Mandarin High School

Mandarin High School
"Go Mustangs"
Address
4831 Greenland Road Jacksonville, Florida United States
Information
Type	Public Magnet
Established	1990
School board	Duval County Public Schools
Principal	Donna Richardson
Grades	9–12
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Orange and Green
Mascot	Mustang
Newspaper	The Mandarin Times
Yearbook	Exemplar
Website	Mandarin High School

Mandarin High School is a public high school in the Duval County Public Schools district located on Greenland Road in Jacksonville, Florida.

Demographics

Mandarin enrolls students from throughout Duval County. As of 2010, Mandarin is the second largest high school in the county following Sandalwood High School; a new school, Atlantic Coast High School, was opened for the 2010–11 school year to reduce enrollment at Mandarin and Sandalwood.^[1]

Academics

Mandarin High School offers the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) program along with Advanced Placement.^[2] It also provides a Medical Academy certified by the state of Florida.^[3] As of 2012, Mandarin High School also offers Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) to incoming freshmen.^[4]

Athletics

Mandarin High School offers a variety of different sports. With the exception of cheerleading, which is a fall and winter sport. During the fall, Mandarin High School offers Women's Bowling, Men's 11-Man Tackle Football, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Swimming, Men's and Women's Golf, Women's Slow Pitch Softball, and Women's Volleyball. During the winter season, Mandarin High School offers, Co-ed Wrestling, Men's and Women's Basketball, as well as Women's Weightlifting, and Men's and Women's Soccer. In the spring, Mandarin High School offers Women's Fast Pitch Softball, Men's Baseball, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Tennis, and Women's Flag Football. The athletics director for the Mustangs is Brian Rado.^[5] The school has an outdoor pool, which is used by the athletic teams and for those in physical education classes during the academic year; the pool is available for public use as a neighborhood pool, operated by the City of Jacksonville Parks & Recreation Department, during the summer months.^[6]

Notable alumni

Tony Carter, American football player
Jeff Chandler, American football player
Mike Holmes, American football player
Charles James, American football player
Fred Weary, American football player

References

↑ Burmeister, Caren. "New Boundaries, New School Changes Enrollment" Florida Times-Union, July 30, 2010
↑ "Mandarin High School's Excellence Program"
↑ "The Center for Medical Studies at Mandarin High School". Mandarin High School. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
↑ "AVID Program at Mandarin High School". Mandarin High School. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
↑ "Mandarin High School's Athletics"
↑ Mandarin High School's Swimming Pool

External links

Duval County Public Schools

High schools	Douglas Anderson Atlantic Coast Baldwin Darnell Cookman Englewood First Coast Fletcher Jackson Lee Mandarin Terry Parker Paxon Peterson Raines Randolph Ribault Sandalwood Stanton Westside Ed White Wolfson

Middle schools	Arlington Baldwin Eugene Butler Darnell-Cookman Jefferson Davis Alfred I. duPont Duncan Fletcher John E. Ford Fort Caroline Matthew Gilbert Highlands James Weldon Johnson Kernan Kirby-Smith Lake Shore Landmark Julia Landon College Prep LaVilla School of the Arts Mandarin Mayport Northwestern Oceanway Paxon Jean Ribault Southside Joseph Stilwell J.E.B. Stuart Twin Lakes Academy

Elementary schools	Abess Park Alimacani Arlington Arlington Heights Atlantic Beach J. Allen Axson Bank of America Learning Academy Bartram Springs Bayview Beauclerc Biltmore Biscayne Brentwood Don Brewer Brookview Richard L. Brown George W. Carver Cedar Hills Central Riverside Chaffee Trail Chets Creek Chimney Lakes Crown Point Crystal Springs Lola M. Culver R. V. Daniels Dinsmore Englewood Enterprise Learning Academy Saint Clair Evans Academy Joseph Finegan Fishweir John E. Ford Fort Caroline Garden City Greenfield Greenland Pines Gregory Drive Hendricks Avenue Highlands Hogan-Spring Glen Holiday Hill Samuel A. Hull Hyde Grove Hyde Park Stonewall Jackson Jacksonville Beach Jacksonville Heights Thomas Jefferson Mamie Agnes Jones Justina Road Kernan Trail Martin Luther King Kings Trail Henry F. Kite Lake Forest Lake Lucina S. P. Livingston Lone Star Long Branch Loretto Love Grove John Love Mandarin Oaks Sallye B. Mathis Mayport Merrill Road Annie R. Morgan Neptune Beach New Berlin Normandy Village North Shore Norwood Oak Hill Oceanway Ortega Parkwood Heights Rufus E. Payne Rutledge H. Pearson Pickett Pine Estates Pine Forest Pinedale Ramona Boulevard Reynolds Lane Andrew A. Robinson Sabal Palm San Jose San Mateo San Pablo Seabreeze Louis Sheffield Southside Estates Spring Park John N. C. Stockton Sadie T. Tillis Timucuan Susie E. Tolbert Twin Lakes Academy Ruth N. Upson Venetia Wesconnett West Jacksonville West Riverside Whitehouse Windy Hill Woodland Acres Carter G. Woodson

Alternative schools	Grand Park Center Marine Science Education Center Mattie V. Rutherford Alternative Education Center

Exceptional student centers	Alden Road Exceptional Student Center Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center Palm Avenue Exceptional Student Center

Charter schools	Global Outreach Charter Academy School of Integrated Academics Tech SOS Academy - Middle SOS Academy - High Wayman Academy of the Arts Pathways Academy River City Science Academy

Coordinates: 30°09′46″N 81°35′04″W / 30.162835°N 81.584575°W / 30.162835; -81.584575

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