Hillsborough High School (Florida)
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| Name |
Hillsborough High School |
| Location |
Tampa, Florida 33603 |
| Established |
1885 |
| Type |
Public secondary |
| Religion |
Secular |
| Students |
Coeducational |
| Grades |
9 to 12 |
| Accreditation |
Florida State Department of Education |
| District | |
| Mascot |
Terriers |
| Colors |
Red and Black |
| Principal |
Dr. William T. Orr |
| Website | |
Hillsborough High School is the oldest high school in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is also one of the oldest high schools in the South of the United States.[citation needed] It is one of three county schools with an International Baccalaureate program.
Hillsborough High School was established in 1885 on Franklin St., in a very small building. General class size was 19 students with one teacher. After several relocations, Hillsborough moved to its current location (5000 North Central Avenue, 33603) in 1927. Hillsborough's exterior is known to be one of the most beautiful and historic in the Seminole Heights region of Tampa, Florida. Its capacity was said to be over 2,000 students.
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[edit] HISTORY, TRADITION, PRIDE
Hillsborough High School, one of the south's oldest high schools and the oldest high school in the county, is full of history, tradition, and pride. While its entity as a school probably dates closer to 1880, a room over a Franklin Street livery stable in 1885 is recognized as the first location of this famous school. After several moves, the present building was opened in 1927.
Beginning with the first teacher, who also served as principal, and the first graduating class of four students in 1886, the students, faculty and administrators of Hillsborough High School have established a framework of history, tradition, spirit, and pride that sets HHS students apart from students of other schools. One of the oldest traditions is the wearing of red and black, the school's colors, every Friday to show spirit and unity. Hillsborough has an illustrious alumni with records of service as State Attorney, Senators, Judges, State Representative, Mayors of Tampa, professional athletes, educators, School Board Members, actors, authors, lecturers, sports announcers, County Commissioners and Council Members, entrepreneurs, etc.
Hillsborough produced the first high school newspaper in Florida in 1889 and the first yearbook in 1911. In 1913 and 1914, Hillsborough's basketball and baseball teams defeated teams from the University of Florida and Southern College. In 1929, Hillsborough won the high school national football championship.
The Alma Mater, the "Red and Black" was written in 1923. Students purchased the Tower Clock in 1949 to honor Hillsborough's casualties in World War II. The names of Hillsborough students who were killed were placed on a plaque under the tower. The Terrier Creed was written in 1954; it received much publicity as the only one of its kind in the South. The bronze terrier that guards the trophy case was originally placed in the courtyard. The sacred "H" on the patio was dedicated in 1974 in honor of Mr. Hamilton, an assistant principal. Various groups provided the stained glass windows in the auditorium in 1963.
[edit] Renovations and additions
In the mid 1970s, the Hillsborough High went through a massive renovation, the schools students, faculty and staff were forced into triple session in order to temporarily move back into it's former digs in the old Hillsborough High School building located a few miles away in Tampa Heights, which was also being used as the Home of George Washington Jr. High School, Tampa's first junior high, at the time. The two schools shared the old HHS building until the renovations were completed in 1978.
In 1979, HHS students launched a successful fundraising campaign to pay for the chimes that ring in the HHS clock tower.
In the mid 1980s, the Alumni Building, commonly referred to as the 400 Hall, was added to the school. In around 1995, another addition was made, the 500 Building/English Hall, in which most 10th grade homerooms and English classes are housed at this time.
The school is now finishing up renovations to make the building look like it did as of 1960 and before. However, this caused students to learn in portable classrooms for much of 2005. Renovation is said to be finishing Phase 3 and is scheduled to be complete by the end of the 2005-06 term. Major improvements from the renovation include removing the tiling, and restoring the wood floors throughout all of the original building's classrooms, building a new gym, fully refurbishing all music rooms, installing centralized air-conditioning in all rooms, as well as extensive re-wiring (behind the walls), and restoring the ceilings to their original height (in all classrooms, hallways, and the cafeteria). Other minor changes include new student and teacher desks, shelving (or lack thereof) for teachers, refurbished restrooms, and recoated hallway floors.
The renovation of Hillsborough High School during the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years focused primarily in Area 100 (the original buildings). The construction consisted of restoration, replacement, renovations, upgrading, intsallation and electrical renovations, such as new lighting, restoration of the original hardwood floors in all possible classrooms, and reverting back to the tall ceilings from before the 1980s.
The construction was 80-90% finished by January 2006, and is nearly finished. The JROTC/Science hall is still under renovation, as well as the Gym, which is currently condemned.
