Brandon High School (Brandon, Florida)

Brandon High School

Address
1101 Victoria Street Brandon, Florida 33510 United States
Coordinates	27°56′39″N 82°17′59″W / 27.9441896°N 82.2998139°W / 27.9441896; -82.2998139Coordinates: 27°56′39″N 82°17′59″W / 27.9441896°N 82.2998139°W / 27.9441896; -82.2998139
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1914
School district	Hillsborough County Public Schools
Principal	Jennifer Sparano
Teaching staff	107.00 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,957 (2012-2013)
Student to teacher ratio	18.29
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Nickname	Eagles
Website	brandon.mysdhc.org
^[1]^[2]

Brandon High School is a public high school in Brandon, Florida, United States. It is overseen by the School District of Hillsborough County.

History

The school originally opened in 1914 on the current site of McLane Middle School. In 1972, the school moved to its current location on Victoria Street in Brandon. The school colors are maroon and white. The school mascot is the Eagle. Brandon High is currently Pending school grade^[3] in SDHC's high school grading scale. The school has been awarded Blue Ribbon School status.^[4]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,957 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:

Male - 51.8%
Female - 48.2%
Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
Asian/Pacific islanders - 2.2%
Black - 19.7%
Hispanic - 30.0%
White - 44.0%
Multiracial - 3.7%

Additionally, 54.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[2]

Athletics

Wrestling team

The Brandon wrestling team holds the national record for the longest winning streak (34 years, 459 wins) by a high school sports team. The streak came to an end on January 5, 2008, when Brandon was defeated by South Dade High School 32-28.^[5]

Soccer

Brandon High boys won the state championship in 2003.^[6]

Brandon High School nature preserve

This approximately 1.5-acre (6,100 m²) wooded site located on the south side of the campus was designated an official Schoolyard Habitat in 2006 by the National Wildlife Federation. Ecology students help collect animal and plant data annually using a variety of tools and technologies including Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receivers and digital cameras.

They also construct nesting boxes for birds and roosting boxes for bats to help increase the biodiversity of the area. Many other classes use the area as an outdoor classroom, including art, English, performing arts, and technology.

Notable alumni

Scott Blake visual artist^[7]
J. S. G. Boggs visual artist
Terry Butler bassist for death metal acts Obituary, Death, Six Feet Under, and Massacre
Chris Cates former professional baseball player.
Rick Barrio Dill bass guitar player
Chone Figgins former professional baseball player with the Seattle Mariners
David Galloway former professional football player
Franklin Gomez freestyle wrestler
Joey Graham former professional basketball player
Stevie Graham former professional basketball player
Danny Graves former professional baseball player
Garry Hancock former professional baseball player
Toney Mack former professional basketball player
Admiral Charles D. Michel, 30th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard^[8]
Mike Pucillo former professional football player with the Washington Redskins
Jody Reed former professional baseball player
Dwayne Schintzius former professional basketball player
Ronda Storms, Florida state legislature
Jeff Turner former professional basketball player

References

↑ "Administration". Retrieved 2007-10-03.
1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Brandon High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
↑ "Brandon High School 2014 Grade". ledgerdata.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
↑ "Florida high school wrestling team's streak ends after 459 straight victories". ESPN.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
↑ http://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_scb_0.pdf
↑ "Brandon native turns bar codes into works of art". Tampa Bay Online News. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
↑ "Senior Coast Guard Leadership". Retrieved August 29, 2015.

External links

Hillsborough County Public and Private Schools

High schools	Alonso High School (8th–12th grade) Armwood High School Blake High School Bloomingdale High School Brandon High School Chamberlain High School Durant High School East Bay High School Freedom High School Gaither High School Hillsborough High School Jefferson High School King High School Lennard High School Leto Senior High School Middleton High School Newsome High School Plant City High School (7th–12th grade) Plant High School Riverview High School Robinson High School Sickles High School Spoto High School Steinbrenner High School Strawberry Crest High School Tampa Bay Technical High School Tampa Marine Evening (7th–12th grade) Wharton High School

Middle schools	Louis Benito Middle School Pete Davidsen Middle School Angelo L. Greco Middle School Ben Hill Middle School John Quincy Adams Middle School James Buchanan Middle School William G. Pierce Middle School (6th-9th grade) Memorial Middle School Sligh Middle Magnet School D.W. Webb Middle School Dowdell Middle Magnet School Roland Park Middle School Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School Martin Van Buren Middle School James Madison Middle School Progress Village Middle Magnet School Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School James Monroe Middle School Woodrow Wilson Middle School Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School Orange Grove Middle Magnet School Hillsborough Academy (5th-8th grade) Liberty Middle School

Elementary schools	Booker T. Washington Elementary School MacFarlane Park International Baccalaureate School Westchase Elementary School Alafia Elementary School Symmes Elementary School Summerfield Elementary School Crestwood Elementary School Claywell Elementary School Cypress Creek Elementary School Essrig Elementary School Limona Elementary School Boyette Springs Elementary School Egypt Lake Elementary School Dale Mabry Elementary School Pride Elementary School Forest Hills Elementary School Dunbar Magnet School Gorrie Elementary School Mitchell Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Lee Magnet School Roosevelt Elementary School West Shore Elementary School Walden Lake Elementary School

Charter schools in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County	Anderson Elementary Academy Carl Sagan Academy Hope Preparatory Academy Kid’s Community College Learning Gate Community School Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy Metropolitan Ministries Mount Pleasant Standard-Based Middle School Pepin Academy of Tampa Prince Academy Quest Middle School Re-birth Academy RCMA Wimauma Academy Richardson Montessori Academy Tampa Bay Academy Tampa Charter School Tampa Transitional School of Excellence Terrace Community Middle School Trinity School for Children USF/Patel USF/Patel Intermediate Village of Excellence Walton Academy of the Performing Arts

Private schools in Tampa	Seffner Christian Academy (PreK-12) Berkeley Preparatory School (PreK–12) Cambridge Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Catholic High School (9–12) Jesuit High School of Tampa (9–12) Tampa Preparatory School (6–12) Citrus Park Christian School (PreK–12) Christ the King Catholic School (PreK–8) St. Mary's Episcopal Day School (PreK–8) St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School (PreK–8) Bayshore Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Baptist Academy (PreK–12) Academy of the Holy Names (9–12) American Youth Academy (PreK–12) The Paideia School of Tampa Bay (K–12) Bell Shoals Baptist Academy (PreK–8)

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