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Mr. Ke1th Hatcher has served as the
pnnc1pal at Fort White High School
smce the school opened 1 0 years ago
Pnor to bemg named Principal in 1999
Mr. Hatcher was an Ass1stant Principal
at Columbia High School. He served his
ent1re twenty three year career with the
Columbia County School Distnct.

Over the past 10 years, FWHS has grown m a fantastic way. AdminiS-
tratively, we have had the same team m place for over 5 years, wh1ch
is not all that common Our faculty (teachers) has become rock-solid
w1th almost no teacher turnover for the past couple of years n a row.
What we are most proud of, however 1s the growth we have seen in
our students. We have done much better m FCAT over the last couple
of years, but more Importantly, we have ach1eved one of the highest
graduation rates m the state of Florida, and our students have gone
on to many noteworthy careers such as the military, the med1cal field,
teaching, engineenng, and the list goes on. We are proud of the many
accomplishments over the last 10 years, and as the old saymg goes,
"success breeds success," so we look for the next 1 0 years to be even
b1gger and better for our school.

F o da a e U 1ve sity B. . uca 1on
Nova Southeastern University M.S. Education
Leadership. Taught and coached for 23 years at
both the h1gh school and college levels. Mr.Duva
has been published 1n nat1onal JOurnals and pre-
sented at national conferences during h1s coach1ng
career. He began teaching and coaching full time
1n 1985 m Brevard county at Cocoa High School.
Taught and coached at Palm Bay High School for
6 years while also adjunct instructor at Brevard
Commumty College m Melbourne, Fl. was certi-
fied as school adm1n1strator 1n 1990 in the state
of Florida. Coached at Tulane University in New
Orleans, La. 1992 -1999. Teacher and Coach at
Fort White H1gh School, Columbia County, Florida
2000 -2004. Assistant Principal at Fort White High
c ool to presen .