| South Sumter High School | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Address | |
| 706 N. Main St Bushnell, Sumter, Florida 33513 United States | |
| Coordinates | 28°40′21″N 82°06′49″W / 28.672589°N 82.113542°W / 28.672589; -82.113542 |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Tradition Never Graduates |
| Founded | 1919: as Bushnell High School. 1959: as South Sumter High School |
| School district | Sumter District Schools |
| CEEB code | 100195 |
| Principal | Allen Shirley (2020 - present) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,045 (2022-2023) |
| Color(s) | |
| Slogan | Raiders Achieve What They Believe, Tradition Never Graduates |
| Athletics conference | 4A |
| Team name | Raiders |
| Rival | Wildwood Middle-High School, The Villages Charter High School |
| Accreditation | Florida Dept of Education |
| Website | https://www.sumter.k12.fl.us/ssh |
South Sumter High School is a public high school in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida. Its teams are the Raiders and its school colors are Red, Black and White.
Athletics
South Sumter Raiders have had one of the longest winning high school football teams in Florida since 2000, and earned the top ranking in Division 4A in a 2012 Associated Press poll. The team won their division and were 11–1 overall in 2012. Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Keanu Neal played for the Raiders.
Other competition sports include: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball and Weightlifting.
Notable alumni
- Keanu Neal - Current NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Clinton Hart - Former NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and St. Louis Rams
- Earl Everett- Former Florida Gators football linebacker and Former NFL player
References
- "SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- Jolley, Frank. "South Sumter earns top spot in AP Class 4A poll". The Daily Commercial. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
External links
 | This Florida school-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |