Jule F. Sumner was an early pioneer in Hillsborough County.

TAMPA – After receiving more than 1600 school name recommendations, the Hillsborough County School Board voted to name the district’s new high school Jule F. Sumner High School.

Sumner High School is scheduled to open in Fall 2020, in the fast-growing area of southeastern Hillsborough County. It will be the first new high school to open in more than 10 years in the Hillsborough district.

Jule Sumner was an early pioneer in Hillsborough County. He was born in 1884 in Kissimmee and his family moved to Hillsborough County in 1907. Ten years later, Jule Sumner bought 240 acres to start his own cattle ranch near Boyette Road. Jule (pronounced like “jewel”) Sumner and his family have been longtime contributors to Hillsborough County and their legacy is a vital part of the community’s history.

Last month, Dave Brown was named the principal of the new high school. Brown was most recently the principal of Strawberry Crest High School, the last new high school built in Hillsborough County in 2009.

Brown and other district leaders held community meetings to gather name recommendations for the new school. Suggestions also came in by email.

Sumner High will provide relief to high schools in the area that are already at or near capacity. Construction is booming in South Hillsborough County with thousands of students expected to be entering district schools over the next three to five years.

Architectural rendering of Jule F. Sumner High School courtesy of Hillsborough County Public Schools.

Hillsborough Schools | Education | Jule F. Sumner High School | Tampabay News | News Tampa

#HillsboroughSchools #Education #JuleFSumnerHighSchool #TampabayNews #NewsTampa