Fort Walton Beach High School

Fort Walton Beach High School
Address
400 SW Hollywood Blvd Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Okaloosa 32548 United States
Coordinates	30°24′43″N 86°38′25″W / 30.411996°N 86.640397°W / 30.411996; -86.640397Coordinates: 30°24′43″N 86°38′25″W / 30.411996°N 86.640397°W / 30.411996; -86.640397
Information
School type	Public
School board	Okaloosa District Schools
School district	Okaloosa County School District
Superintendent	Dr. Mary Beth Jackson
Principal	John Spolski
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1935
• Grade 9	569
• Grade 10	535
• Grade 11	482
• Grade 12	445
School color(s)	Navy Blue, Red, and White
Mascot	Vikings
Rival	Choctawhatchee High School
Website	www.fwbvikings.com

Fort Walton Beach High School is a secondary school located in the center of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. John Spolski is the current principal. 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, Mary Esther, and Destin.

Academic activities

Advanced Placement Program

Fort Walton Beach High School is home to an Advanced Placement Institute and offers the following AP courses as of fall 2009:

Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science
European History
French
United States Government and Politics
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics
Psychology
Spanish Language
Statistics
Studio Art
United States History
World History

Notable alumni

E. G. Green - Wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts from 1998-2000.
Danny Wuerffel - Won Heisman Trophy in 1996 as the quarterback of the Florida Gators
Demetria McKinney - Actress/Singer
Mike James (baseball) -Major League Baseball player. Pitched for the California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Colorado Rockies from 1995-2002 with a 3.67 ERA.
Glen Coffee- University of Alabama standout from 2006–2008 and former running back for the San Francisco 49ers
Akeem Spence- University of Illinois defensive end and current player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Deiontrez Mount-University of Louisville linebacker drafted by the Tennessee Titans

External links

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