Beachside High School

Beachside High School
Address
Map
200 Great Barracuda Wy

St. Johns
,
St. Johns County
,
Florida
32259

United States
Coordinates30°05′06″N 81°29′28″W / 30.0851°N 81.4910°W / 30.0851; -81.4910
Information
School typePublic high school
Established2022
School districtSt. Johns County School District
SuperintendentJames Sirac
PrincipalGreg Bergamasco
Teaching staff85.00 (FTE)[1]
Age range14-18
Enrollment1,933 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.74[1]
Color(s)Navy, lime green and gray
      [2]
NicknameBarracudas[2]
RivalsTocoi Creek High School
Websitehttps://www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us

Beachside High School is a new public high school in the St. Johns County School District near CR-210 and I-95 in the Jacksonville, Florida unincorporated community in the United States.

The primary feeder schools are Liberty Pines Academy, Lakeside Academy, and Trout Creek Academy. Additional students are also zoned to Fruit Cove Middle School and Durbin Creek Elementary as well as Switzerland Point Middle School and Timberlin Creek Elementary School [3] Beachside was built to alleviate overcrowding and quality at Bartram Trail High School as well as Allen D. Nease High School.

Naming

Although it was assumed the board would call the school Sampson High School from a meeting at the time, the school was named Beachside because of its close proximity to the artificial beach created from the 14-acre lagoon named Beachwalk. Member of the board, Kelly Barrera said it was "almost humorous" because the school isn't even remotely close to a natural beach at all.[4]

History

In the schools first year, the school opened 3 days later than all other high schools in the county due to construction delays.[5] Likewise to Tocoi Creek, its first year the school only had grades 9–11.[6]

Academics

Beachside is a member of the AICE program organized by The University of Cambridge.

Athletics

Beachside football competed as an independent in its first year. They are competing under head coach Pete Duffy.

References

  1. ^ a b c "BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "FHSAA Member Schools". Florida High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Beachside High School Attendance Zone Map" (PDF). Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Gibson, Travis (November 9, 2021). "Beachside High: New St. Johns County high school near artificial beach gets a name". WJXT. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  5. ^ McLean, Joe (August 15, 2022). "New St. Johns County high school opens Monday after construction delays". WJXT. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Schools – St. Johns County School District". www.stjohns.k12.fl.us. Retrieved September 5, 2023.