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Florida State University School (FSUS) is a
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located in
Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Fl ...
, United States. It is sponsored by
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
and works in close collaboration with the Florida State University College of Education. The school is often referred to as Florida High School, or "Florida High", though it actually serves grades
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through
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.


History

The school from 1920 to 1950 consisted of K-6, and was called the college's Demonstration School. In 1950 the school expanded to K-9 and its basketball and baseball started playing in the North Florida Conference. The sports teams started calling themselves The Demons, short for Demonstration School. In 1953 its baseball team was the North Florida champion. During 1952-54 FSU constructed a new building for the K-12 school. In 1954, the first year the school occupied its own building, the school started a football team, playing in the North Florida Conference. In 1955, its basketball team defeated Leon High School, the other (white) high school in Tallahassee. Also in 1955, the school's football team had its first winning year, and the school started its first marching band. In 1955-6, the school greatly increased the activities available to the students. Until 2001, the school was located on the FSU campus. In 2001, the new Florida High building in Southwood was opened.


Relationship with FSU

FSUS is sponsored by
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
and is a demonstration school for the FSU College of Education, which is used for exploring teaching techniques as well as being an education center where teachers may observe and participate in best teacher practices; and a vehicle for the dissemination of research findings. FSUS and the FSU College of Education collaborate for research, observations, etc. as well as
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
,
Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee State College (TSC) is a public college in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is part of the Florida College System and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has accredited the school. Peak enrollment was fall 201 ...
, and
Florida A&M University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. ...
. After the school's relocation to Southwood, there was some consideration of the school severing its ties with the university. However, that proposal was rejected by Florida High's faculty.


Student body

Florida High has approximately 1700 students that represent Florida's population demographics. The school has programs in the academics, as well as art, foreign language, and athletic programs.


Sports

In 2007, Florida High's girls
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team defeated Parkway High School to win the 3A State Championship. That same year, Florida High's football team posted a perfect
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record including a 40-0
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of Leon County High School. The school's mascot were the "Demons", but were renamed after the
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in 1995.


Notable alumni

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(Class of 1990) – Former professional baseball player and current head baseball coach at Florida State University. * Brandon Jenkins (Class of 2009) – American football player * Dr. Will Kirby (Class of 1991) – Celebrity dermatologist, medical authority, winner of Big Brother and star of
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(NFL) * John W. Olsen (Class of 1973) - Regents' Professor Emeritus of Anthropology,
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* {{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1857 Schools in Tallahassee, Florida Public K–12 schools in Florida Florida State University High schools in Leon County, Florida Charter schools in Florida 1857 establishments in Florida Laboratory schools in the United States