Dr. Phillips High School
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Dr. Phillips High School is a high school
located in Orlando, Florida
, United States
.
The area of Dr. Phillips, Florida
is named after Dr. Philip Phillips
, a physician who later became a Central Florida
citrus magnate. He was responsible for several key innovations in the processing and packaging of orange juice. He owned thousands of acres of groves, stretching across nine Central Florida counties. One of his biggest groves extended from present-day Conroy Road on the north to the south end of the Sand Lake Chain, encompassing all of what is now Bay Hill
, Orange Tree, Sand Lake Hills, and Turkey Lake Park.
Dr. Phillips High School is perhaps best known for the fact that it is located directly across the street from the Universal Orlando Resort
. Students can actually hear screaming roller coaster
riders through the windows of some of the classrooms on campus.
area of Southwest Orange County, Florida
quickly made it one of the largest high schools in Florida
.
Enrollment levels rising at Dr. Phillips in the 1999–2000 school year to over 4,220, and West Orange High School (Considered Dr. Phillips rival high school at the time) caused Orange County School Board
to build neighboring Olympia High School
which opened in the fall of 2001. Though in the 2003–2004 school year the count came in at its highest for Dr. Phillips high school with 5,586 students, with only 856 of them being seniors.
The campus is situated on 55 acres (222,577.3 m²) just inside the boundary of the Orlando city limits. However, most of the area zoned for DPHS is unincorporated Orange County.
The school's first Principal, Bill Spoone, went on to be elected to the Orange County School Board
. The football stadium is named after him. The school's gymnasium is named after its second Principal, Dr. Larry Payne, and is nicknamed "The House of Payne."
The school opened with enrollment above capacity and began using portable classrooms on the North Campus, formerly known as the 9th Grade Center. Due to overflow from main campus, many nonfreshman classes were moved into additional portable classrooms at the 9th Grade Center. Because the students attending classes at the 9th Grade Center were of mixed grade level, the name was changed to North Campus, with the main campus being changed to South Campus. Portable classrooms are still used on the North Campus and are primarily for freshman-level classes.
As of the 2007–2008 school year, with about 3,624 students, the racial makeup of the school was 41% Caucasian
, 28% African American
, 22% Hispanic
, 7% Asian, and 1% were multicultural, making it a diverse high school .
Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and Center for International Studies (CIS) magnet programs.
Dr. Phillips has been recognized as having excellent music studies—especially due to the VPA (Visual and Performing Arts) magnet. The Orchestra, Band, and Chorus Programs regularly receive superior ratings at district and state festivals. In addition to performance classes other music classes offered are keyboard, music history, music theory, and electronic music. The Theatre Department has been internationally recognized for providing excellence in the performing arts, as seen at District competitions, state competitions, and at the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe.In addition to music and theatre, VPA also carries programs for Dance, TV Production, and Visual Art.
The CIS program places an emphasis on awareness of global issues, an understanding of other cultures, and the attainment of multilingual abilities necessary for international business and diplomacy. The Center for International Studies (CIS) is designed to develop cross-cultural awareness and a global perspective for participating students. CIS students are exposed to major concepts of economics, politics, humanities, business, and law, as these fields operate in an international arena. The CIS Magnet program has taken students to travel abroad to countries such as China, Japan, India, France, Spain, England, Ireland, Greece, and Italy. Students sometimes participate in homestays. CIS offers opportunities for their students to host other students from countries such as France, China, and Denmark. As part of their commitment to international studies, students also become proficient in their chosen foreign language while developing skills in a second, uncommon language.
Dr. Phillips High School is also host to two career academies focusing on medical and business careers:
The Business Academy is a program to assist students in preparing for a career or higher education in the business world. Business Academy is a college preparatory curriculum with a career theme, enabling students to see relationships among academic subjects and their application to a broad field of work. Business Academy students focus on business fields such as Web design, digital design, legal aspects, accounting, and many other soft skills that give Business Academy students a competitive advantage in their journey to becoming successful businesspeople. The Business Academy offers guest speakers series, field trips, and many community service projects that give our students a well-rounded experience. The Dr. Phillips Business Academy is committed to providing students with an experience that not only enhances its students' high school career, but gives them an opportunity to be successful in life.
