Clay High School (Green Cove Springs, Florida)

Clay High School
Location
Green Cove Springs, FL, USA
Information
Type Public
Motto "Once a Blue Devil always a Blue Devil"
Established 1936
School district Clay County School District
Principal Peter J. McCabe
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1700 in 2010
Campus size 10 acres (40,000 m2)
Campus type Rural
Color(s) Royal Blue and White
Athletics Blue Devils
Mascot Blue Devils
Website http://www.clay.k12.fl.us/chs/

Clay High School is a four-year high school located in Green Cove Springs, Florida. It is a part of the Clay County School District.

Name

As Clay High School is named after the county it is located in, Clay County, it is indirectly named for Henry Clay, Sr. Clay was a dominant figure in both the First Party System to 1824, and the Second Party System after that. Known as "The Great Compromiser" and "The Great Pacifier" for his ability to bring others to agreement, he was the founder and leader of the Whig Party and a leading advocate of programs for modernizing the economy, especially tariffs to protect industry, a national bank, and internal improvements to promote canals, ports and railroads.

Clay County

Clay High School was the first high school in Clay County, and served every city in the county, including Keystone Heights, Green Cove Springs, Orange Park, Penny Farms, and all the unincorporated towns in the county.

Original location

Clay High School was located at the Green Cove Middle school, but now it has been moved to a much larger building off of SR 16, about 2 miles from the original school.

Famous alumni

Nolan Carroll, Jr - defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles, NFL
Cliff Avril - defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks, NFL

References

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    Coordinates: 29°58′56″N 81°42′47″W / 29.982342°N 81.712937°W / 29.982342; -81.712937


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