Holmes County High School

Holmes County High School
Address
825 West Highway 90
Bonifay, Florida, 32425
United States
Coordinates 30°47′41″N 85°41′00″W / 30.79472°N 85.68333°W / 30.79472; -85.68333Coordinates: 30°47′41″N 85°41′00″W / 30.79472°N 85.68333°W / 30.79472; -85.68333
Information
Type Public
School district Holmes District Schools
Principal Mickey Hudson
Vice principal Ron Dixon
Faculty 34.5 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 515
Student to teacher ratio 13.9:1[1]
Color(s) Navy Blue and Vegas Gold          
Nickname Blue Devils
Website hchs.hdsb.org

Holmes County High School is a public school on State Road 90 in Bonifay, Florida, in Holmes County. As of November 23, 2010, there were 515 students enrolled there, with 9th grade having the largest number of students (165).

Faculty and staff

Extracurricular groups

Students who attend HCHS are able to join several different social groups, including: Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), The American Key Club, Alpha Tri Hi Y, Future Christians of America (FCA), Color/Winter Guard, Basketball, Baseball/Softball, Volleyball, Cheerleading, HCHS Drama, HCHS Chorus, Varsity Football, Junior Varsity Football, AJROTC, The Blue Pride Band, Track.

Homecoming and homecoming week

For Homecoming Week, the students and faculty of HCHS use the days to "pep up" the team by having specific "special" days, where the students and faculty dress as something oriented with that specific day, for example, "Welcome to the Jungle Day", where one would dress up as something from the jungle or as something wild, such as a rock star or cave people.

During the week, students get together within their own grade levels, participate in mini games, and Produce a skit that will be judged (normally by school officials) to get numerous points that traditionally skyrocket a classes points up and in turn, putting them ahead of the other classmen.

At the end of the week, on Friday, the school has one final Pep Rally for seventh period, cheering the team on and wishing them their best. During this extended rally, the students produce "skits" where they show the team, being the Bonifay Blue Devils, defeating the opposite team. The HCHS Football team has their game with whoever they are meant to be facing in the evening, and after the game, is the Homecoming Dance. The game begins normally at around 7 pm, and ends shortly before the dance at the school, which normally begins at 9 pm and ends at 11 pm.

For Homecoming 2010, the class of 2013 had their own slogan, "One and Done". The phrase was created because the class had only one point the entire week, only to come to a tragic end on Friday, November 5, when they came in second place for their skit, giving them 6 points.

HCHS Drama

The HCHS Drama group produces at least two plays every year, a winter/Christmas-oriented play in December, an annual chorus performance called "Decades Of Music" in March, and another normally a musical, in May. Recently in the last few years, plays that the Drama Group have produced are as follows and have all been directed by Ricky Ward:

References

  1. 1 2 "Holmes County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-03-13. Students: 480 (2007-2008)
  2. 1 2 Holmes County High School website. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
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