Merritt Island High School
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Merritt Island High School is a public high school located in Merritt Island, Florida. It was built in 1965.
Principals
- Robert Bruton: 1965 - 1983
- Hank Smith: 1983 - 1999
- David M. Piccolo: 2000 - 2002
- Gary Shiffrin: 2002 - 2013
- Dr. Karyle Green: 2013 - 2014
- Mollie Vega: 2014 - 2018
- James Rehmer: 2018–2023
- Debbie Lubbers: 2023-present
Academics
Merritt Island High School is accredited. The school offers classes for grades 9-12, including Honors courses, Advanced Placement courses, and courses with the Dual Enrollment program at Eastern Florida State College.[1]
To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 26 credits. Each semester-course is equal to a half credit. There is also a variety of academies available for students to enroll in. Including the Advance Placement academy, Fame academy for the performing arts, and Davinci.
Athletics
Teams
- Wrestling
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Dance Team
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swim and Diving
- Tennis
- Track
- Indoor Volleyball
- Beach Volleyball
- Baseball
State championships
- Boys Soccer 4A championship - 2009. 3A championship - 2014.[3]
- Girls Soccer 4A championship - 2010. 3A championship - 2017 and 2018.[4][5]
- American football 4A championship - 1972, 1978 & 1979.[6]
- Baseball 5A championship - 1999 & 2000.[7]
- Volleyball 5A championship- 2011 & 2018[8]
- Beach Volleyball AA championship - 2019
Clubs and extracurricular activities
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- Academic Games team
- Art club
- Anime club
- Auto club
- Book club
- Beta Club
- Chess club
- Marine Science Club
- Chorus
- Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, & Beginning Orchestra
- DECA
- Drama/Theater
- Earth club
- Ethics club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- FIRST Robotics Competition team
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Future Educators of America
- Future Problem Solvers
- Gay Straight Alliance
- German club
- Guitar Club
- Inline hockey team
- Intramural athletics
- Jazz ensemble
- JROTC (including the Raider Team, Rifle Team, Drill Team, Color Guard and Command and Staff leadership positions)
- Key Club
- Literary magazine
- Magic club
- Marching, Concert and Symphonic Bands
- Marine Science Club
- Multicultural club
- Mustang Round-Up Leaders
- Straight Up G (vocal acapella group)
- National Art Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Newspaper
- Quiz bowl team
- Rugby team
- Science Research
- SECME
- Spanish club
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Speech and debate club
- Student ministers
- Student council
- StangSat Club
- Student Government
- Student Venture
- Yearbook[9][10]
- Video Game club
- DND (Dungeons and Dragons) club
- Welcoming diversity team
- Young Republicans Club
- Young Democrats Club
Notable alumni
- Leon "Pop" Bright 1974 – professional football player[11]
- Derek Brown 1988 – professional football player[12]
- Cal Dixon 1987 – professional football player[13]
- Joe Gayton 1974 - writer of television and film[14]
- Tony Gayton 1977 – film producer[15]
- Derrick Ham 1995 – Professional football player[16]
- Clint Hurdle 1975 – Professional baseball player and manager[17]
- Mathew Martoma 1992 – former S.A.C. Capital Advisors trader, convicted of insider trading[18]
- Bubba McDowell 1984 – professional football player and current head coach for the Prairie View A&M Panthers football team[19]
- Will Perdue 1983 – professional basketball player and television sports announcer[20]
- Darryl Spencer 1988 – professional football player[21]
- Danny Verpaele 2004 – professional football player and current defensive coordinator for the Kennesaw State Owls football team[22]
- Kevin Whitaker 1975 – US ambassador to Colombia[23]
- Jeff Wickersham – professional football player[24]
- Steve Crisafulli - Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives[25]
- Richard Jones 1987 - State Wrestling Champion 105 lbs 1987, State Runner Up 98 lbs 1986[26]
See also
Footnotes
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- ↑ Steve Crisafulli
- ↑ Merritt Island State Championship History Strong
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External links
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- Brevard Public Schools website
- Merritt Island Community Website
- Football Team Scores and Info
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