The Medical Academy is designed for students wishing to pursue careers in the medical/health field. Students within the academy have specific “tracking” courses that are required to take each year to prepare them for college and/or post high school employment. For example, Latin, Sports Medicine, Health Careers, Anatomy, and Psychology. Our course offerings enable students to earn the credits required for graduation, in addition to preparation for education in the medical field. The academy constantly assists the local community through volunteering and community service. Academy students also commit to job shadowing, senior projects, guest speakers, and field trips enhance the program. The academy also has been raising money and awareness through Relay for Life, as well as regulating the Blood Drive at Dr. Phillips High School. Students in the academy become a family, through which they help provide for each other. Especially if any aid is needed in any subject at school, there is always a academy student free and willing to tutor for the welfare of their fellow peer.
. They have many sports including lacrosse, football, baseball, golf, basketball and swimming. The Panthers have won FHSAA
state championships in the following sports:
FHSAA State championships
Athletic program accomplishments
Athletics
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The area of Dr. Phillips, Florida
Doctor Phillips, Florida
Dr. Phillips is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida; commonly known as a suburb of Orlando, Florida. It is also part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,548 at the 2000 census.The area of Dr. Phillips is...
is named after Dr. Philip Phillips
Philip Phillips (businessman)
Dr. Philip Phillips was a prominent businessman and philanthropist who was particularly active in the Central Florida area. He earned a medical degree from Columbia University in New York. A citrus magnate, at one point he owned more than of citrus groves before selling his industry assets in...
, a physician who later became a Central Florida
Central Florida
Central Florida is a regional designation for the area surrounding Orlando in east central Florida, United States. The area represents the third largest population concentration in Florida, after the South Florida and Tampa Bay regions, respectively....
citrus magnate. He was responsible for several key innovations in the processing and packaging of orange juice. He owned thousands of acres of groves, stretching across nine Central Florida counties. One of his biggest groves extended from present-day Conroy Road on the north to the south end of the Sand Lake Chain, encompassing all of what is now Bay Hill
Bay Hill, Florida
Bay Hill is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,177 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Orange Tree, Sand Lake Hills, and Turkey Lake Park.
Dr. Phillips High School is perhaps best known for the fact that it is located directly across the street from the Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort is a theme park resort in Orlando, Florida. It is wholly owned by NBCUniversal and its affiliates. The resort consists of two theme parks , Universal CityWalk , and three Loews Hotels...
. Students can actually hear screaming roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
riders through the windows of some of the classrooms on campus.
History
Dr. Phillips High School opened in fall of 1987 and was built for approximately 2,500 students. The booming Doctor Phillips, FloridaDoctor Phillips, Florida
Dr. Phillips is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida; commonly known as a suburb of Orlando, Florida. It is also part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,548 at the 2000 census.The area of Dr. Phillips is...
area of Southwest Orange County, Florida
Orange County, Florida
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....
quickly made it one of the largest high schools in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
Enrollment levels rising at Dr. Phillips in the 1999–2000 school year to over 4,220, and West Orange High School (Considered Dr. Phillips rival high school at the time) caused Orange County School Board
Orange County Public Schools
Orange County Public Schools is the public school district for Orange County, Florida. It is based out of the Educational Leadership Center, a seven-story building adjacent to the Amway Arena in Downtown Orlando. As of October 2009, OCPS has an enrollment of over 175,000 students, making it the...
to build neighboring Olympia High School
Olympia High School (Florida)
Olympia High School was opened in the fall of 2001 in Orlando, Florida. The first principal was Dr. Janice Pratt, the second was Robert Avossa, and the current principal is Mrs. Jenny Gibson-Linkh. Olympia serves Windermere and Metro West areas as well as some Dr. Phillips area students...
which opened in the fall of 2001. Though in the 2003–2004 school year the count came in at its highest for Dr. Phillips high school with 5,586 students, with only 856 of them being seniors.
