Gulf Breeze High School

Sylvan J. Ladner III, PrincipalDanny Brothers, Asst. PrincipalBecky Brown, Asst. PrincipalJon Watts, Asst. Principal

Rated A+ School!!!

School ProfileGBHS employs: 1 Principal

3 Assistant Principals1 Dean4 Guidance Counselors75 Teachers

Current Enrollment: 1,580 students

Class of 2009: Mean ACT scores: 23.4 (Mean National=21.1)Mean SAT scores: 1112 (R + M) (Mean

National=1016)Percent who earned Bright Futures Scholarships:

62%Total Amount of Scholarships Awarded: $7,885,590 

      

Curriculum includes over 35 Honors, Advanced Placement, and Dual Enrollment Courses. Approximately 230 students took 289 AP exams in May, 2009…of these students over 60% scored a 3, 4, or 5.

Gulf Breeze High School Clubs

Academic Clubs National Honor Society Mu Alpha Theta

Science Olympiad Rho Kappa

National Art Honor Society Tri-Music Honor Society

Spanish Honor Society French Honor Society

Latin Honor Society Quill & Scrolls Kitty Hawk Air Society International

ThespianNational Technical Honor Society

Interest Clubs ABC Club FCA SADDAFJROTC Art Club DramaDCT Club First Priority French ClubSpanish Club Latin Club FBLA Police

ExplorersBook Club Swing Dance Environmental

Club

Service Clubs Jr. Optimist Honor Guard InteractStudent Council SWAT Key Club

Gulf Breeze High SchoolSports

Football Golf-Boys/GirlsBaseball Soccer-Boys/GirlsSoftball Swimming-Boys/GirlsBasketball-Boys/Girls Tennis-Boys/GirlsCheerleading-Boys/Girls Track-Boys/GirlsCross Country-Boys/Girls Volleyball-GirlsWeightlifting-Boys/Girls Wrestling-BoysDance Team-Girls

Must have 2.0 GPA – Calculated at end of each semester.

Graduation Requirements

Passing score on FCAT

Scale score of > 300 on:–Reading –Mathematics

24 Total Credits:• 4 English Credits• 4 Science Credits

– Required--Biology, 1 Physical Science• 4 Social Studies Credits• 4 Math Credits• 1 Performing Fine Arts• 1 Physical Education Credit (H.O.P.E.)• 6.0 Elective Credits

2.0 Cumulative GPA (4.0 scale)

English

Edward Pate, Department Chair

• English I• English I Honors

– 94 in Language Arts or– 90 in Advanced Language Arts– requires summer reading

• Waiting for the Rain• The Hound of the Baskervilles

• Journalism I• Intensive Reading (Level 1, 2 on FCAT) - Elective Credit

Math

Stephanie Duffy, Department Chair

• Algebra IA• Algebra IB• Algebra I• Geometry

– A or B in Algebra I• Geometry Honors

– 90 in Algebra I

Science

Sue Cundiff, Department Chair

• Introduction to Chemistry & Physics

• Biology Honors– 94 in Science or– 90 in Advanced Science

• AFJROTC Earth/ Space Science

Social Studies

Mary Beth Hall, Department Chair

• East West Heritage• East West Heritage Honors

–94 in Language Arts or–90 in Advanced Language Arts–AND–94 in Social Studies or–90 in Advanced Social Studies

(Ancient World History)

Fine Arts

Kelly Strozier, Department Chair

• Art 2D-3D (Introduction to Art)• Drama I• Stagecraft I (Set Design)• Dance/Choreography/Performance

• Band• Color Guard• Music Appreciation• Music Theory & Composition

Technology

Patti Farley, Department Chair

• Introduction to Information Technology (required)– Transition course for 9th Grade– Counts as Fine Art requirement for

graduation

Foreign Language

Mary Montcalm, Department Chair

• French I– 80 in Language Arts

• Spanish I– 80 in Language Arts

• Latin I– 94 in Language Arts or– 90 in Advanced Language Arts

AFJROTC

Col. Keith Wise, Department Chair

• Aerospace Science – I--Aerospace Frontiers of Aviation History– II--The Science of Flight– III—The Exploration of Space

• AFJROTC Earth/ Space Science

• Drill & Ceremonies I– Marching

Exceptional Student Education

Kindra Hosman, Department Chair916-4140

Grace Realing, ESE Teacher

Gifted-Introspection—Active IEPLearning Strategies—Active IEPExceptional Ed Courses—Active

IEP

Dolphins

Achieving

Success in

High School

Dolphins Achieving Success in High School

• All 9th Graders• High School Reform • Academic Monitoring• Math tutoring• Credit Recovery• Support System

www.FACTS.org

• Florida’s central web resource for student advising

• Helps students plan and track educational progress (high school & college)– Planning (electronic Personal Education

Planner -- ePEP)– Tracking (High School Academic

Evaluations)

Bright Futures

• Scholarships available through the state of Florida

www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org/SSFAD/bf

Gulf Breeze High School

http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/gbh

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