| Merritt Island High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
100 East Mustang Way Merritt Island , Florida United States | |
| Coordinates | 28°22′38″N 80°41′55″W / 28.3772271°N 80.6986643°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Once a Mustang, Always a Mustang, Pride Tradition Family |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Brevard Public Schools |
| Principal | Debbie Lubbers |
| Staff | 30 |
| Faculty | 70.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,526 (2019-20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.80[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Song | The Horse |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Nickname | Merritt Island, MIHS |
| Website | www |
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.[2]
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.[4]
- Girls Soccer 4A championship - 2010. 3A championship - 2017 and 2018.[5][6]
- American football 4A championship - 1972, 1978 & 1979.[7]
- Baseball 5A championship - 1999 & 2000.[8]
- Volleyball 5A championship- 2011 & 2018[9]
- Beach Volleyball AA championship - 2019
Clubs and extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities offered include:
- Academic Games team
- Art club
- Anime club
- Auto club
- Book club
- Beta Club
- Chess club
- Marine Science Club
- Chorus
- Concert and Chamber Orchestras
- 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[10][11]
- 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[12]
- Derek Brown 1988 – professional football player[13]
- Cal Dixon 1987 – professional football player[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
- 1 2 3 "Merritt Island High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Merritt Island High School: Academics". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Merritt Island High School: Athletics". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010 - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010 - ↑ McCallum, Brian (February 24, 2018). "Merritt Island girls win 3A soccer final". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1C. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved April 27, 2009 - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010 - ↑ "FHSAA Championship Record Books". fhsaa. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Merritt Island High School :: Clubs". Merritt.hs.brevardschools.org. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ↑ "Merritt Island High School: Clubs & Activities". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Leon Bright Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Derek Brown Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Cal Dixon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Brevard brothers land second season for their Western TV saga". Florida Today. January 7, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Derrick Ham Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ↑ "Manager and Coaches". Colorado Rockies. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Feds: Merritt Island High grad an inside trader". Clickorlando.com. WKMG-TV. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ↑ "Bubba McDowell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Will Perdue NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ↑ "Darryl Spencer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Danny Verpaele Bio". GoUSFBulls.com.
- ↑ "Whitaker, Kevin". Archived Content – U. S. Department of State. United States Department of State. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ↑ Bianchi, Mike (1985-10-02). "Wickersham quietly one of the best". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2010-04-22 – via news.google.com.
- ↑ Steve Crisafulli
- ↑ Merritt Island State Championship History Strong
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