Tarpon Springs High School
Appearance
28°08′39″N 82°46′43″W / 28.14417°N 82.77861°W
Tarpon Springs High School | |
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1411 Gulf Road , United States | |
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Type | Public |
Motto | Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Resilient |
Established | 1905 |
School district | Pinellas County Schools |
Superintendent | Kevin K. Hendrick |
Principal | Leza Fatolitis |
Faculty | 51.67 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 1,139 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.04[1] |
Color(s) | |
Mascot | Rey the Sponge Diver |
Nickname | TSHS |
Rival | East Lake High School Palm Harbor University High School |
Website | Tarpon Springs High School |
Tarpon Springs High School is a public high school in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The school graduated its first class of seniors in the year 1906.[2] The school is known for its football team, Band, Leadership Conservatory, Culinary department, and Veterinary Science Academy. Its mascot is a sponge diver, reflecting the town's history of sponge diving. The student body was composed of 89% white, 4% African-American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Mixed-Race, and 0% American Indian. The majority of the school body was of Greek descent.[3]
Programs
[edit]- Veterinary Science Academy
- Leadership Conservatory of the Arts
- Culinary
- Cambridge (AICE)
- Early Childhood
Clubs
[edit]The school in 2023 had more than 30 clubs, including:
- Academic Team
- Art Club
- Bowling Club
- Color Guard National Honor Society
- Cambridge Camaraderie Club
- Debate Club
- Drama Club
- Environment Club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Future Farmers of America
- Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
- Greek National Honor Society
- Girl Friends of Pinellas
- Interact
- Key Club
- Maroon Mob
- Multi-cultural Committee
- Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society)
- National Honor Society
- National Art Honor Society
- PMAC
- Rotary Club
- Spanish Club
- Student Council
- SAVE Club
- Tri-M Music Honor Society
- Tarpon Springs Young Democrats
- Veterinary Science Club
- Yearbook
Notable alumni
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- Nikitas Loulias, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain (2019-)
- Gus Bilirakis, politician
- Becky Burleigh, University of Florida Women’s Soccer Coach
- Mike Gruttadauria, former NFL player
- Bertie Higgins, singer-songwriter
- Scottie James (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League[4][5][6]
- Traci Koster, politician and attorney
- Don Smith, former NFL player for the Denver Broncos
- Kipp Vickers, former NFL player
- Ted Watts, former NFL player
- Mitchell Wilcox, NFL player (New England Patriots)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Sample Title". Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ "2006-2007 Florida School Improvement Plan". Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ "Scottie James' High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com.
- ^ "Scottie James Jr. Player Profile, Hapoel Next Urban Haifa, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ FELDMAN, KATE. "Basketball team reflects on record-breaking season". TBNweekly.