Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, and also the county's largest city. A two:hour drive provides access to a number of hugely popular Central Florida a?rac@ons, including the Kennedy Space Center (located on Merri? Island) and the Orlando tourist des@na@ons of Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and Sea World. Gainesville is noteworthy for being the home of the University of Florida, Florida's principal state university, consistently ranked among the na@on's top universi@es. UF is the largest and oldest university in the state of Florida. The city is also home to Santa Fe Community College, one of the largest community colleges in the U.S. The Aspen ins@tute gave Santa Fe the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence as best community college in the country in 2015. Gainesville boasts world class medical facili@es, historic districts, new or newly:restored city buildings, and numerous cultural venues. The presence of a major university enhances the city's opportuni@es for cultural lifestyles. Cultural facili@es include the Florida Museum of Natural History, Harn Museum of Art, the Hippodrome State Theatre, and the Cur@s M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The city of Gainesville is an avid supporter of the visual arts. Each year, two large art fes@vals a?ract ar@sts and visitors from all over the southeastern United States. Gainesville is also known for its music scene and has spawned a number of bands and musicians, including Tom Pe?y and the Heartbreakers, Stephen S@lls, Don Felder and Bernie Leadon of The Eagles, The Motels, Against Me, Less Than Jake, Hot Water Music, John Vanderslice, Sister Hazel, and For Squirrels. Sports in Gainesville and Alachua County center on the University of Florida Gators, a perennial na@onal college football powerhouse. Be?er known as ‘The Swamp,” the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is home to the Florida Gators and is the largest in the state. Next to the Gators football stadium is the big white dome known as the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. It’s home to the basketball, gymnas@cs, swimming and volleyball teams, but the “O:dome” is so much more. It also holds gradua@on ceremonies, career resource fairs, concerts, speakers, family ac@vi@es, and more. The other prime focal point for area sports fans is the sport of auto racing. Gainesville Raceway, a local drag racing landmark which opened in 1969, has long been recognized as one of the fastest tracks on the Na@onal Hot Rod Associa@on (NHRA) circuit. The facility is annual host to one of NHRA's largest na@onal events, the "Gatorna@onals", held every March since 1970. Gainesville climate is humid subtropical, It has mild winters and warm and humid summers. FUN FACTS • Gainesville is the in the top 10 ci@es in the USA for outdoor ac@vi@es. • The sports drink Gatorade was invented in Gainesville in the 1960s as a means of refreshing the University of Florida football team. • In April 2003, Gainesville became known as the “Healthiest Community in America” when it achieved the only “Gold Well City” award given by the Wellness Councils of America. • For 32 years, the na@onally recognized Downtown Fes@val and Art Show transforms downtown and brings out a crowd of more than 100,000 people. • Alligators, birds, and other wildlife can be seen in Gainesville at the Lake Alice wildlife area, which is on the University of Florida campus. • Florida has more golf courses than any other US state. GAINESVILLE, FL The Rock School Private Day & Boarding School
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Gainesville) is) the) county) seat) of) Alachua) County,) and) also) the) county's) largest) city.) A) two:hour) drive) provides) access) to) a) number) of) hugely)popular)Central)Florida)a?rac@ons,)including)the)Kennedy)Space)Center)(located)on)Merri?)Island))and)the)Orlando)tourist)des@na@ons)of)Walt)Disney)World,)Universal)Studios,)and)Sea)World.)Gainesville)is)noteworthy)for)being)the)home)of)the)University)of)Florida,)Florida's)principal)state)university,)consistently)ranked)among)the)na@on's)top)universi@es.)UF)is)the)largest)and)oldest)university)in)the)state)of)Florida.)The)city)is)also)home)to)Santa)Fe)Community)College,)one)of)the)largest)community)colleges)in)the)U.S.)The)Aspen)ins@tute)gave)Santa)Fe)the)Aspen)Prize)for)Community)College)Excellence)as)best)community)college)in)the)country)in)2015.)"Gainesville) boasts) world) class) medical) facili@es,) historic) districts,) new) or) newly:restored) city) buildings,) and) numerous) cultural) venues.) The)presence)of)a)major)university)enhances)the)city's)opportuni@es)for)cultural) lifestyles.)Cultural)facili@es)include)the)Florida)Museum)of)Natural)History,)Harn)Museum)of)Art,)the)Hippodrome)State)Theatre,)and)the)Cur@s)M.)Phillips)Center)for)the)Performing)Arts.)The)city)of)Gainesville)is)an)avid) supporter) of) the) visual) arts.) Each) year,) two) large) art) fes@vals) a?ract) ar@sts) and) visitors) from) all) over) the) southeastern) United) States.)Gainesville) is)also)known)for) its)music)scene)and)has)spawned)a)number)of)bands)and)musicians,) including)Tom)Pe?y)and)the)Heartbreakers,)Stephen)S@lls,)Don)Felder)and)Bernie)Leadon)of)The)Eagles,)The)Motels,)Against)Me,)Less)Than)Jake,)Hot)Water)Music,)John)Vanderslice,)Sister)Hazel,)and)For)Squirrels.)
