West Port High School is an American high school in
Ocala, Florida and one of eight public high schools in
Marion County. Founded in 2000 and constructed at 3733 SW 80th Avenue, West Port is the district high school for West Ocala. The campus formerly housed both West Port Middle and High Schools. The middle school relocated in 2008, after Liberty Middle School was built. As of the 2019–2020 school year, there were about 2,681 students attending West Port High School, making it the largest school, by population, in the district. West Port also has the largest campus by area.
Notable alumni
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Jason Schappert
Jason Schappert is an American pilot and entrepreneur. Schappert is a CFII and ATP rated pilot, founder of MzeroA.com, and author of eight aviation flight training books. Schappert was named AOPA's Top Collegiate Flight Instructor in 2008, Outs ...
, aviator
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Jonnu Smith
Jonnu Andre Smith (born August 22, 1995) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at FIU and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of th ...
, NFL tight end for the
New England Patriots
* David Rau, former
Wage War
Wage War is an American metalcore band formed in Ocala, Florida in 2010 under the name Empires. The band consists of lead vocalist Briton Bond, lead guitarist Seth Blake, rhythm guitarist and clean vocalist Cody Quistad, bassist Chris Gaylord, a ...
drummer and current teacher at the school.
References
External links
West Port High School websiteMarion County Public Schools websiteOcala Star-Banner newspaper article about the MCCA program
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Buildings and structures in Ocala, Florida
High schools in Marion County, Florida
Public high schools in Florida
Educational institutions established in 2000
2000 establishments in Florida