East Ridge High School is a school in Clermont, Florida and one of seven public high schools in Lake County. East Ridge is the largest school in Lake County. It was, however, intended to hold only 150 students at the most. Original construction does not include building 21 or over 40 portables on campus. This was not large enough for the ever-growing population of Clermont it has more than doubled in the last five years. In total there are 2,902 Students enrolled as of January 2014. East Ridge has a good reputation and is known for its athletic programs as well as its band department receiving many national and state awards. The picture displayed is from 2002, now there is a new building labeled the "Freshman Building" officially called building 21.
History
East Ridge High School was constructed at 13322 Excalibur Road in 2002. It is currently the second newest high school in Lake County, Florida. The school was built to stop the overcrowding of their mother, now sister school, South Lake High School, which is located in Groveland. Lake Minneola High School was opened for the fall 2011 semester, and relieved -though did not eliminate- the overcrowding.
School ratings
The Florida Department of Education issues grades ranging from "F" to "A" every year, the grade received affects the schools funding.
School Clubs
The school offers a wide variety of clubs (some clubs listed below are no longer running):
- First Priority
- Extreme Bowling Club
- HOSA
- Anime
- Robotics (Has a team for FIRST competitions)
- Key Club
- DECA Marketing Club
- FFA
- FCCLA
- FEA
- Culinary Cooking Team
- Television Production
- Photography
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Student Government Association
- The Riot (spirit)
- Knights Marching Band
- Color Guard
- Concert Band
- Winter Guard
- Indoor Percussion
- Jazz Band
- Chorus
- National Honor Society
- Science National Honor Society
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Graphic Design
- Thespians (Drama)
- SGA (Student Government Association)
- Tri-M (National Music Honor Society)
- Newspaper
- Hi-Q Quiz Bowl Team
- Talking Hands Club (Sign Language)
- Guitar Club
Notable alumni
- Shane Greene, MLB player
- Andy Jones, NFL player
- Kaylin Whitney, track and field athlete
References
External links
- Orlando Sentinel
- School Statistics
- Clermont Population
- Clermont Information
- Rankings
