- Clay High School (Green Cove Springs, Florida)
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Clay High School Location Green Cove Springs, FL, USA Information Type Public Motto "Once a Blue Devil always a Blue Devil" Established 1936 School district School District of Clay County Principal Peter J. McCabe Grades 9-12 Number of students 1700 in 2010 Campus size 10 acres (40,000 m2) Campus type Rural Color(s) Royal Blue and White Athletics Blue Devils Mascot Blue Devils Website http://www.clay.k12.fl.us/chs/ Clay High School is a four-year high school located in Green Cove Springs, FL.
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Name
As Clay High School is named after the county it is located in, Clay County, it is indirectly named for Henry Clay, Sr. Clay was a dominant figure in both the First Party System to 1824, and the Second Party System after that. Known as "The Great Compromiser" and "The Great Pacifier" for his ability to bring others to agreement, he was the founder and leader of the Whig Party and a leading advocate of programs for modernizing the economy, especially tariffs to protect industry, a national bank, and internal improvements to promote canals, ports and railroads.
Clay County
Clay High School was the first high school in Clay County, and originally served every city in the county, including Keystone Heights, Green Cove Springs, Orange Park, Penny Farms, as well as all the unincorporated towns in the County.
Original Location
Clay High School was located at the Green Cove Middle school, but now it has been moved to a much larger, rural, and nicer building off of SR 16, about 2 miles from the original school.
Famous alumni
- Nolan Carroll, Jr. - defensive back for the Miami Dolphins, NFL
- Cliff Avril - defensive end for the Detroit Lions, NFL
- Bert V. Royal- (This is completely false. Bert V. Royal wasn't even born in Florida. This is a rumor started up by the students of Clay high, just because In the movie "Easy A" The school mascot is a Blue Devil in the beginning. Look up Bert and you will find this to be true.) wrote the screen line to the film Easy A. The film briefly features the Blue Devils as their school mascot and the film also refers to Palatka, Florida; a town just south of Green Cove Springs, not too far from the location of Clay High Shcool.(Also someone misspelled school.)
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Coordinates: 29°58′56″N 81°42′47″W / 29.982342°N 81.712937°W
Categories:- High schools in Clay County, Florida
- Florida school stubs
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