East Ridge High School (Florida)

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Public school

East Ridge High School

Location

13322 Excalibur Road
Clermont, FL

Coordinates| 28°32′58″N 81°46′22″W﻿ / ﻿28.549445°N 81.772854°W﻿ / 28.549445; -81.772854
Information
Type| Public
Established| 2002
Principal| Julie Robinson-Lueallen
Teaching staff| 115.87 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 2,503 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 21.60[1]
Color(s)| Black and Gold

Mascot| Knights
Phone| (352) 242-2080
Website| https://erh.lake.k12.fl.us/

East Ridge High School is a school in Clermont, Florida and one of eight public high schools in Lake County. East Ridge is the largest school in Lake County. There are 2,486 Students enrolled as of December 2019.

## History[edit]

East Ridge High School was constructed at 13322 Excalibur Road in 2002. It is currently the second newest high school in Lake County, Florida. The school was built to stop the overcrowding of their mother, now sister school, South Lake High School, which is located in Groveland. Lake Minneola High School was opened for the fall 2011 semester.

## School clubs[edit]

The school offers a wide variety of clubs (some clubs listed below are no longer running):

* First Priority
* HOSA
* Robotics (Has a team for FIRST competitions)
* Key Club
* DECA Marketing Club
* FFA
* FCCLA
* FEA
* Culinary Cooking Team
* Television Production
* Photography
* Student Government Association
* Knights Marching Band
* Color Guard
* Concert Band
* Winter Guard
* Indoor Percussion
* Jazz Band
* Chorus
* National Honor Society
* Science National Honor Society
* Future Business Leaders of America
* Graphic Design
* Thespians (Drama)
* SGA (Student Government Association)
* Tri-M (National Music Honor Society)
* Newspaper
* Hi-Q Quiz Bowl Team
* Talking Hands Club (Sign Language)
* Guitar Club

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Shane Greene, MLB player
* Andy Jones, NFL player
* Kaylin Whitney, track and field athlete
* Chimdi Chekwa, NFL player
* Greg Lloyd Jr., NFL player
* Stephanie Samedy, volleyball player

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Orlando Sentinel
* School Statistics
* Clermont Population
* Clermont Information
* Rankings

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* NCES

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