Principal’s Message

Greetings!  

Welcome to William R. Boone High School!  We are excited to begin another successful school year but first we want to share that the Florida Department of Education recently released 2024-2025 school level and school district grades and we are very pleased to share that both Boone High School and Orange County Public Schools earned A grades in back-to-back school years. We are very proud that our students, teachers, staff, and families may share that they remain part of an A rated high school and school system. Our community knows that if a student is attending Boone, they will be receiving a great education. 

Thank you to our wonderful students and families for their hard work and support this past year. Without our students and parents' sustained commitment to education, another “A” grade would not have been achievable. Please remember that it was primarily our students' test scores that got us to the A grade. The students' drive and determination to improve paved the way to another A grade from the state. One of our strengths as a high school is school pride which is evident throughout the campus. Contributing to this just ahead of the 2025-2026 school year, is the knowledge that once again Boone is a top rated Florida high school. 

Of course, tremendous credit for our “A” grade is due to the combined impact of our teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, coaches, and leadership team. These are the professionals that strive every single school day to educate, inspire, and create a little a magic in the learning process for all of our Braves. Most of the teachers and staff are still on summer break, but I know they have already heard the good news and are very excited. These are some of the finest professionals you will find in the field of K-12 education and no principal could more proud of their performance than I am for their success again this past year. Congratulations on a job extremely well done for our students! 

 We look forward to welcoming our students back to school in just a few weeks. Before the first day of school we will have Laptop Distribution July 28-August 1. Individual appointments with assigned pickup dates and times will be emailed to students on July 15. We will also be hosting our annual Meet the Teacher event, Braves are Back, on August 7. Freshmen from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Sophomores from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and Juniors and Seniors from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Forever Brave, 

Hector Maestre, Ed.D.
Principal