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South Sumter High School

Coordinates: 28°40′21″N 82°06′49″W / 28.672589°N 82.113542°W / 28.672589; -82.113542
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South Sumter High School
Address
Map
706 N. Main St

Bushnell
,
Sumter
,
Florida
33513

United States
Coordinates28°40′21″N 82°06′49″W / 28.672589°N 82.113542°W / 28.672589; -82.113542
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoTradition Never Graduates
Founded1919: as Bushnell High School. 1959: as South Sumter High School
School districtSumter District Schools
CEEB code100195
PrincipalAllen Shirley (2020 - present)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,045 (2022-2023)[1]
Color(s)   
SloganRaiders Achieve What They Believe, Tradition Never Graduates
Athletics conference4A
Team nameRaiders
RivalWildwood Middle-High School, The Villages Charter High School
AccreditationFlorida Dept of Education
Websitehttps://www.sumter.k12.fl.us/ssh

South Sumter High School is a public high school in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida. Its teams are the Raiders and its school colors are Red, Black and White.

Athletics

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South Sumter Raiders have had one of the longest winning high school football teams in Florida since 2000, and earned the top ranking in Division 4A in a 2012 Associated Press poll.[2] The team won their division and were 11–1 overall in 2012. Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Keanu Neal played for the Raiders.

Other competition sports include: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball and Weightlifting.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Jolley, Frank. "South Sumter earns top spot in AP Class 4A poll". The Daily Commercial. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
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