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School in Belle Glade, Palm Beach, Florida, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glades Central Community High School is a high school in Belle Glade, Florida. In the 2014–15 school year its enrollment numbered 992 students. The school was a football powerhouse. In 2001, the New York Times reported that Glades Central had produced more current National Football League players than any other high school in the country with 7 during the 2001 season.[3] The school has a football rivalry with fellow powerhouse Pahokee High School.[4]
| Glades Central Community High School | |
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| Address | |
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1001 SW Ave M , , 33430 United States | |
| Coordinates | 26.669238°N 80.681241°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Palm Beach County School District |
| Principal | Angela Avery Moore[1] |
| Teaching staff | 51.50 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 868 (2022–23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.85[2] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Nickname | Raiders |
| Rival | Pahokee Blue Devils |
| Website | gchs |
Belle Glade High School opened in 1943. It was whites only. Golden Rams were the mascot. Black students attended Lake Shore High School.[5] Bobcats were the mascot.
The Raiders have won six Florida High School football titles, tying for the second most in state history with Lakeland and University Christian.[6] Their main rivals are the Pahokee Blue Devils. The Blue Devils play the Raiders each year in the so-called "Muck Bowl," one of the most famous high school rivalry games in the nation, which can draw up to 25,000 spectators each year. Glades Central has won 17 out of the 25 games since 1995.
In 2024 its 868 students were 61 percent black, 36 percent hispanic and 2 percent white. Most students were from economically disadvantaged families.[7]
The student body has been predominantly black. Students come from African American, Jamaican and Haitian backgrounds. Bryan Mealer wrote the 2012 book Muck City about the school, its football history, and community.[4]
The area has been stuck by devastating hurricanes. Alumnus Omar Haugabook, a police officer and former Troy University quarterback, became head football coach in 2024.[8] He had been interim head coach.[9]
The football team plays on Effie C. Grear Field. Grear was the school's principal.[10]
The Lawrence E. Will Museum held an exhibit on football stars from the school.[11]
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