A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education . Some secondary schools provide both lower secondary education (ages 11 to 14) and upper secondary education (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. There may be other variations in the provision: for example, children in Australia, Hong Kong, and Spain change from the primary to secondary systems a year later at the age of 12, with the ISCED's first year of lower secondary being the last year of primary provision.
24-449: College football bowl game Paper Bowl (defunct) Stadium Pensacola H.S. Stadium Location Pensacola, Florida Operated 1948–1950 The Paper Bowl was an independently run college football bowl game played at Pensacola High School's Stadium in Pensacola, Florida . Like many bowl games during its time, it
48-608: A different education system and priorities. Schools need to accommodate students, staff, storage, mechanical and electrical systems, support staff, ancillary staff and administration. The number of rooms required can be determined from the predicted roll of the school and the area needed. According to standards used in the United Kingdom, a general classroom for 30 students needs to be 55 m , or more generously 62 m . A general art room for 30 students needs to be 83 m , but 104 m for 3D textile work. A drama studio or
72-628: A greater variety of classes, or sponsoring a greater number of extra-curricular activities . (Some of these benefits can also be achieved through smaller but specialized schools, such as a dedicated special school for students with disabilities or a magnet school for students with a particular subject-matter interest.) In terms of structure, organization, and relationships, larger schools tend to be more hierarchical and bureaucratic , with fewer and weaker personal connections and more rigidly defined, unvarying roles for all staff. Teachers find that large schools result in more information to process in
96-422: A secondary school may have a canteen, serving a set of foods to students, and storage where the equipment of a school is kept. Government accountants having read the advice then publish minimum guidelines on schools. These enable environmental modelling and establishing building costs. Future design plans are audited to ensure that these standards are met but not exceeded. Government ministries continue to press for
120-561: A single basketball court could serve a school with 200 students just as well as a school with 500 students, so construction and maintenance costs, on a per-student basis, can be lower for larger schools. However, cost savings from larger schools have generally not materialized, as larger schools require more administrative support staff, and rural areas see the potential savings offset by increased transportation costs. Larger schools can also support more specialization, such as splitting students into advanced, average, and basic tracks , offering
144-417: A specialist science laboratory for 30 needs to be 90 m . Examples are given on how this can be configured for a 1,200 place secondary (practical specialism). and 1,850 place secondary school. The ideal size for a typical comprehensive high school is large enough to offer a variety of classes, but small enough that students develop a sense of community. Research has suggested that academic achievement
168-401: Is a secondary school located near downtown Pensacola, Florida , United States. The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2001 and graduated its 100th class of seniors in 2005; however, the school has not always been at its current location. It was moved to Maxwell Street in 1952. In 1969, a fire gutted the previous school building on Lee Square, prompting its demolition. Currently, it is
192-550: Is best when there are about 150 to 250 students in each grade level, and that above a total school size of 2,000 for a secondary school, academic achievement and the sense of school community decline substantially. Arguments in favor of smaller schools include having a shared experience of school (e.g., everyone takes the same classes, because the school is too small to offer alternatives), higher average academic achievement, and lower inequality . Arguments in favor of larger schools tend to focus on economy of scale . For example,
216-1108: Is the only school in Northwest Florida with National Merit Commended Scholars, Semi-Finalists, and Finalists every year for the past 21 years. In addition, 15 students have been accepted into MIT in the last 16 years. At least one student every year has been accepted into a top Ivy League School PHS IB is the only school in the county that offers: PHS is consistently ranked one of the top most challenging schools Most of Pensacola's historic North Hill community, sections of East Hill community, downtown Pensacola and towards Naval Air Station Pensacola, and Pensacola Beach are zoned for Pensacola High School. Pensacola High School also serves students throughout Northwest Florida through magnet programs and career academies: International Baccaleaurate Program, Scholar's Program, English Language Learner Program, Academy for Health Professions, Advanced Manufacturing Academy, Early Childhood Education Academy, Law and Public Service Academy, Sports Medicine Academy, and Culinary Arts Academy Even though Pensacola Beach
240-516: Is zoned to Pensacola High School, most high-school students in Pensacola Beach attend Gulf Breeze High School , operated by Santa Rosa County School District . In the news magazine Newsweek ' s published list of America's Top Public High Schools, Pensacola High School ranked as follows: 2003 - #188 2005 - #8 2006 - #38 2007 - #38 2008 - #42 2009 - #54 2010 - #22 2016 - The Washington Post named Pensacola High School in
264-520: The ISCED 2014 education scale, levels 2 and 3 correspond to secondary education which are as follows: Within the English-speaking world, there are three widely used systems to describe the age of the child. The first is the 'equivalent ages'; then countries that base their education systems on the 'English model' use one of two methods to identify the year group, while countries that base their systems on
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#1733085679112288-605: The United Kingdom , most state schools and privately funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11 and 16 or between 11 and 18; some UK private schools, i.e. public schools , admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary schools and prepare for vocational or tertiary education . In high and middle income countries, attendance is usually compulsory for students at least until age 16. The organisations, buildings, and terminology are more or less unique in each country. In
