Joe E. Newsome High School is a public high school that was established in 2003 on Fishhawk Boulevard in Lithia, Florida, United States. It is named in honor of Joe E. Newsome, a Plant City pharmacist and businessman who served as a board member of the School District of Hillsborough County, Florida, for 24 years.[2]
| Joe E. Newsome High School | |
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| Location | |
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16550 Fishhawk Boulevard , Florida 33547 | |
| Coordinates | 27°51′32″N 82°12′16″W / 27.858995°N 82.204455°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 2003 |
| School district | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| Principal | Katie Rocha |
| Staff | 131.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 3,203 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.36[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy, Carolina Blue and White |
| Team name | Wolves, Lady Wolves |
| Rivals | Bloomingdale, Durant, Riverview |
| Information | (813) 740-4600 |
| Website | Official website |
The school colors are Carolina Blue, Navy, and white. Its mascot is the wolf. The student newspaper is known as Wolf Tracks.
According to the official website, Newsome offers 26 different advanced placement classes.
The mobile app available on the Apple App Store was developed by Elizabeth Grimm.
Demographics
editAs of the 2021–2022 school year Newsome had 3,154 students enrolled. Of these students 0.29% were American Indian/Alaska Native, 3.84% Asian, 6.02% Black, 15.72% Hispanic, 0.13% Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, 68.2%White, and 5.802% were two or more races, 50.63% were male and 49.37% were female.[3]
Academics
editIn 2013, Newsome was judged the best public school in Hillsborough County at educating students for college by Newsweek.[4]
Graduation rate
editIn 2012 Newsome's graduation rate was 98% as compared to a statewide rate of 74.5% and a Hillsborough County rate of 72.6%.[5]
Florida Department of Education grade
edit2023 A
2022 A
2021 A
2020 A
2019 A
2018 A
2017 A
2016 A
2015 A
2014 A
2013 A
2012 A
2011 B
2010 B
2009 B
2008 B[5]
Athletics
editHockey
editNewsome won the state hockey championship in 2009 and 2022.[6]
Softball
editNewsome won the state softball championship in 2015[7]
Flag Football
editNewsome won the 2A state flag football championship in 2021.[8]
Chorus
editIn 2009, the Newsome Chorus captured the Grand Champion Trophy, at the Fiesta-Val national competition.[9] In 2016 the chorus performed for the archbishop at Kilkenny Castle, Ireland.[10]
Marching Band
editThe Newsome Wolf Pack Marching Band won first place in Bands of America regionals in Delaware with their performance “Flight: If Only I Could.” The following year they were selected to march in the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the only school in Florida to receive an invitation.[11][12][13]
Notable people
edit- Ana Cate, soccer player[14]
- Orlando Greene, Olympic runner, is a coach at Newsome.[15]
- Ashlyn Jade Lopez, child actor.[16]
- Spencer Shrader, football player.[17]
- Will Worth, football player.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c "NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Newsome gets marqueed by developer Archived 2006-03-28 at the Wayback Machine - Osprey Observer, Vol. 3, Issue 3; March 2004.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools".
- ^ a b "2011-2012 Florida High School Grades".
- ^ Mars, Jeff. "NEWSOME BLUE DEFEATS WEST BOCA FOR STATE HOCKEY TITLE". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
- ^ Smith, Katherine. "The Newsome Lady Wolves are the FHSAA 8A softball state champions". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Robinson, Newsome extend Hillsborough County's flag football dominance".
- ^ Routen, Barbara (6 May 2009). "Newsome High chorus captures grand championship trophy". Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Newsome Chorus to Perform at Kilkenny". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Newsome High School band to perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". WFLA. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Newsome High band to perform at Macy's parade". 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Mondovics, Tamas (27 April 2015). "Newsome Reacts to Macy's Invitation; "Let's Have A Parade"". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Ana Cate - Soccer". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Fox, Scarlett (22 October 2012). "Newsome Coach Orlando Greene: From Caribbean To Olympian". Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Local high schooler Ashlyn Jade Lopez stars in new Disney holiday movie 'Christmas...Again?!'". 9 December 2021.
- ^ Hayes, Allison. "Meet Notre Dame kicker, Spencer Shrader". ABC57. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Knight, Joey (21 November 2012). "Newsome's Worth succeeding with retro approach". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.