The Awards

Mainland High School
A Century of Excellence

Blue Ribbon School	Blue Ribbon School	Magazine AWARD Best Overall High School in Florida	Blue Ribbon School	Challenge Grant
1983-84	1990-91	1992&1995	1994-96	1997

It might be expected that a school with a hundred years of tradition would also have a history of many accomplishments as well. This is true. However, Mainland High School never rests on the laurels and awards of the past. While we are immensely proud of our rich heritage and proudly display our many trophies from decades of long ago, we can be equally pleased with the decade we just completed.

In 1991 Mainland continued our quest for excellence by earning the prestigious Blue Ribbon School award from the U.S. Department of Education for the second time since 1983, becoming the first school in Volusia County to ever do so. Then in 1992 (and again in 1995) Mainland was named "Best Overall High School in Florida" and one of America's Best Schools by Redbook Magazine and was recognized by the Florida Department of Education as a Model Technology School. As the decade continued Mainland continued to shine brightly as the star of Volusia County schools by again earning the Blue Ribbon School award for a third time in 1996; thereby becoming only the second school to do so in the United States. More recently Mainland participated as a key facilitator in writing and winning a multi-million dollar U.S. Department of Education "Challenge Grant" in 1997. That four year grant continues to benefit Mainland and five other participating schools around the nation. This past year Mainland became a National Service-Learning Leader School and was renewed as a Learn & Serve School. What is most impressive is that ALL of these awards were earned based on the overall excellence of the total program at our school and not just performance in one area.

However, we would be remiss not to recognize the accomplishments of a few of our individuals and departments. The table below highlights just some of the outstanding accomplishments of our Buccaneer family over the last decade.

Outstanding Buccaneer Achievements

Conferring Agency or Group	Award or Recognition	Year
Business Week Magazine	"Schools in the Age of Technology"	1995
National Merit Scholarship	Finalists & Semi-Finalists	Various
National Art Honor Society	Student of the Year	1994
Scholastic Magazine	Scholastic Writing Awards	1994-96
Florida State Poets' Association	Finalists & Semi-Finalists	1994-96
National Council of Teachers of English	Highest Award & Superior	1990-99
Sunshine State School Public Relations	Special Publications	1996
Superintendents Challenge Award	Winners & Finalists	Various
GTE	Gift Award	1994
Ida S. Baker	Distinguished Minority Educator	1994
Westinghouse	Science Talent Search Finalist	1995
Volusia County Schools	Volusia County Teacher of the Year	1999
Volusia County Schools	Secondary Principal of the Year	2000
Volusia County Schools	Secondary Phys. Ed. Teacher of the Year	2001
Volusia County Schools	Secondary School Counselor of the Year	2001
Halifax Arts Festival	Signature Award and Best of Best Award	2000
Headquarters AFJROTC	AFJROTC Outstanding Instructor	2000
Presidential Science Teacher Award	State Winner & National Finalist	2001
Oracle	Internet Academy Recognition	2001
President of the United States	Excellence in Mathematics & Science	2002
Athletic Trainer's Assn. of Florida	Student Athletic Trainer of the Year	2002
Athletic Trainer's Assn. of Florida	Athletic Trainer of the Year
National Institute of Health Sciences	Environmental Health Partner	2003
Volusia County Schools	Sunshine State Scholar	2003
Sea World / Busch Gardens	Environmental Excellence Award	2003
National Science Teacher's Assn.	Outstanding Environmental Educator	2003
Volusia County Schools	Volusia County Teacher of the Year	2007

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