South Sumter High School

School in Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, United States

28°40′21″N 82°06′49″W / 28.672589°N 82.113542°W / 28.672589; -82.113542InformationSchool typePublic high schoolMottoTradition Never GraduatesFounded1919: as Bushnell High School. 1959: as South Sumter High SchoolSchool districtSumter District SchoolsCEEB code100195PrincipalAllen Shirley (2020 - present)Grades9–12Enrollment1,047 (2016-17)^[1]Color(s) SloganRaiders Achieve What They Believe, Tradition Never GraduatesAthletics conference4ATeam nameRaidersRivalWildwood Middle-High School, The Villages Charter High SchoolAccreditationFlorida Dept of EducationWebsitehttps://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.^[2] 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 March 7, 2019.
^ Jolley, Frank. "South Sumter earns top spot in AP Class 4A poll". The Daily Commercial. Retrieved December 2, 2012.