Flagler Palm Coast High School

Flagler Palm Coast High School (FPCHS) is a high school located in Palm Coast, Florida. They have 206 teachers and 2,379 students currently attending. FPC is also the only school in the county to offer the International Baccalaureate Program.

Sports

Flagler Palm Coast High School offers sports including: Bowling, Boys Basketball, Baseball, Cheerleading, Girls Basketball, Boys Weightlifting, Cross Country, Girls Soccer, Flag Football, Football, Boy Soccer, Softball, Girls Golf, Wrestling, Track, Girls Volleyball, Girls Weightlifting, Boys Lacrosse, Swimming, Girls Lacrosse, Boys Golf, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis.

FPC's Varsity football team have been in State Playoffs in 1973, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007. They are 2005 District 1-6A Champions and 2007 District 1-6A Champions. Fpc's Track and Field team won the 1987, 2007 and 2009-4A-State Championship. In 2014, they were 4A-District 1 Champions, and 4A Region 1 Runners-Up. Fpc's cheerleading squad placed 2nd of state at FHSAA in 2012 and 3rd in 2011.

FPC's Varsity Boys Lacrosse teams won back-to-back District Titles in the 2003 and 2004 seasons, defeating former district rival Bolles in 2003, and Jacksonville-Episcopal in 2004. The victories broke a string of two consecutive defeats in the district title game to the same teams. FPC would go on to lose to Bishop Moore in 2003 and Winter Park in 2004 in the state quarterfinal round of 8.

FPC's weightlifting program has produced 5 State Champions (4 boys and 1 girl) from 2008-2015.

By far the most successful athletic program is the wrestling program which has won three state titles (1993, 1994, 1995), finished second twice (1989, 1996) as well as six top ten finishes since 1996, including fifth in 2015.

Marching and Symphonic Band Program

Marching Bulldogs & Concert Ensembles

Flagler Marching Bulldogs

The 220 member Marching Bulldogs and Starlets earned Straight Superior Ratings at the District 21 Music Performance Assessment.

Both the Symphonic and Concert Bands earned Superior Ratings at the District 21 Concert MPA held at Flagler Palm Coast High School. The achievements received at the district level provided many of our students with the ability to participate at the State Level.

The band and starlet programs had 17 entries at State Solo and Ensemble Festival. Seventeen of them earned a rating of Superior or Excellent.

Ending the year on a high note, the Flagler Palm Coast High School Symphonic Band earned Straight Superior ratings at the 2011 Florida Bandmasters Association State Music Performance Assessment held in Orlando, Florida. The Band received the school's first Otto Kraushaar Award which is awarded to the bands that receive straight superior ratings all year long.

The marching band is composed of all members from the Symphonic Bands, Instrumental Techniques, and the Starlets. The marching band is a musical unit organized to provide educational experiences for the band members, entertainment for football games, pep rallies, band festivals, parades and concerts. This group is an important part of the instrumental music education program at Flagler Palm Coast High School. Membership requires hard work in all aspects of marching, playing and performance.

Starlets

The Starlets are open to membership by audition with flags, rifles, and dance. It is a class that meets (for credit) every day. The Starlets are the auxiliary part of the Flagler Palm Coast High School Marching Band which performs at halftime football games. After the fall season ends, the Starlets develop indoor routines(winterguard) to compete with schools and festivals around the state. To become a Starlet requires dedication, responsibility and hard work.
During the winterguard season, the girls were also practicing for the solo/ensemble performances at the district level. The Winterguard received an Excellent rating and a group of four returning girls received a Superior rating. These four students also received a Superior rating at the State Solo/Ensemble.

During the month of March, six students traveled to Daytona Beach to perform at the Starbound National Talent Competition. They received a Gold Award for their piece "Its Gonna Be".

Clubs

Leo Club, Interact Club, MuAlphaTheta, National Honor Society, Community & Future Problem Solvers, Model United Nations, Student Government Association , Air Force Junior ROTC - Drill Team & Color Guard , FPC-TV, FFA, FBLA, Starlets, Tech Theatre Interns, Formailty Singers, Art Club, Photo Club, Thespians Club, Dance Ensemble, Supremacy (hip-hop dance), Emerald Legacy Step & Stroll Team , Fishing Club, American Sign Language Club, Ebony Society, FPC Literary Magazine, Fencing Club, Spectrum, Gaming Club, Bridge Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes , Feminist Club, HOSA '

2010 Theater Controversy

Flagler Palm Coast High School garnered national attention when Principal Jacob Oliva canceled the school's theatrical production of "To Kill A Mockingbird" due to concerns over the community's possible reaction to racial slurs used in the script. Though the book is standard reading for high school students, Oliva said that classroom readings have the benefit of teacher guidance, whereas for the community "any time we open our doors to the community, we don't know who is going to come in and how they're going to react to whatever material they see."^[1] The Dramatists Guild of America and the National Coalition Against Censorship issued a joint letter in protest of the decision, arguing that "Whereas going ahead with the production would have created a teachable moment by asking how art can deal with the darker sides of history, now the issue is whether we need censorship to 'protect' the community from the painful truths of history."^[2] After widespread criticism from students, staff, and the community, the school board ultimately voted to allow the play to be rescheduled for a later date.^[3]

External links

FPC: Past ,Present & Future https://vimeo.com/69429548 Flagler Palm Coast High School - fpchs.flaglerschools.com
FPCHS Band Program - www.fpchsband.org
FPC-TV - www.fpc-tv.org
Flagler County School District - www.flagler.k12.fl.us

References

Coordinates: 29°28′38″N 81°12′34″W / 29.4771974°N 81.2095065°W / 29.4771974; -81.2095065