Meet Mark Rendell Your New CBJSHS Principal

MEET MARK RENDELL YOUR NEW CBJSHS PRINCIPAL

CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Mark J. Rendell Principal of Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School

Hello Everyone,

I am Mark Rendell, and I am the new Principal at Cocoa Beach Junior- Senior High School. It is an honor and privilege to serve in this position.

This is a special year for our community as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission. The space race and our nation’s endeavors in manned and unmanned flight have shaped the history of Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral. Cocoa Beach Junior-Senior High has certainly been a part of that history. In fact, Cocoa Beach High School was originally built to serve the families of the space program. Our students and families have always reflected the evolving makeup of our community as it has transitioned from the bedroom community of the Kennedy Space Center to a popular tourist destination for visitors from all over the world. We take great pride, “Beach Pride,” in being the educational hub for our community.

While I may be new to Cocoa Beach, I am not new to Brevard. My wife, Heidi, and I moved to Brevard County in 1993, and it has been our home for most of the years since. All three of our children, Nathaniel, Lucas, and Sarah Grace, were born here. While a few years old, this is one of my favorite pictures of our family, and it was taken right here at Lori Wilson Park.

My tenure in Brevard Public Schools began as a teacher at Satellite High School, and stints as an assistant principal at Melbourne High, Eau Gallie High, and Cocoa High School. I then had the great fortune of serving as Principal at Titusville High School from 2001 to 2006. While I have also worked in other school systems in Florida and other states, I am very excited to be back in Brevard County and am thankful for the opportunity to lead the Minutemen of CBJSHS.

Mark Rendell