Sunlake High School is a
public high school
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in
Pasco County, Florida
Pasco County is a County (United States), county located on the west central coast in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2024, the population of the county is 656,851, making it the tenth-most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Dade ...
, located off Sunlake Boulevard and
State Road 54 in
Land O' Lakes, Florida. It is adjacent to
Charles S. Rushe Middle School, both of which opened on August 20, 2007.
Sunlake did not open with a senior class. It relieved overcrowding at
Land O' Lakes High School and
J.W. Mitchell High School. By the 2008–09 school year, Sunlake students formed all four classes, 9th–12th grades. Its first principal was Angela Stone (2007–2010).
Coursework and academics
Sunlake is one of the few high schools in the county that offer a dual-enrollment English class. It also offers a complete set of
Advanced Placement
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(AP) classes in the social studies field, beginning with AP Human Geography in 9th grade, AP World History in 10th, AP US History in 11th, AP Microeconomics and AP Government in 12th grade.
The school is organized into learning communities that are designed to enhance the curriculum and student performance by linking teaching and learning to broad career clusters. This "school within a school" concept establishes smaller groups of students and teachers, providing more opportunities for better relationships among students, parents, and teachers. The learning communities are Health & Human Services, Science & Technology, Business, and Fine Arts.
Students choose a major area of interest that can be changed in any or all four years of high school. This plan has been put into effect in all Pasco County high schools.
Athletics
The Seahawks football team's inaugural season was winless. In the first game of their second season, however, they defeated River Ridge High School by a score of 19–10 on September 5, 2008.
During the 2011-2012 football season (11-1), this highly talented Sunlake team advanced to its first state playoffs. They won in the first round of the playoffs in double overtime versus an Ocala Vanguard team who had former Florida State standout and current New Orleans Saint
PJ Williams. The season did came to an end with a lost to Gainesville High School in the 2nd round. Some notable Sunlake Football players include Rashaud Daniels, Eddie Burgos, Jamal Jones, Nick Morrison, and *Tyler Gafflione (Kentucky derby jockey).
Sunlake has had a very strong cross-country team throughout its history, with the team consistently going to state and regional championship competitions.
The Sunlake girls golf team has won back to back conference titles and consistently places first in regular season matches. During their 2021–22 season, they placed in the top 10 at state.
References
External links
Official websitePasco County Schools websiteSunlake High School Band website
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High schools in Pasco County, Florida
Public high schools in Florida
Land o' Lakes, Florida
2007 establishments in Florida
Educational institutions established in 2007