Fort Myers Senior High School (also known as "FMHS") is a public school in Fort Myers, Florida. It was opened October 19, 1911, making it one of the oldest schools in the state of Florida, and the oldest in Lee County. It is managed by the Lee County School District. The enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year was 1,853 students.
Through comprehensive and balanced curricula coupled with challenging assessments, the International Baccalaureate Organization aims to assist schools in their endeavors to develop the individual talents of young people and teach them to relate the experience of the classroom to the realities of the world outside.
FMHS Ranked 91st and 90th Best High School in America. Newsweek Magazine has ranked Fort Myers High School as the 91st best high school in America.
The Washington Post has ranked Fort Myers High School as the 90th best high school in America. View The Washington Post rankings
The Green FMHS mock trial team placed first in the Lee County Competition and now advances to the Circuit competition next month. Congratulations to Sara Jackson, Sarah Hoffman, Jen Nargi, Masyn McMillan, Ross Pinkard, Sam Denholtz and Jacqueline for their outstanding performance.
Our White FMHS mock trial team won the most professional team award! Congratulations to Maggie Anderson, Jessica Jocelin, Andrew Parslow, Pooja Majmundar, Renu Dimmi, Jacob Hujsa and Auria Malachowski for their excellent representation of our school and our ethics.
Congratulations to 9th grade student Kayla Rubano for representing Fort Myers High School at the Naples Branch English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition on Saturday, February 23rd. Kayla’s performance of Helena in A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, Sonnet 104, and a cold reading earned her a 2nd place award! Kayla received $250, Riverside’s The Complete Works of Shakespeare, and a trophy. Fort Myers High School is proud of your hard work and dedication in your great performance, Kayla Rubano. Kudos!
Congratulations to Chloe Allen, who has been selected by the National Council of Teachers of English as a winner in the 2012 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing!
The NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing program was established in 1957 to encourage high school students in their writing and to recognize publicly some of the best writers in the nation.
Student writing is judged based on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style. Judges also look for effective and imaginative use of language to inform and move an audience.
Winning students and their schools receive certificates recognizing their accomplishment and the names of the students and their schools are posted on the NCTE website.
| 9-10 | Student | Poem Title | Teacher |
| 1st | Sean Shearman | “I Was There” | Kimberly Jones |
| 2nd | Deanna Taub | “The Silent Killer” | Kathy Himes |
| 3rd | Sydney Eskin | “Two Hearts” | Kathy Himes |
| 11-12 | Student | Poem Title | Teacher |
| 2nd | Aniruddha Shirhatti | “The Cost of Freedom” | Jennifer Pinkard |
| 3rd | Nicole Coyle | “America’s Performance” | Jennifer Pinkard |