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Pensacola High School
| Superintendent |
Jim Paul |
| Principal |
Sara Lewis |
| School type |
Public (U.S.) |
| Religious affiliation |
None |
| Founded |
1902 |
| Location |
Escambia County, near downtown Pensacola, Florida, United States |
| Enrollment |
1,700 students |
| Campus surroundings |
Urban |
| Mascot |
Fighting Tiger |
| School colors |
Maroon, White |
Pensacola High School is a secondary school located at 500 West Maxwell Street in Pensacola, Florida with a ZIP code of 32501.
The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2002, although the school has not been at its current location the whole time: it was moved to Maxwell Street in 1952. In 1969, a fire gutted the entire school, prompting massive rebuilding efforts. Currently, it is the oldest school, primary or secondary, in Escambia County.
The school is part of the Escambia County School District. The former principal, Norm Ross , is now the Deputy Superintendent of Schools for the county. Currently, the principal is Sara Lewis .
Pensacola High School is the only school in the county to have an International Baccalaureate program as well as a Health Occupation Students of America honors program.
Many famous people have attended Pensacola High School, including Pensacola businessman Fred Levin (for whom the Law School at the University of Florida is named), WNBA basketball player Michelle Snow (currently playing for the Houston Comets), and Hunter ScottHunter Alan Scott (born June 9 1985) is currently studying journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Naval ROTC scholarship. Originally from Pensacola, Florida and an alumnus of Pensacola High School, he is best known for the rese, a 2003 alumnus of the IB program, whose history activism continued into projects he participated in at the high school.
