Public school in Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States
Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School (formerlyCocoa Beach High School ) is a public junior/seniorhigh school that is a part of theBrevard County Public School System with students in grades seven through twelfth located inCocoa Beach, Florida . Founded in 1964 it is one of two high schools in Brevard county to offer theInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Programme . The school'smascot is theMinuteman and current principal is Tim Powers.
Academic recognition [ edit ] In 2006, the school ranked 46th onNewsweek 's Top 1000 High Schools list. In 2008,U.S. News & World Report ranked the school "Best," only one of three so named inBrevard County . The school continues to rank in the top schools according to Newsweek.[ 2]
In 2008, seven students were selected asNational Merit Scholarship semifinalists, out of 28 total selections in the county.[ 3]
2007 Surfing Florida Champions[citation needed ] 2004 Boys Basketball state champions[ 4] 1988 Girls Basketball state champions[ 5] 1973 U.S. High Schools Team Championships in Chicago, Ill, Cocoa Beach placed 17th out of over 60 teams. Richard Amman , former NFL player[ 7] Brian Johnson (college baseball) , 2009 graduate, All-American baseball player for the University of Florida[ 8] Professional baseball player.[ 9] Kelly Slater , professional surfer, 11-time world champion[ 10] Cullen Douglas , professional actor, nominated for two EmmysWillam Belli , American actor, drag queen, and model^a b c "COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL" .National Center for Education Statistics . RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "U.S. News & World Report December 5, 2008" .usnews.com . RetrievedApril 8, 2019 .^ "FLORIDA TODAY Education Section" .^ McCallum, Brian (February 12, 2012)."Shot in the dark:Deep into postseason has been mostly an air ball for Brevard County teams" .Florida Today . Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1C. [permanent dead link ] ^ "FHSAA Girls Basketball Championship Records" (PDF) . 2018. RetrievedFebruary 25, 2019 .^ Downs, Megan (April 19, 2007).Students place 2nd in robotics . Florida Today. ^ "Richard Amman" .Pro-Football-Reference.com . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2016 .^ "Brian Johnson Stats" .Baseball-Reference.com . RetrievedMarch 1, 2019 .^ "Boston Red Sox pitcher Brian Johnson carjacked in Cocoa Beach" .Florida Today . RetrievedApril 8, 2019 .^ "Cocoa Beach Native Kelly Slater Shows Off His Company, Features World's Longest Man-Made Waves |" .spacecoastdaily.com . March 11, 2017. RetrievedMarch 1, 2019 .
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