Cocoa High School
| Cocoa High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Cocoa, Florida United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | June 15, 1917 |
| School district | Brevard Public Schools |
| Principal | Stephanie Soliven |
| Staff | 78 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Number of students | 1272 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | Cocoa high school homepage |
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Cocoa High School is located in Cocoa, Florida and is part of the Brevard Public Schools District. 1272 students attend.[1] There are 78 faculty members, giving a student/teacher ratio of 17.8.[2] The principal is Stephanie Soliven.[3]
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History
Cocoa High School's first building was dedicated June 15, 1917.[4][5]
On September 14, 1925, Cocoa High School officially opened in a newly constructed four-story building.[6] These buildings were later used by Brevard Community College in 1960 when they first started.[7]
That part of Rosetine Street bordering the Cocoa High campus, was renamed "Tiger Trail" in honor of the school's mascot. Renaming streets after bordering high school's mascots is traditional in Brevard County.[citation needed]
In 2010, the football team played three out-of-state games in an effort to be nationally ranked.[8] In September 2010, the school was ranked 12th in the nation.[9] It also set a county record for number of consecutive football victories, 31.[10]
In 2014, 18-year-old senior Robert Marucci, who had performed in several videos on a gay pornography website, was briefly suspended from the school. Marucci stated that he had been suspended because of his adult-film performances; school authorities denied this, asserting that they were responding to allegations that Marucci had threatened students who had taunted him for his after-school job. Several students staged a protest at the school and on social media, demanding that Marucci be allowed to return.[11][12][13][14][15]
Campus
The school campus contains 18 single-story buildings located on Tiger Trail, in Cocoa, Florida. [16] [17] A 1,000 seat auditorium was built in 2010.[18]
Sports
- Football State Champion. Class 3A 2008,[19] Class 2A 2009[20] Class 2A 2010
- Basketball State Champion. 1960.[21] Class 4A 2009[22]
Activities
The school offers students the following activities:
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) problems
At the end of the 2005-2006 school year, Brevard Public School District conducted an internal investigation of Cocoa High which resulted in the removal of four of the school's principals. The administration at the school inaccurately reported its FCAT information. The District found that the school's principal, and three assistant principals, were involved in the scandal. All four administrators were removed from their positions.[23]
In 2007, the school scored a "D" based on the standardized testing for the year, the lowest score in the district.[24] This was raised to an "A", using different criteria in 2010, after state officials decided the old standards were too high. It is one of five high schools in Brevard to have this grade.[25]
Notable alumni
- Emory L. Bennett (Class of 1948), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient.[26]
- Michael C. Blake, first African American mayor of Cocoa and first African American President of the Space Coast League of Cities.[27]
- James Folston (Class of 1989), professional American football player.[28]
- Jesse Lee Kercheval (Class of 1974, graduated 1973), author, poet, and professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[29]
- Scott Thompson alias Carrot Top (Class of 1983), comedian.[30]
Footnotes
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- ↑ "Today in Florida History" for June at the Wayback Machine (archived August 27, 2008)
- ↑ A black plaque is displayed on the front of the main office building commemorating the original opening of the school
- ↑ Dates in Cocoa History Cocoa Village[dead link]
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- ↑ Florida Today retrieved 5 August 2010[dead link]
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- ↑ DeJohn, Irving. "Florida teenage gay porn star will return class after suspension". New York Daily News. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "Brevard County District: Student can return to school after porn controversy". ClickOrlando.com. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ Barchenger, Stacy. "Florida porn actor returning to high school classes". USA Today. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "Cocoa High School Student Suspended For Being In Porn". Florida News Journal. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ O'Keeffe, Kevin. "WATCH: High School Senior Suspended, Then Unsuspended, for Gay Porn Gig". Advocate. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
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- ↑ Cocoa High School
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- ↑ [1] retrieved January 25, 2009,2010[dead link]
- ↑ [2] retrieved December 13, 2009[dead link]
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- ↑ They're grrreat! Cocoa Tigers win state title retrieved March 10, 2009
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- ↑ Black History: Michael C. Blake - Central Florida News 13[dead link]
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