312-516: The 'American K–12 model' refer to their year groups as 'grades'. The Irish model is structured similarly to the English model, but differs significantly in terms of labels. This terminology extends into the research literature. Below is a comparison of some countries: Schools exist within a strict legal framework where they may be answerable to their government through local authorities and their stakeholders. In England (but necessarily in other parts of
336-409: The 'minimum' space and cost standards to be reduced. The UK government published this downwardly revised space formula in 2014. It said the floor area should be 1050 m (+ 350 m if there is a sixth form) + 6.3 m /pupil place for 11- to 16-year-olds + 7 m /pupil place for post-16s. The external finishes were to be downgraded to meet a build cost of £1113/m . A secondary school locally may be called
360-731: The United Kingdom) there are six general types of state-funded schools running in parallel to the private sector. The state takes an interest in safeguarding issues in all schools. All state-funded schools in England are legally required to have a website where they must publish details of their governance, finance, curriculum intent and staff and pupil protection policies to comply with The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and 2016 . Ofsted monitors these. School building design does not happen in isolation. The building or school campus needs to accommodate: Each country will have
384-442: The education has to fulfill the needs of: students, teachers, non-teaching support staff, administrators and the community. It has to meet general government building guidelines, health requirements, minimal functional requirements for classrooms, toilets and showers, electricity and services, preparation and storage of textbooks and basic teaching aids. An optimum secondary school will meet the minimum conditions and will have: Also,
408-537: The fall of a student's 8th, 9th, or 10th grade year. The International Baccalaureate program was introduced in 1986 and has been a well recognized program since. IB is a university-preparatory program and is designed to prepare students for admission to and success at prestigious universities. IB program students must complete rigorous, college-level curriculum in addition to a Community Action Service project, an extended essay, and various other academic and social requirements in order to receive their IB diploma. PHS IB
432-410: The larger environment (e.g., announcements about 100 programs instead of just 10) and that as individuals they form fewer relationships with teachers outside of their primary subject area. Smaller schools have less social isolation and more engagement. These effects cannot be entirely overcome through implementation of a house system or " school within a school " programs. The building providing
456-556: The oldest secondary school in Pensacola. The school is part of the Escambia County School District . A former principal, Norm Ross, is the deputy superintendent of schools for the county. Currently, the principal is Amy Gordon who previously served as Assistant Principal at Booker T. Washington High School for eight years. After Hurricane Ivan , which struck the Pensacola area on September 16, 2004, Pensacola High School
480-634: The top 10% of the hardest schools in America, ranking it number 35 out of several thousand. PHS currently features several extracurricular activities that compete in Escambia County, and across the state: 30°26′03″N 87°13′29″W / 30.434288°N 87.224784°W / 30.434288; -87.224784 Secondary school In the United States , most local secondary education systems have separate middle schools and high schools . In
504-424: Was J. B. Lockey. PHS's first graduating class consisted of Dudley Barrow and Nell Richards. Pensacola High School is also recognized as having Florida's oldest high school football program, girls basketball program, and school yearbook. Pensacola High School is the only school in Escambia County to have an International Baccalaureate program. It is an application-based program, typically accepting applications in
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#1733085679112528-451: Was damaged. While large renovations were needed, the school remained open and in operation. The gymnasium, which had only recently been remodeled, was demolished in June 2005. The auditorium was rebuilt in the spring of 2007, and the gymnasium was rebuilt in time for the 2008–2009 school year. The first public school for boys in Pensacola was organized in 1870. A two-story building on Wright Street
552-599: Was erected by the School Board in 1875. It was known as the Pensacola Academy and its principal was John Wilmer. In 1886, a new building was erected on Lee Square, known as Public School No. 1 . Its first graduating class consisted of Albert Reed and J. Whiting Hyer. In 1905, Pensacola Senior High School was organized in the Public School No. 1 building. The school was a four-year high school, and its first principal
576-2385: Was not officially organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association , but its results are included in NCAA records. According to the Pensacola News Journal , proceeds from ticket sales went to the Pensacola High School band, which played at halftime shows with both college bands. Game results [ edit ] Date Winning Team Losing Team Reference 1948 Jacksonville State 19 Troy State 0 1949 Jacksonville State 12 Livingston State 7 1950 Pensacola Naval Alumni 7 Jacksonville State 6 References [ edit ] ^ "Bowl/All Star Game Records" (PDF) . NCAA. p. 182 . Retrieved February 2, 2024 . ^ "Jax defeats Troy, 19 to 0, in bowl contest" . The Pensacola News Journal . December 19, 1948 . Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Making Paper: Troy's First Bowl Game" . The Trojan Wall . December 28, 2020 . Retrieved February 2, 2024 . ^ "Gamecocks win bowl tilt against Livingston 12–7" . The Pensacola News Journal . December 17, 1949 . Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Alumni defeat Gamecocks, 7–6 in Paper Bowl" . The Pensacola News Journal . December 3, 1950 . Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paper_Bowl&oldid=1223836753 " Categories : College football bowls in Florida Defunct college football bowls Sports competitions in Pensacola, Florida 1948 establishments in Florida 1950 disestablishments in Florida Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description Pensacola High School Pensacola High School
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