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Bloomingdale High School is a senior high school located in Valrico, Florida.^[1] Bloomingdale was established in 1987. Bloomingdale's first graduating class graduated in 1989, since Hillborough County does not pull seniors from existing schools for new schools. The current principal is Mr. Mark West. The first principal was Mr. Charley Harris. The football stadium is named for him (Charley Harris Stadium). The school colors are red and white with black trim. The mascot is the bull. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Look up bull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. ... In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (Greek: Μινόταυρος, Minótauros) was a creature that was said to be part man and part bull. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Valrico is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Hillsborough County, Florida. ... Look up bull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

General Information

Philosophy of Bloomingdale High School

B- Bloomingdale's

U- Unique

L- Lust

L- of Learning

School Vision Statement

"Bloomingdale High School will maintain the highest standards of excellence for all students in the pursuit of academic, social, and civic responsibilities."

School Mission Statement

"Students, staff, parents, and community members will work together to ensure a safe learning environment and provide a wide-range of knowledge and experiences to help students formulate their lifelong goals and the ability to succeed in the global community."

Administration
Mr. Mark West, Principal
Mrs. D. Shotwell, Assistant Principal of Administration
Mrs. S. Burkett, Assistant Principal of Curriculum

Student Affairs
Mr. Ackett

Mr. Castelli

Guidance
Mrs. Grable
Mrs. Hancock
Mrs. Lippincott
Mr. Fallon
Mrs. Alagood

Career Specialist
Mr. Rankin

Guidance Resource Specialist
Mrs. Haldane

Success Center Lab Manager
Mrs. Hogg

School Songs

Alma Mater Sung to the tune of Carmen Ohio. Carmen Ohio is the oldest school song still used by Ohio State University. ...

Oh Bloomingdale we say to thee

Our hearts and minds will always be

In your halls which stand for pride

Where we learn to always strive

Bloomingdale, oh Bloomingdale

Our Alma Mater we will hail;

Staunch, Strong we'll stand and fight

To defend our red and white

Fight Song Played as the University of South Florida fight song. The University of South Florida (USF), known within its system as USF Tampa[1][2][3], is a public university system located in Tampa, Florida, USA, with an autonomous campus in St. ...

Song is repeated and vocals are shouted in between the band playing.

B-L-O-O-M-I-N-G-D-A-L-E

BLOOMING-DALE

BLOOMING-DALE

GOOOOOOO BULLS!

Athletics

Sports offered include football, soccer, baseball, softball, golf, wrestling, basketball, volleyball, swimming, flag football, and track and field, along with club teams for ice hockey, lacrosse, and bowling. Boys' sports teams are called the Bloomingdale Bulls, and girls' sports teams are called the Bloomingdale Lady Bulls. Led by Coach Dave Tennian, the boys' soccer team was voted The Tampa Tribune's Team of the Decade for the '90's, winning state championships in '93, '95, and '98. They were ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/USA Today Top Ten poll in '93, '95, '98 and '99. During the regular season of 2004, they were ranked No. 1 before losing despite a 1-0 lead for the first 60 minutes scored by David McClelland in the state semi-final to eventual champion, Miami Sunset. Emily Janss, who played for the women's soccer team went on to star with the New York Power of the WUSA, starred for the Lady Bulls in the 90's. The women's team won a state title in 2001. The football team has had less success, winning half their games only once in their 18 year history. Chad Bratzke is the only B'Dale football player to play in the NFL, primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... This article is about the sport. ... Soft ball is also a sugar stage Softball is a team sport, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... This article is about the sport. ... Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. ... This article is about the sport. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... An Intramural game of co-ed flag football at the University of Texas at Austin Flag football is a version of American football that is popular across the United States and Europe. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Dive Shot. Lacrosse is a team sport that is played with ten players (mens field), six players (mens box), or twelve players (womens field), each of whom uses a netted stick (the crosse) in order to pass and catch a hard rubber ball with the aim... A bowler releases the ball. ... The Tampa Tribune is one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area. ... Chad Alan Bratzke (born September 15, 1971 in Waukegan, Illinois) is a former American football defensive end in the NFL. He played ten seasons in the NFL, five for the New York Giants and five for the Indianapolis Colts. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ...

