Spanish River Community High School

Spanish River Community High School is a public, coeducational high school in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. It is part of the School District of Palm Beach County and serves the cities of Boca Raton and Delray Beach.

Spanish River Community High School
Address
5100 Jog Road

Boca Raton
,
Florida
33496

United States
Coordinates26°23′46″N 80°08′39″W
Information
TypePublic, high school
Established1983 (1983)
School districtPalm Beach County School District
PrincipalAllison Castellano[1]
Teaching staff117.50 (FTE) (2018–19)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,481 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio21.11 (2018–19)[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)     Blue
     Silver
MascotShark
NewspaperThe Galleon
YearbookThe Tiburon
Websitewww.spanishriverhs.org

Academics

Spanish River is a comprehensive high school that offers numerous Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The school has four specialized academies: American History and Law, Biotechnology, Early Childhood and Entrepreneurship.[3] In 2012 and 2013, the two most recent years available, the school earned the highest rating of "A" based on student performance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

Athletics

State titles

Spanish River's athletic teams have won a number of state titles, including championships in:

  • Girls' cross country (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)[4]
  • Boys' soccer (1997)[5]
  • Girls' soccer (1996, 1997, 1999)[6]
  • Boys' tennis (1989, 2011)[7]
  • Girls' tennis (1987, 1988, 1989, 2006)[8]
  • Boys' swimming (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)[9]
  • Girls' swimming (1986, 1987)[10]
  • Boys' volleyball (2006, 2007)[11]
  • Girls' volleyball (1989, 1991, 1996, 2003)[12]

Notable alumni
Danny Valencia (2012)

Holocaust denial controversy

The Boca Raton area has a large Jewish population and the school offers optional courses on the Holocaust. The school became embroiled in controversy and national news media coverage in 2019, when remarks attributed to its then-principal in 2018 led to allegations of Holocaust denial.[31] In response, the Palm Beach County School District named Allison Castellano the school's principal on July 25, 2019. Castellano is an alumna of Spanish River Community High School.[1]

References
  1. Lofholm, Andrew Lofholm and Susskind, Stephanie (July 25, 2019). "Allison Castellano to become new Spanish River High School principal". WPTV-TV. Retrieved July 25, 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Spanish River Community High School (120150002383)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. "Academy Information". Spanish River High School. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. "GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY 2008–09 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  5. "BOYS' SOCCER 2008–2009 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  6. "GIRLS' SOCCER 2008–09 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  7. "BOYS' TENNIS 2008–09 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  8. "GIRLS' TENNIS 2008–09 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  9. "BOYS' SWIMMING & DIVING 2008–09 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  10. "GIRLS' SWIMMING & DIVING 2008–09 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  11. "BOYS' VOLLEYBALL 2008–09 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  12. "GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL 2008–09 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  13. McDonald, Duff. "The Man Following the Money | NYU Law Magazine". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  14. "From The Garage Up". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  15. "Jonathan Chase". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  16. "Jason Chery, a former Spanish River star, welcomes his chance with Steelers". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  17. "Lance Frazier". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  18. "Jason Geathers". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  19. "Hometown Hero: Scott Gordon". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  20. "Remy Hamilton". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  21. Robb, Sharon (March 24, 1986). "Boca Swimmer Aims at Records, 1988 Olympics". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 19, 2019 – via Sun-Sentinel.com.
  22. "Jason Kilar". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  23. Kornacki, Steve (March 24, 2016). "Kornacki: Namesnik's Family Finds Life's Sunshine". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2019 – via mgoblue.com.
  24. "Spanish River grad makes it onto 'Players' on Spike TV". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  25. "Mike Schroepfer". Crunchbase.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  26. "Spanish River High School's symphonic band placed tops in the spring district competition". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  27. "Carlos Guillermo Smith - 2018 - 2020 ( Speaker Oliva )". Florida House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019 – via www.myfloridahouse.gov.
  28. "Danny Valencia". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  29. "Al Wallace". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  30. "Frank Watkins". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  31. Mervosh, Sarah (July 8, 2019). "Principal Who Tried to Stay 'Politically Neutral' About Holocaust Is Removed". New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
    - "Florida principal reassigned after saying Holocaust was not "factual"". NBC News.
    - "Spanish River High School Principal Reassigned Over Holocaust Comments". CBS4 Miami. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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