The campus is situated on 55 acres (222,577.3 m²) just inside the boundary of the Orlando city limits. However, most of the area zoned for DPHS is unincorporated Orange County.
The school's first Principal, Bill Spoone, went on to be elected to the Orange County School Board
Orange County Public Schools
Orange County Public Schools is the public school district for Orange County, Florida. It is based out of the Educational Leadership Center, a seven-story building adjacent to the Amway Arena in Downtown Orlando. As of October 2009, OCPS has an enrollment of over 175,000 students, making it the...
. The football stadium is named after him. The school's gymnasium is named after its second Principal, Dr. Larry Payne, and is nicknamed "The House of Payne."
The school opened with enrollment above capacity and began using portable classrooms on the North Campus, formerly known as the 9th Grade Center. Due to overflow from main campus, many nonfreshman classes were moved into additional portable classrooms at the 9th Grade Center. Because the students attending classes at the 9th Grade Center were of mixed grade level, the name was changed to North Campus, with the main campus being changed to South Campus. Portable classrooms are still used on the North Campus and are primarily for freshman-level classes.
As of the 2007–2008 school year, with about 3,624 students, the racial makeup of the school was 41% Caucasian
Caucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
, 28% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 22% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, 7% Asian, and 1% were multicultural, making it a diverse high school .
Magnet programs and career academies
Dr. Phillips is home to the OCPSOrange County Public Schools
Orange County Public Schools is the public school district for Orange County, Florida. It is based out of the Educational Leadership Center, a seven-story building adjacent to the Amway Arena in Downtown Orlando. As of October 2009, OCPS has an enrollment of over 175,000 students, making it the...
Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and Center for International Studies (CIS) magnet programs.
Dr. Phillips has been recognized as having excellent music studies—especially due to the VPA (Visual and Performing Arts) magnet. The Orchestra, Band, and Chorus Programs regularly receive superior ratings at district and state festivals. In addition to performance classes other music classes offered are keyboard, music history, music theory, and electronic music. The Theatre Department has been internationally recognized for providing excellence in the performing arts, as seen at District competitions, state competitions, and at the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe.In addition to music and theatre, VPA also carries programs for Dance, TV Production, and Visual Art.
The CIS program places an emphasis on awareness of global issues, an understanding of other cultures, and the attainment of multilingual abilities necessary for international business and diplomacy. The Center for International Studies (CIS) is designed to develop cross-cultural awareness and a global perspective for participating students. CIS students are exposed to major concepts of economics, politics, humanities, business, and law, as these fields operate in an international arena. The CIS Magnet program has taken students to travel abroad to countries such as China, Japan, India, France, Spain, England, Ireland, Greece, and Italy. Students sometimes participate in homestays. CIS offers opportunities for their students to host other students from countries such as France, China, and Denmark. As part of their commitment to international studies, students also become proficient in their chosen foreign language while developing skills in a second, uncommon language.
Dr. Phillips High School is also host to two career academies focusing on medical and business careers:
The Business Academy is a program to assist students in preparing for a career or higher education in the business world. Business Academy is a college preparatory curriculum with a career theme, enabling students to see relationships among academic subjects and their application to a broad field of work. Business Academy students focus on business fields such as Web design, digital design, legal aspects, accounting, and many other soft skills that give Business Academy students a competitive advantage in their journey to becoming successful businesspeople. The Business Academy offers guest speakers series, field trips, and many community service projects that give our students a well-rounded experience. The Dr. Phillips Business Academy is committed to providing students with an experience that not only enhances its students' high school career, but gives them an opportunity to be successful in life.
The Medical Academy is designed for students wishing to pursue careers in the medical/health field. Students within the academy have specific “tracking” courses that are required to take each year to prepare them for college and/or post high school employment. For example, Latin, Sports Medicine, Health Careers, Anatomy, and Psychology. Our course offerings enable students to earn the credits required for graduation, in addition to preparation for education in the medical field. The academy constantly assists the local community through volunteering and community service. Academy students also commit to job shadowing, senior projects, guest speakers, and field trips enhance the program. The academy also has been raising money and awareness through Relay for Life, as well as regulating the Blood Drive at Dr. Phillips High School. Students in the academy become a family, through which they help provide for each other. Especially if any aid is needed in any subject at school, there is always a academy student free and willing to tutor for the welfare of their fellow peer.