[edit] Academic Achievement
2006 -- The school newspaper, The Red & Black, placed second in the country as ranked by the National Scholatic Press Association at its fall convention in Chicago.
2003-04 -- Siemens Award for Advanced Placement -Hillsborough High School, Tampa, FL , Tom Rao, Principal (Under-represented) South
1997-- NATIONAL EARLYBIRD FORENSICS TOURNAMENT (Hosted by Wake Forrest University)
--SWEEPSTAKES -6th (51 pts) Hillsborough HS (FL) -Top 15 Schools; DUO-INTERPRETATION -5th, Howse/Oliver, Hillsborough HS (Fl); HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION -4th, Howse, Hillsborough HS (Fl); CONGRESS -SENATE TWO: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st, Scarcelli, Hillsborough HS (Fl);
[edit] Sports Achievements
""Football"" -Practice and Home games occur at Chelo Huerta/formerly Hal "Buggo" Griffin Field.
National Championships: (1) --1929
State Championships: (13) -- 13 State Championships prior to 1968, including 1929.
State Runners Up: (unknown) -- recently in 1996 -Class 6A,
State Playoff Appearances: (14) --1968 (2A), 1993 (5A), 1994 (6A), 1995 (6A), 1996 (6A), 1998 (6A), 1999 (5A), 2000 (5A), 2001 (5A), 2002 (5A), 2003 (5A), 2004 (5A), 2005 (4A), 2006 (4A),
""Men's Baseball""
State Championships: (3)--1935, 1937, 1967 (2A),
State Runners Up: (3)--1939, 1968 (2A), 2006 -Class (5A),
State Tournament Appearances: (23)–– 1927, 1928, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1952 (2A), 1954 (2A), 1957 (2A), 1960 (2A), 1966 (2A), 1967 (2A), 1968 (2A), 1980 (4A), 1981 (4A), 1984 (4A), 1993 (4A), 1994 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2006 (5A),
""Women's Softball"
N/A
""Men's Basketball""
State Championships: (3)-- 1924, 1947 (A), 1959 (2A),
State Runners Up: (8)--1923, 1941 (A), 1952 (2A), 1954 (2A), 1956 (2A), 1965 (2A), 1966 (2A), 1969 (2A),
State Tournament Appearances : (48)–- 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938 (A), 1939 (A), 1940 (A), 1941 (A), 1942 (A), 1943 (A), 1944 (A), 1945 (A), 1946 (A), 1947 (A), 1948 (A), 1949 (A), 1950 (A), 1951 (2A), 1952 (2A), 1953 (2A), 1954 (2A), 1955 (2A), 1956 (2A), 1957 (2A), 1959 (2A), 1962 (2A), 1964 (2A), 1965 (2A), 1966 (2A), 1967 (2A), 1968 (2A), 1969 (2A), 1970 (2A), 1972 (4A), 1978 (4A), 1983 (4A), 1984 (4A), 1985 (4A), 1986 (4A), 1996 (6A), 2002 (5A),
""Women's Basketball""
State Championships: (0)--
State Runners Up: (1)--1984 -Class 3A,
State Tournament Appearances: (9)–– 1976 (3A), 1984 (3A), 1985 (4A), 1986 (4A), 1987 (4A), 1994 (5A), 1995 (6A), 1996 (6A), 1998 (6A),
""Men's Swimming"" -Practices and Home Meets at the Angus R. Goss Memorial Public Swimming Pool near the school.
State Championships: (1)--1946,
State Runners Up: (6)--1920, 1923, 1925, 1945, 1947, 1949,
State Meet Appearances: (23)––1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 (A), 1951 (2A), 1952 (2A), 1981 (4A),
Individual State Championships: (22)-- 1920 -Allen–220 breast; 1920 -Allen–150 back; 1922 -McCord–100 breast; 1922 -Harris–Plunge; 1923 -Harris–Plunge; 1923 -Harkness–100 back; 1923 -Kah–Diving; 1925-Cavode–100 back; 1925 -Woods–Plunge; 1927 -Salsbury, L.–100 breast; 1928 -McCalum–Plunge; 1934 -Tucker, R.W.–50 free; 1938 -Curry, G.–220 breast; 1939 -Atwood, R.–880 free; 1945 -Brown, L.–220 free; 1945 -Lastinger, R.B.–50 free; 1946 -Lastinger, R.B.–220 free; 1946 -Brown, L.–100 free; 1947 -Brown, L.–100 free; 1948 -Bivens, R.–100 breast; 1950 (A)-Higgins, P.-200 free; 1952 (2A)-Palmer, J.-100 breast;
Relay Team Championships: (3)--1946-200 Freestyle Relay; 1949-150 Medley Relay; 1951 (2A)-200 Freestyle Relay;
""Women's Swimming"" -Practices and Home Meets at the Angus R. Goss Memorial Public Swimming Pool near the school.
