North Marion High School is a

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located in

Citra, Florida Citra is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States. The community is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area. Citra is known as the home of the pineapple orange, (originally called the Hickory orange) a name ...

. The school's athletic teams are known as the Colts and the varsity

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team competes in the FHSAA Class 5A Division. The school colors are

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. The school currently serves 1,313 students in grades 9 through 12 (2018–19).

State championships

North Marion won its first ever and only state championship, winning the 2023 FHSAA 4A State Championship in Varsity Baseball. They defeated Nature Coast, Hernando, Bishop Moore, Sunset, and Bishop Kenny to claim the title 5–0 in Ft. Myers. They secured an overall record of 27–5.

Notable alumni

* Cortez Allen - collegiate/professional

player * Greg Carr - collegiate/professional football player *

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- filmmaker, had an affair with and conceived a child with 2004 Democratic Party vice-presidential nominee

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Freddie Swain Freddie Swain (born August 4, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida. Early life Swain attended North Marion High School, where he was a consensus four-star recruit and fielded scholarshi ...

- collegiate/professional football player

References

External links

* {{authority control High schools in Marion County, Florida Public high schools in Florida Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Florida