Alonso High School

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Braulio Alonso High School is a public high school located in Hillsborough County, Florida. Dr. Sandy Bunkin principal of five years retired at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Mr.Louie Diaz, the new principal, comes from Jefferson High School.

Alonso High is named after Braulio Alonso, a grandson of Spanish immigrants, who was born in Ybor City in Tampa, Florida. He was the president of the Hillsborough Education Association from 1951 to 1956 and the president of the Florida Education Association in 1957. He served on the board of directors in the National Education Association from 1958 to 1964, and was elected as its president in 1966.

Alonso High School's mascot is the Raven.

1 Mission
2 Extracurricular
3 Sports
4 JROTC Activities
5 External link

[edit] Mission

Braulio Alonso High School is a community where Excellence is the goal, Diversity is Valued, Integrity is Expected and School Pride is the result.

[edit] Extracurricular

HOSA (Health Occupation Students Of America)
JROTC(Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) (Alonso JROTC webpage)
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
FCCLA
BETA
Orchestra
Chorus
Mu Alpha Theta (Math Team)
GSA (Gay Straight Alliance)
SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco)
CARS (Cops Against Racing on Streets)
FFA (Future Farmers of America)
CARS (Cops Against Racing on Streets)
Anime Club
Guitar Club

[edit] Sports

Alonso High School currently offers the following sports:

Football (Varsity, JV, and flag)

 District Champs 2006

Soccer (Boys and Girls)
Basketball (Varsity and JV, Boys and Girls)
Wrestling (Varsity and JV)
Tennis (Boys and Girls)
Swimming (Boys and Girls)
Golf (Boys and Girls)
Volleyball (Varsity and JV)

[edit] JROTC Activities

Raider Team - The team is pure physical performance and endurance. At competitions, some of the events include the following: running, pushups, situps, ropebridge, litter carry, and other such events. The team practices every Tuesday and Thursday. In addition to the above events, the Raider team also trains in map reading and orienteering. The members of this team have to maintain high levels of physical fitness and dedication to participate in this demanding team. The team is very successful and has over 90 trophies in their trophy case in the 4 years that the school has been open. The Raiders were titled state champions in 2005 and runner-up in 2006.(Taken from JROTC webpage)

Drill Team - Drill is basically marching and parade/ceremony side of JROTC. You are learning the basics, formation, basic marching, faces, columns, flanks, along with the rest of the commands. Drill Team doesn’t just teach you drill, it perfects it. You will work with the other members of the Drill Team to compete in squads or platoons in armed drill (with drill rifles), unarmed, or exhibition competitions. The Drill Team also does exhibition, which is the rifle throwing and flipping, ect. The Drill Team performs at the Homecoming game with a Saber (the exhibition swords) team, and also takes part in the Military Ball Ceremonies.
Rifle Team - (Currently unavailable)