. This vocational building was converted from the original cafeteria. The campus also includes portables, six tennis courts, track, and football field and stadium.

Student body

South Lake High opened with approximately 1100 students, 700 from Clermont and 400 from Groveland. By 2009 the school had grown to around 2,200[2] students. At the inception of Lake Minneola High in Fall 2011 there was a reduction in the number of students to an expected 1,730. The school has since returned to around 2,000 students.[2]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. "Lake County Schools Five Year Facilities Master Plan" (PDF). Lake County Schools. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
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