Fivay High School
Fivay High School is a public high school located in Pasco County, Florida, located on Florida [State Road 52|State Road 52]. Opened on August 16, 2010, the school was built for 1,870 students from Hudson High School, Ridgewood High School, and River [Ridge High School (Florida)|River Ridge High School] which had been experiencing overcrowding.
Naming
Originally, the school was merely designed EEE. The school was named by David Chauncey, a student columnist for the Suncoast News and a Ridgewood High School graduate, in an op-ed piece after the Pasco County Public School Board requested that citizens provide ideas for the new high school's name. The school was named after a small town founded on the banks of Bear Creek — very close to the location of the new high school — around the year 1904 by five men from Atlanta who all had last names that started with an 'A.'Fivay was the largest sawmill in Florida during its peak and had a population of nearly 2,500 with what is now State Route 52 serving as a railroad right of way for the town. Before the school, the only landmark to the old town was Fivay Road which is feet from the Little Road entrance for the school. In 1914, the mill ceased operations and the town was deserted with the exception of 10 families that tried to make it work, but they were unsuccessful. Over time all signs of the once bustling town were removed. The name was officially submitted by Chauncey to the school board to be considered. On September 16, 2009, the name was approved by the school board and West Pasco's seventh high school came into existence.