Merritt Island High School

Merritt Island High School
Merritt Island High School
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
Established	1965
School district	Brevard Public Schools
Principal	James Rehmer
Staff	30
Faculty	70.00 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,526 (2019-20)
Student to teacher ratio	21.80
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Song	The Horse
Mascot	Mustang
Nickname	Merritt Island, MIHS
Website	www.brevardschools.org/MerrittIslandHS

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–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

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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]
Clint Hurdle 1975 – Professional baseball player and manager^[16]
Mathew Martoma 1992 – former S.A.C. Capital Advisors trader, convicted of insider trading^[17]
Will Perdue 1983 – professional basketball player and television sports announcer^[18]
Kevin Whitaker 1975 – US ambassador to Colombia^[19]
Jeff Wickersham – professional football player^[20]
Steve Crisafulli - Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives https://stevecrisafulli.com/about/
Richard Jones 1987 - State Wrestling Champion 105 lbs 1987, State Runner Up 98 lbs 1986 https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/02/13/merritt-island-state-championship-history-strong/23373

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "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.
^ "Will Perdue NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
^ "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.

External links

[NCES-1] "Merritt Island High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

[2] "Merritt Island High School: Academics". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.

[3] "Merritt Island High School: Athletics". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.

[4] "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

[5] "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

[6] McCallum, Brian (February 24, 2018). "Merritt Island girls win 3A soccer final". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1C. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

[7] "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

[8] "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

[9] "FHSAA Championship Record Books". fhsaa. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

[10] "Merritt Island High School :: Clubs". Merritt.hs.brevardschools.org. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2014-03-16.

[11] "Merritt Island High School: Clubs & Activities". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.

[12] "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)

[13] "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)

[14] "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)

[15] "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.

[16] "Manager and Coaches". Colorado Rockies. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[17] "Feds: Merritt Island High grad an inside trader". Clickorlando.com. WKMG-TV. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-03-08.

[18] "Will Perdue NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.

[19] "Whitaker, Kevin". Archived Content – U. S. Department of State. United States Department of State. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[20] Bianchi, Mike (1985-10-02). "Wickersham quietly one of the best". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2010-04-22 – via news.google.com.

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