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Newsome High School (Florida)
Public high school in Lithia, Florida From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joe E. Newsome High School is a public high school in Lithia, Florida. Opened in 2003, it is named in honor of Joe E. Newsome, a Plant City pharmacist and businessman who served as a board member of the School District of Hillsborough County, Florida for 24 years.[2]
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Demographics
As of the 2023–2024 school year Newsome had 3,340 students enrolled. Of these students 6 (0.18%) were American Indian/Alaska Native, 146 (4.37%) Asian, 196 (5.86%) Black, 601 (17.99%) Hispanic, 3 (0.09%) Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, 2,165 (64.82%) White, and 223 (6.67%) were two or more races, 1,700 (50.9%) were male and 1,640 (49.1%) were female.[3]
Academics
As of 2024-25, Newsome offers 23 different advanced placement classes.[4]
Rankings
In 2013, Newsome was judged the best public school in Hillsborough County at educating students for college by Newsweek.[5]
Graduation rate
In 2012 Newsome's graduation rate was 98% as compared to a statewide rate of 74.5% and a Hillsborough County rate of 72.6%.[6]
Florida Department of Education grade
2023 A
2022 A
2021 A
2020 A
2019 A
2018 A
2017 A
2016 A
2015 A
2014 A
2013 A
2012 A
2011 B
2010 B
2009 B
2008 B[6]
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Athletics
Hockey
Newsome won the state hockey championship in 2009 and 2022.[7]
Softball
Newsome won the state softball championship in 2015[8]
Flag Football
Newsome won the 2A state flag football championship in 2021.[9]
Clubs/Activities
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The student newspaper is known as Wolf Tracks.[10]
Chorus
In 2009, the Newsome Chorus captured the Grand Champion Trophy, at the Fiesta-Val national competition.[11] In 2016 the chorus performed for the archbishop at Kilkenny Castle, Ireland.[12]
Marching Band
The Newsome Wolf Pack Marching Band has a history of competitive success. In 2015, the Marching Band's performance of their show "Flight: If Only I Could" won first place at the Bands of America Newark regional at the University of Delaware.[13] They were selected and performed in the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the only school in Florida to receive an invitation that year.[14]
In 2024, during their first marching season under director John Owen Davis II, the Wolfpack Marching Band had a regular season clean sweep, being named grand champions earning the top spot at each competition they attended. They also continued the Newsome Band Program’s longstanding pursuit of excellence by earning a Straight Superior rating at the annual Florida Bandmasters Association Marching Music Performance Assessment.[15]
Winter Guard
The Newsome Winter Guard placed 8th and won the Fan Favorite award in the Scholastic A class at the 2018 Winter Guard International Championships.[16]
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Notable people
- Ana Cate, soccer player[17]
- Orlando Greene, Olympic runner, is a coach at Newsome.[18]
- Spencer Shrader, football player.[19]
- Will Worth, football player.[20]
References
External links
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