05/28/2026
Celebration's achieved the following:
· Earned $6.9 million in scholarships.
· 87% of the class received acceptances to a post-secondary institution, with 67% of those students deciding to go to school debt-free, thanks to Osceola Prosper.
· One student was named a National Merit Scholarship - this was the 11th year in a row of having a National Merit Scholarship winner.
· 114 Seniors earned acceptance into 204 Top 100 Colleges, including Dartmouth College on a Questbridge Match Scholarship and UF on the Gates Foundation Scholarship. Other schools include Johns Hopkins University, Boston College,
Florida State University, University of South Florida, Penn State, Purdue University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, UC- Davis, and UCLA.
· Seniors received Bright Futures, with 43 seniors earning the Academic Scholarship and 27 earning the Medallion Scholarship. 126 applications are still pending.
· 67 seniors were IB Diploma Candidates, and another 31 seniors were course certificate candidates.
· 9 Seniors graduated from Valencia with their AA degree through the Dual Enrollment program.
· 3 Seniors graduated from oTECH with their program certifications.
· 3 Storm Seniors made a commitment to join the military serving in the United States Marine Corp., Army National Guard, and United States Air Force.
· 137 students earned the Seal of Biliteracy.
· The Spanish Department continued its success, winning the Florida State Spanish Conference State Championship for the 9th year in a row.
In Athletics:
· The senior class has won 12 OBC Championships, 71 individual or team District Championships, and 12 individual or team Regional Runner-ups.
· 36 seniors were state qualifiers, and 12 were state medalists.
· This year, 12 seniors signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college.
· The overall GPA for Storm student-athletes was a 3.387.
In the Arts:
· 67 Seniors earned the Seal of Fine Arts
· CHS Fine and Performing Arts raised over $40,000 for student programs.
· The Chorus program had 3 State Superiors and 1 State Excellent at Vocal & Ensemble.
· 7 Seniors were in the All-County Chorus, 10 Seniors were invited to the Stetson University Honor Choir, and a student won the Osceola Arts Alive Vocal Competition.
· In Visual Arts, a student received 2nd place in the Congressional Art Competition and had a student’s artwork selected for the Dali Museum’s Student Exhibition.
· 22 seniors received awards of distinction for their artworks from the Florida Art Education Association.
· 20 Seniors received the prestigious Seal of Fine Arts from the Florida Department of Education, recognizing those graduates who have demonstrated academic and artistic excellence in the arts.
· In theatre, a student earned the 2026 Florida State Championship in the Thespian Honor Society in Technical Theatre for Costume Design
· Three students were hired at the Walt Disney Live Entertainment Theatre Tech Academy, as part of the Celebration High School partnership with Disney.
· The Sound of the Storm Band had 7 students represented at the Florida Bandmasters Association State Solo & Ensemble.
· The Symphonic band received an overall Superior rating at MPAs.
· The Wind ensemble earned straight Superiors at MPAs. A Storm student was named the 2026 John Phillip Souza Award winner.
· The school’s Solo & Ensemble ratings had a combined total of 6 Excellent and Superior Ratings. Three soloists qualified for State Solo & Ensemble.
· Concert MPA earned an Excellent rating overall with a Superior in Sight Reading.
· In total, the class had over 23,000 hours of community service.
Congratulations, Storm!