Sports) in)Gainesville) and)Alachua)County) center)on) the)University)of) Florida)Gators,) a)perennial) na@onal) college) football) powerhouse.)Be?er)known)as) ‘The)Swamp,”) the)Ben)Hill)Griffin)Stadium) is)home) to) the)Florida)Gators)and) is) the) largest) in) the) state.)Next) to) the)Gators) football)stadium) is) the) big)white) dome) known) as) the) Stephen) C.)O’Connell) Center.) It’s) home) to) the) basketball,) gymnas@cs,) swimming) and) volleyball)teams,)but)the)“O:dome”)is)so)much)more.)It)also)holds)gradua@on)ceremonies,)career)resource)fairs,)concerts,)speakers,)family)ac@vi@es,)and)more.)The)other)prime)focal)point)for)area)sports)fans)is)the)sport)of)auto)racing.)Gainesville)Raceway,)a)local)drag)racing)landmark)which)opened)in)1969,)has)long)been)recognized)as)one)of)the)fastest)tracks)on)the)Na@onal)Hot)Rod)Associa@on)(NHRA))circuit.)The)facility)is)annual)host)to)one)of)NHRA's) largest)na@onal)events,)the)"Gatorna@onals",)held)every)March)since)1970.)Gainesville)climate) is)humid)subtropical,) It)has)mild)winters)and)warm)and)humid)summers.)
FUN$FACTS$"• Gainesville)is)the)in)the)top)10)ci@es)in)the)USA)for)outdoor)ac@vi@es.!• The)sports)drink)Gatorade)was)invented)in)Gainesville)in)the)1960s)as)a)means)of)refreshing)the)University)of)Florida)football)team.)• In)April)2003,)Gainesville)became)known)as)the)“Healthiest)Community)in)America”)when)it)achieved)the)only)“Gold)Well)City”)award)given)by)the)Wellness)Councils)of)America.)
• For)32)years,)the)na@onally)recognized)Downtown)Fes@val)and)Art)Show)transforms)downtown)and)brings)out)a)crowd)of)more)than)100,000)people.)
• Alligators,)birds,)and)other)wildlife)can)be)seen) in)Gainesville)at) the)Lake)Alice)wildlife)area,)which) is)on)the)University)of)Florida)campus.)
• Florida)has)more)golf)courses)than)any)other)US)state.)
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The)Rock)School)is)a)Private)Day)&)Boarding)School)located)in)Gainesville,)FL.)The)school)offers)a)challenging)academic)program,)with)more)than)10)AP)Classes)and)over)20)college)courses.)The)dual)enrollment)classes)are)offered)through)a)partnership)with)Southeastern)University,)a)university)located)in)Lakeland,)Florida.)The)dual:credit)courses)are)taught)by)the)school’s)faculty)on)campus)during)the)regular)school)day,)but)credit)is)awarded)for)successful)comple@on)of)the)course)by)Southeastern)University.)Because)SEU)is)an)accredited)school,)these)credits)can)be) transferred) to) any) college)or) university) aker) gradua@on.) The) school) also)offers) free) ESL) classes) for) Interna@onal) students) and)a)variety)of)elec@ve)classes,)such)as)studio)art,)music,)drama)&)ac@ng,)physical)educa@on,)technology,)and)leadership.)With)small)class)sizes)(12)to)18)students),)teachers)are)able)to)focus)on)each)student’s)needs)and)help)them)achieve)their)College)and)University)goals.)"Graduates)of)The)Rock)School)go)on)to)a?end)colleges)and)universi@es)all)over)the)United)States.)97%)of)all)alumni)have)a?ended)college,)and)over)the)past)five)years,)more)than)65%)went)directly)on)to)a)four:year)college.)The)Rock)School)boasts)an)87%)acceptance)rate)among)students)applying) to) the)University)of)Florida)as) freshmen.)At)present,) the)school)has)alumni) in)doctoral)degree)programs) for)den@stry,)medicine,)pharmacy,) and)optometry.)More) than)90%)of) The)Rock’s) interna@onal) students) a?end)a) four:year)university) in) the)USA)aker)gradua@ng.)"Students)in)middle)and)high)school)each)receive)an)iPad)for)school)and)home)use.)Every)classroom)is)fi?ed)with)large)screen)televisions,)Apple)TVs,)and)desktop)computers)that)allow)both)teachers)and)students)to)ac@vely)par@cipate)in)teaching)and)learning.)Digital)textbooks)have) replaced) the) need) for) large) heavy) backpacks,) and) online) learning) plaoorms) give) students) and) parents) access) to) class) materials)any@me.))"The)athle@c)department)of)The)Rock)School)is)dedicated)to)enriching)the)lives)of)its)student:athletes)through)sports.)The)school)has)very)compe@@ve)athle@c)teams)that)prove)that)hard)work)and)dedica@on)translates)to)success)on)the)playing)field)and)on)the)court.)Students)who) are) selected) to) play) at) The) Rock’s) basketball) and) volleyball) teams) have) had) a) 98%) college) and) university) scholarship) offers.) The)Philadelphia)76ers)NBA)player)Joel:Hans)Embiid)is)a)proud)alumni)of)The)Rock)School.)"Number$of$Students:$300)Grades:)Pre:K)to)12$School$website:$www.therocklions.com)) "
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• Orlando(has(the(second(largest(number(of(hotel(rooms(in(the(county,(aKer(Las(Vegas,(NV.(
• Orlando(has(more(than(5000(restaurants(with(more(opening(each(week.(If(you(ate(each(meal(at(a(different(restaurant,(it(would(take(
you(over(5(years(to(cover(them(all.(
• Orlando(receives(an(es6mated(54(million(tourist(a(year(with(2(million(being(interna6onal(visitors.(
• Florida(has(more(golf(courses(than(any(other(US(state.(
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