Athletics
The mascot for Dr. Phillips is the Panther; specifically, the Florida pantherFlorida Panther
The Florida panther is an endangered subspecies of cougar that lives in forests and swamps of southern Florida in the United States. Its current taxonomic status is unresolved, but recent genetic research alone does not alter the legal conservation status...
. They have many sports including lacrosse, football, baseball, golf, basketball and swimming. The Panthers have won FHSAA
Florida High School Athletic Association
The Florida High School Athletic Association is an organization whose purpose is to organize sports competition for high school It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations ....
state championships in the following sports:
FHSAA State championships
- Baseball (1996)
- Women's Basketball (1992, 2011)
- Men's Golf (1990, 1991, 1997, 1999)
- Women's Golf (1993, 1994)
- Men's Swimming & Diving (1995)
- Women's Swimming & Diving (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
- Competitive Cheerleading (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Women's Flag Football (2011)
Athletic program accomplishments
- FHSAA State All-Sports Award - 2010-11
- FHSAA State All-Sports Award - 1995-96
- FHSAA State All-Sports Award - 1998-99
- FACA State Program of the Year - 1995-96
- FACA State Program of the Year - 1996-97
Notable alumni
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, singer for the group *NSYNC, current announcer on Family FeudFamily FeudFamily Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
, and former host of The Singing BeeThe Singing BeeThe Singing Bee may refer to the game show franchise:* The Singing Bee , the original US version* The Singing Bee , the Australian version* The Singing Bee , Philippines version...
and The Singing Office. - Wayne BradyWayne BradyWayne Alphonso Brady is an actor, singer, comedian and television personality, known for his work as a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and as the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show...
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, an actor who has starred in several TV shows, including Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival GuideNed's Declassified School Survival GuideNed's Declassified School Survival Guide, commonly called Ned's Declassified for short, is an American live-action situation comedy on Nickelodeon that debuted in the channel's Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, 2003...
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Athletics
- Johnny DamonJohnny DamonJohnny David Damon is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. From 2000–2008, he was third among active players in runs and seventh in hits and stolen bases . He is currently second among active leaders in triples , five behind Carl Crawford...
, star outfielder from the 2004 Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
and 2009 New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
World SeriesWorld SeriesThe World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
Championship teams and currently plays for the Tampa Bay RaysTampa Bay RaysThe Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field... - A.J. Pierzynski, star catcher from the Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
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Championship team. - Doug GabrielDoug GabrielDouglas Gabriel is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the Orlando Predators an Arena Football League team in Orlando Florida. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
, former NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
player for the Oakland RaidersOakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and the UFL - Damien WilkinsDamien WilkinsDamien Lamont Wilkins is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks. He attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida and then enrolled at North Carolina State University. After two years at NCSU he transferred to the University of Georgia...
, NBA player for the Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota TimberwolvesThe Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
and son of former NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player Gerald WilkinsGerald WilkinsGerald Bernard Wilkins is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'6" shooting guard/small forward, who played collegiately at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and later in the NBA.Gerald is the younger brother of former Atlanta Hawks superstar Dominique Wilkins and...
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, professional golferProfessional golferIn golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
. - Chris WarrenChris WarrenChris Warren may refer to:*Chris Warren , American football running back*Chris Warren American basketball player out of the University of Mississippi, currently playing for the Adelaide 36ers...
, point guard for The University of MississippiUniversity of MississippiThe University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
Men's Basketball Team. - Demetrius HartDemetrius HartDemetrius Hart is an American football running back. He currently attends the University of Alabama in his freshman year. Hart previously attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida, where he earned a 2010 USA Today High School All-American nomination.Hart also won the 2010 Hall Trophy...
, 2010 U.S. Army National Player of the Year and current running back for the Alabama Crimson Tide.