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Fort Walton Beach High School

Public school in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, United States

30°24′43″N 86°38′25″W / 30.411996°N 86.640397°W / 30.411996; -86.640397InformationSchool typePublicEstablished1969School boardOkaloosa District SchoolsSchool districtOkaloosa County School DistrictSuperintendentMarcus ChambersPrincipalLindsay SmithTeaching staff88.00 (FTE)^[1]Grades9–12Enrollment1,704 (2021-22)^[1]Student to teacher ratio19.36^[1]Color(s)Navy Blue, Red, and White MascotVikingRivalChoctawhatchee High SchoolWebsitewww.fwbvikings.com

Fort Walton Beach High School is a secondary school located in the center of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Lindsay Smith is the current principal.^[2] Placement classes have an open enrollment policy. The athletic program offers football, basketball, soccer, wrestling, softball, baseball, swimming, cross country, track, volleyball, girls and boys weightlifting. The Vikings have won two state championships in football, two state championships in girls basketball, and one state championship in boys weightlifting.

Fort Walton Beach High School serves residents of Fort Walton Beach, Navarre, Mary Esther, Crestview, and Destin.

History

On November 15 2022, during a visit to Fort Walton Beach High School, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced 114 Florida schools would be designated as Florida’s first class of Purple Star campuses.^[3]

Notable alumni

Glen Coffee (born 1987) - running back for the San Francisco 49ers
John Egbunu (born 1994) - Nigerian-born American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Amos Fowler (born 1956) - center for the Detroit Lions from 1978-1984
E. G. Green (born 1975) - wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts from 1998-2000
Mike James (baseball) (born 1967) - Major League Baseball pitcher for the California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Colorado Rockies
Cliff Lewis (born 1959) - linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1981-1984
Demetria McKinney (born 1979) - actress and singer
Deiontrez Mount (born 1993) - linebacker for the Denver Broncos
Dyron Nix (1967-2013) - professional basketball player
Akeem Spence (born 1991) - defensive end for the New England Patriots
Danny Wuerffel (born 1974) - won Heisman Trophy in 1996 as the quarterback of the Florida Gators

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
^ Williams, Jared (2023-12-12). "New principals appointed at Fort Walton Beach High School and Pryor Middle School". Get The Coast. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
^ "Florida Designates 114 Purple Star Schools". Retrieved 2024-01-07.