Sandalwood High School is a public high school in the Duval County Public School district of Jacksonville, Florida. It currently has the largest school population in the district.HistorySandalwood High was built in the Sandalwood corridor of the southside of Jacksonville. It is well known school for its AFJROTC unit, FL-939, the Sandalwood Marching Saints, the Sandalwood Academy of Information Technology (S.A.IN.T.), AVID, the Early College program and many different athletic teams. In 1989, Sandalwood welcomed its first freshman class.ElectivesSandalwood High offers an array of extracurriculars and electives. The new Sandalwood Academy of INformation Technology (S.A.IN.T.), AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), Baseball, Swimming, The Sandalwood Marching Saints Band, Lacrosse, Track and Field, Junior Civitan, AFJROTC, Woodshop, Computer Science, Football, Soccer, and Drama are only some of the elective courses that are open to the students.ImprovementSandalwood was one of 11 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2006-2007 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Notable Awards/RecognitionSandalwood's AFJROTC FL-939 Silver Eagle Drill Team has won the titles of Air Force National Drill Champions twice, State Champions four years in a row, and again and just recently the Southeast Regional Champions of Florida, and . The FL-939 Color Guard placed 5th and 2nd, respectively, in the National's JROTC Championships in 1998 and 1999 held in Daytona, Florida. March 20, 2010 Fl-939 had won the Florida State trophy in Tampa, making it their sixth year owning the trophy, along with the Overall Drill team and Overall Unit trophies. In 2005 Sandalwood's award-winning marching band won Grand Champion at both the Kingdom of the Sun Festival and the Ancient City Presentation of the Bands and placed during Semi-Finals at State Competition. Sandalwood also won the Superintendent's Academic Challenge, also known as Brain Brawl, in 2003, defeating Stanton College Preparatory School in the Final round.
