Ridgeview High School (Florida)

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name = Ridgeview High School


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district = Clay County School Board
grades = 9–12
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principal = Mr. John Westmoreland
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students = ~2500
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conference = FHSAA
colors = Blue and Black
mascot = Black Panther
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location = 466 Madison Avenue, Orange Park, FL, 32065
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website = [http://www.clay.k12.fl.us/RHS/]

Ridgeview High School is located in the western part of Orange Park, Florida. The mascot of Ridgeview High School is the Panther (nicknamed "Slash" ). The principal of Ridgeview High is John Westmoreland. As of June of 2006, the school served 2,562 students. Ridgeview High School is also the home to the International Baccalaureate Program in Clay County.

RHS is a school which supports its finer arts and programs (examples of the latter including masonry, culinary arts, and HVAC). The fine arts at RHS are among best in Clay County; the Band received a rating of "Superior" at the State Concert Music Performance Assessment in 2007; it was one of only 26 schools statewide to receive the rating. In addition to its band, the school is home to one of the largest drama troupes in the state of Florida, Troupe 5709. In Spring 2007 they performed A Servant of Two Masters on the mainstage at the State Thespian Festival in Tampa, one of only eight plays in the state selected annually.

Ridgeview HS has some well known alumni, including Joey Westwood and Elias Reidy of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Athletics

The boys' soccer team was district champions in 2007 and 2008.