Florida State University School

Florida State University School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Florida State University School
established = 1857
type = Charter
city = Tallahassee
state = Florida
country = USA
principal = Interm Director: Johnson, W.E. "Bill"
High school: Susan Martelli
Middle school: Rodney Ryan
Elementary school: T. Neal Trafford
grades = K-12
students = 1600
mascot = Seminoles
Vision Statement = "Excellence is Our Standard"
newspaper = Tomahawk Talk
website = http://www.fsus.fsu.edu/

Florida State University School, or "Florida High", is located within the Southwood community in the southeast part of Tallahassee, Florida, USA. A charter school that serves kindergarten and grades one through twelve, Florida High is sponsored by Florida State University's College of Education. The school was founded in 1857 as the Primary Department of the Florida Institute, and from 1954 until 2001, was located on the FSU campus. However, the university's interest in building a medical school at Florida High's location necessitated the school moving off campus. In 2001, the new Florida High building in Southwood was opened.

Florida High has approximately 1600 students that represent Florida's population demographics. The school has programs in the academics, as well as art, foreign language, and athletic programs.

FSUS is a demonstration school for exploring teaching techniques as well as being an education center where teachers may observe and participate in best teacher practices; and a vehicle for the dissemination of research findings.

FSUS and the Florida State University schools collaborate for research, observations, etc. with Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College. After the school's relocation to Southwood, there was some consideration of the school severing its ties with the university. However, that proposal was rejected by Florida High's faculty.

After a few years of the school being in Southwood, a new dress code was started - no writing on shirts, no strips on shirts and no colorful pants, students must wear belts with the shirts tucked in and many more rules.

In 2007, Florida High's football team posted a perfect regular-season record including a 40-0 shutout of Leon County High School, the oldest and largest high school in Tallahassee. Also, in November of that year, the school's director, Jesse Jackson, announced his resignation. Mr. Jackson will become the Superintendent of the Lake Wales Charter Schools starting in January 2008.


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