Interlachen High School is a

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located in

Interlachen, Florida Interlachen is a town in Putnam County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area and was named by a gentleman named Mr. Berkelmann from Germany who lived in ...

, United States, operated by the Putnam County School Board. The principal is Bryan Helms.

Students

There are currently 846 students enrolled at Interlachen High School. Most of the students come from close by middle schools C.H. Price Middle School, and Q.I. Roberts Middle School. Interlachen High boasts much diversity: * 75% of students are white * 12% of students are Hispanic * 10% of students are black There is a 5% dropout rate and a 70% graduation rate. Sixty percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch, which is a significant increase from the state average of forty-six percent. The student-to-teacher ratio is approximately 20:1.

Academics

Interlachen High School offers standard and Honors courses in the core curriculum (language arts, mathematics, social studies, science). An array of vocational programs are offered as well, including Agriscience, Business,

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, Criminal Justice and Health Science. Performing arts courses include Drama, Yearbook, Band, Color Guard, Culinary Arts, and Drawing/Painting. IHS also has many after-school and extra-curricular programs. The school holds branches of several nationally recognized clubs, such as

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and

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. Other clubs include: Literacy Circle, Fellowship of Christian Students, and Circle of Diversity and Equality.

Band

Interlachen High School's band actively competes in competitions and festivals. From 1993 to 2005, the band held a "Superior" rating streak from the Florida Music Educators Association.https://flmusiced.org/dnn/Portals/0/fsma/MPAReport/MPA.pdf In the summer of 2007, the band traveled to London, England, to perform in front of Westminster Abbey. The color guard is among the few to have performed at Westminster Abbey. In 2009 the band also received a "Superior" at the Florida Bandmasters Association for marching with their show La Nouba.

Athletics

Interlachen High School has a long and rich history of school sports. Hanging in the wall of its gymnasium are banners containing many proud achievements of athletes throughout the years, from District to State Champions. As recently as 2011 students from Interlachen High have entered in championships at the state level and placed in the top 10.

Baseball

Jeff Finch's Varsity baseball team for 2008-2009 school year beat UCHS by the slaughter rule(10 points or more after 4th inning) for the first time in the school's history during the semi-final round of the District Championship, Interlachen went to finals against KHHS and was defeated, 10-6.

Notable staff

Willie Offord Willie C. Offord (born December 22, 1978) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). Offord retired in 2007 due to injury. Playing career Offord played collegiately at the University of South Carolina finishing ...

, head football coach (2009–2011)

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with school information (including course catalog, bell schedules, pictures, etc.) {{authority control High schools in Putnam County, Florida Educational institutions established in 1968 Public high schools in Florida