State Championships Team: (0)--,
State Runners Up team: (3)--1920, 1923, 1924,
State Meet Appearances: (11)––1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1981 (4A),
Individual State Championships: (9)-- 1920 -Young–Diving; 1922 -McCord, K.–50 free; 1922 -McCord, K.–50 breast; 1923 -McCord, K.–100 free, 1923 -McCord, S.–50 back; 1924 -Allen, Gretchen–25 free; 1924 -Allen, G.–Diving; 1925 -Allen G.–50 free; 1925 -Allen, G.-50 breast;
Relay Team Championships: (1)--1923-440 Freestyle Relay;
-Won the 2004 Districts Swim Meet in Hillsborough County.
""Men's Decathlon Team""
State Meet Team Championships: (3)--1981 (4A) -Watson, D., Sims, T., Fagin D. -18,773 points; 1982 (4A) -Watson, D., Sims, T., Walker, R. - ? points; 1983 (4A) -Sims, T., Walker, R., unknown - ? points;
State Meet Team Appearances: (3)--1981 (4A), 1982 (4A), 1983 (4A),
State Meet Individual Championships:
State Meet Individual Runners Up: (1) --1981 (4A) Watson, D. -6,747 points;
""Women's Pentathlon Team""
State Meet Team Championships: (2)--1982 (4A), 1983 (4A),
State Meet Team Appearances: (2)--1982 (4A), 1983 (4A),
State Meet Individual Championships:
State Meet Individual Runners Up:
""Men's Track and Field Team"" -Practice and Home meets occur at Chelo Huerta Field.
State Championships: (4)--1916, 1929, 1949 (A), 1950 (A),
State Runners Up: (4)--1920, 1928, 1932, 1952 (2A),
State Meet Appearances: (16)–– 1916, 1920, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1949 (A), 1950 (A), 1951 (2A), 1952 (2A), 1953 (2A), 1954 (2A), 1955 (2A), 1978 (4A), 1988 (4A). 1998 (6A), 1999 (6A),
""Women's Track and Field Team"" -Practice and Home meets occur at Chelo Huerta Field.
State Championships: (0)
State Runners Up: (0)
State Meet Appearances: (?)
""Men's Cross-Country Team"" -Practice throughout the city of Tampa.
State Championships: ()--
State Runners Up: (1)--1947,
State Meet Appearances: (1)––1947,
""Women's Cross-Country Team"" -Practice throughout the city of Tampa.
N/A
""Men's Tennis' Team"" -Practice at Riverfront Park.
State Team Championships: (n/a)--
State Team Runners Up: (1)--1940,
State Tournament Appearances: (1)–– 1940,
Individual State Champions: (0)--
Individual State Runners Up: (0)--
Doubles State Champions: (0)--
Doubles State Runners Up: (1)--1940- Bill Blake-Bob Henry,
""Women's Tennis Team"" -Practice at Riverfront Park.
State Championships: (0)--
State Runners Up: (0)--
State Tournament Appearances: (1)––2004 (5A) -5th at State Meet, Regional & District Meet Champs,
Individual State Champions: (0)--
Doubles State Champions: (0)--
""Men's Golf Team""
State Championships: (2)--1928, 1934
State Tournament Team Appearances: (3)–– 1928, 1932, 1934,
Individual State Champions: (2)--1932 -McCullers, R.L. (1), 1934 -Castillo, Y. (1),
""Women's Golf Team""
N/A
"Men's and Women's Rowing Team"" *(although technically a club sport)
-the HHS men's and women's crews row on the Hillsborough River.
