South Sumter High School is a public high school in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida. Its teams are the Raiders and its school colors are Red, Black and White.
| South Sumter High School | |
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706 N. Main St Bushnell , Sumter , Florida 33513 United States | |
| Coordinates | 28°40′21″N 82°06′49″W / 28.672589°N 82.113542°W |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Tradition Never Graduates |
| Founded | 1919: as Bushnell High School. 1959: as South Sumter High School |
| School district | Sumter District Schools |
| CEEB code | 100195 |
| Principal | Allen Shirley (2020 - present) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,045 (2022-2023)[1] |
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| Slogan | Raiders Achieve What They Believe, Tradition Never Graduates |
| Athletics conference | 4A |
| Team name | Raiders |
| Rival | Wildwood Middle-High School, The Villages Charter High School |
| Accreditation | Florida Dept of Education |
| Website | https://www.sumter.k12.fl.us/ssh |
Athletics
editSouth Sumter Raiders have had one of the longest winning high school football teams in Florida since 2000, and earned the top ranking in Division 4A in a 2012 Associated Press poll.[2] The team won their division and were 11–1 overall in 2012. Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Keanu Neal played for the Raiders.
Other competition sports include: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball and Weightlifting.
Notable alumni
edit- Keanu Neal - Current NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Clinton Hart - Former NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and St. Louis Rams
- Earl Everett- Former Florida Gators football linebacker and Former NFL player
References
edit- ^ "SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ Jolley, Frank. "South Sumter earns top spot in AP Class 4A poll". The Daily Commercial. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
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