Accomplishments and Accolades

Bloomingdale High School's music program is consistently among the top programs in the district and state. They travel annually to competitions throughout the southeastern United States. Last year, the music program went to Orlando, Florida. The Band, Orchestra, and Chorus all came out on top as Grand Champions. The Rajun' Bull Marching Band is the largest in the county, with over 250 members.^{[citation needed]}This year's halftime show includes three songs from the band The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Higher Ground, Love Roller Coaster, and Under the Bridge. The band is led under the direction of Jon Sever, who before 2002 was a graduate teaching assistant with the Florida State University Marching Chiefs. The Rajun' Bull Marching Band has consistently earned the highest ranking of a Superior, since the school's opening in 1988.^{[citation needed]} Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... An American college marching band on the field (University of Texas) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement â€“ usually some type of marching â€“ with their musical performance. ... Hillsborough County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Canadian television show about a group of teens at a reform camp. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[6] is a public research university located in Tallahassee. ...

Bloomingdale's science program regularly receives awards from various state and local agencies. Biology students have planted hundreds of thousands of student-grown plants in Tampa Bay. Landsat image of Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the western coast of Florida, made up of Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, and the New Tampa Bay. ...

On May 4 the Bloomingdale AFJROTC departed for Daytona Beach, Florida for the National High School championships. They performed on May 5 at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center. The Armed Exhibition Team placed 24th and the Armed Color Guard Team placed 9th out of 40 schools. The members of the team are Savannah Gibbs, Johnathan Jolly, James Thomas, and Sam Vona. They were the highest placing team for Bloomingdale at this event. The Rajun' Bull Drill Teams have been practicing for months for this competition and have done extremely well. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Foreign Language

Bloomingdale High School offers three foreign languages: Spanish, French, and German. The Spanish program offers Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III Honors, Spanish IV Honors, Spanish V Honors, AP Spanish, and AP Spanish Literature. Students who are taking Spanish III Honors or higher, and who have also had two previous years of Spanish in school, are eligible to be in the Spanish Honor Society (SHS). The Spanish classes take a field trip annually to EPCOT. The French program consists of French I, French II, French III Honors, French IV Honors, and AP French Literature. French students who are in French III Honors or higher, and who have taken two years of French, can be in the French Honor Society (FHS). The french students who are in their second year of French also take an annual trip to France. The German program consists of German I, German II, German III Honors, German IV Honors, and AP German. There is no honor society for German students at Bloomingdale. German is currently being phased out of the school. In the 2007-2008 school year, the only German class will be German II. By the 2008-2009 school year, there will be no more German classes at Bloomingdale.

Clubs and Organizations

Bloomingdale High School offers three types of clubs: special interest, academic and honor, and service clubs. Clubs are grouped into four groups: Red Club 1, Red Club 2, White Club 1, and White Club 2. Every Wednesday of every month is a club day. (A club day is a day when students meet with their clubs between second and third periods.)

Red Clubs 1
AcAc
Advanced Chess Club
Cadet of the Month Club
Crimson Dolls
Ecology
Future Community Career Leaders of America
Forensics Team
French Club/French Honor Society
HOSA
Hospitality Club
Ice Bulls
Junior Steering
Senior Steering
Spanish Honor Society
Thespian Troupe #4235
WBUL
Law Club

Red Clubs 2
Bowling Club
Drama
Envirothon
Freshmen Steering
Interact/Jayteens
Key Club
Kitty Hawk Air Society
Leo Club
Mu Alpha Theta
Students Against Drunk Driving
Science Brain Bowl
Sophomore Steering
Teenage Republicans

White Clubs 1
Auto Club
Beginners Chess Club
BRATS
DCT/CECF-1 & 2
DECA-Fashion
Future Business Leaders of America
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Green Party
Herpetology
Spanish Club
Spectrum
Rho Kappa
Tri-M

White Clubs 2
Best Buddies
B.O.S.S.
CERT
Commanders Club
Crimson Times
FPSA
German Club
Gay-Straight Alliance
Imagine/Poetry Club
Minotaur
National Honor Society
Psychology Honors
Social Studies
TSA
True Love Waits
Youth Crime Watch
Jewish Culture Club

Footnotes and citations

1. ^ Greatschools.net entry

References

1. Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Handbook 2006-2007 Bloomingdale High School Section

External links

Official

• Bloomingdale High School Website
• The Rajun Bull Marching Band's site
• Bloomingdale Chorus Site

Unofficial

• Bloomingdale High School Livejournal Community