FSRA State Championship Ragatta (Men & Women Combined) Overall Champions: (0) --
""Men's Rowing""
FSRA State Championship Ragatta Team Champions: (0) --
FSRA State Individual/Event Champions: (2) --*2000 - Boy's Third 4; *2003 -Boy's Single;
FSRA State Individual/Event Runners Up: (1) -- *2005 -Boy's Third 4;
FSRA State Championship Ragatta Team Appearances: (7) -- *2000; *2001; *2002; *2003; *2004; *2005; *2006;
""Women's Rowing""
FSRA State Championship Ragatta Team Champions: (0) --
FSRA State Individual/Event Champions: (2) -- *2005 -Girls JV 4; *2006 -Girls Varsity 4;
FSRA State Individual/Event Runners Up: (1) -- *2004 - Girls Third 4;
FSRA State Championship Ragatta Team Appearances: (6) -- *2001; *2002; *2003; *2004; *2005; *2006;
""Men's Soccer""
State Championships: (0)
State Tournament Appearances: (1)––2006 (5A)-Distict Champs;
""Women's Soccer""
State Championships: (0)
State Tournament Appearances: (2)––2004 (5A)-District Champs, 2006 (5A)-District Champs,
""Men's Wrestling Team""
State Tournament Team Championships: (0)
State Tournament Team Appearances: (4) --1978 (4A) -District 7 Champs; 1982 (4A) -8th at State-35.5 points; 1987 (4A); 1989 (4A);
Individual State Championships: (0)
Individual State Runners Up: (3) --1982(4A)-Randle, R.-112 lbs; 1987 (4A)-Hendry, A.-220 lbs; 1989 (4A)-Holden, A.-220 lbs);
""Men's Ice Hockey Team""
Terriers on ice? If Jamaica can have a Bobsled Team then, it is possible for Hillsborough to have an ice hockey team! Who knows? It may just happen!!!!
""Women's Ice Hockey Team""
Terriers on ice? If Jamaica can have a Bobsled Team then, it is possible for Hillsborough to have an ice hockey team! Who knows? It may just happen!!!!
[edit] Notable alumni
""National Politics""
- Bennett, Charles Edward (U.S. Representative from Florida; born in N.Y., attended Tampa schools; J.D., University of Florida, 1934; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 1941; United States Army, 1942-1947; elected as a Democrat to the 81st Congress and to the twenty-one succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1993)
""Nationally""
- Braulio Alonso Former President of the National Education Association
""Military""
- Baldomero Lopez 1st Lt. USMC (Medal of Honor -Posthumous Recipient) -Korean War
- Angus R. Goss USMC Gunner (Recipient of the Navy Cross & Britain’s Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for extraordinary heroism) -WWII
""Entertainment/Arts""
- Otis "Slim" Whitman (Legendary Country Singer)
- Rondo Hatton (Famous Fright Film Star...a.k.a. "the Creeper")
- "Uncle" Fred Laswell (Cartoonist/Writer of "Snuffy Smith" and "Barney Google")
- Mike Scaglione Professional Saxophonist/Musician (formerly w/Miami Sound Machine)
- Jacqueline Adams (Famous 1980s Cover/Print Ad Model)
- Graham Harvey (Professional Musical Theatre Actor)
""Professional Sports""
- "Big Daddy" Don Garlits professional Top Fuel drag racer (National Hot Rod Associaton)
- Gary Sheffield infielder (Major League Baseball -1988-present)
- Dwight "Doc" Gooden pitcher/Cy Young Award Winner (Major League Baseball -1984-2000)
- Wanda Guyton international professional women's basketball player (17 years) (Women's National Basketball Association 1997-2000)
- Steve Kiner defensive player (National Football League 1970- 1978)
- Mike Heath catcher/utility player (Major League Baseball -1978-1991)
- Jose Alvarez pitcher/2B (Major League Baseball -1981-1989)
- Floyd Youmans pitcher (Major League Baseball -1985-1989)
- Carl Everett outfielder (Major League Baseball -1993-present)
- Jason Romano CF/2B (Major League Baseball -2002-2005)
- Adrian Bush pro soccer player (United Soccer League -First Division/A League)
- Juran Bolden defensive player (National Football League 1996-2006)
- Maurice Crum FB/LB player (World League of American Football/CFL/Arena Football League)
- Dan Footman defensive player (National Football League -1993-1998)
- J.R. Reed defensive player (National Football League -2004-2006)
- Garnell Wilds defensive player (National Football League 2004-2006)
- Vance Lovelace pitcher (Major League Baseball -1988-1990)
- Joseph Abene 3B (Minor League Baseball - 1967-1970)
- Rich Puig 2B/3B (Major League Baseball -1974)
- Chris Ray pitcher (Major League Baseball)
""Amateur Athletics""
- Joseph Abene baseball-3B/Pitcher (1967 All-State First Team Baseball 3B)
- Jim Diaz baseball-Pitcher (1967 All-State First Team Baseball Pitcher)
- Adrian Bush soccer player (1993 US Olympic Festival Team (South) -won the Gold Medal)
- Adrian Bush soccer player (1992 NCAA Div. II -National Champions University of Tampa)
- Michael Burgess baseball-pitcher (2006 Jackie Robinson Award Recipient as National High School Player of the Year)
- Michael Burgess baseball-outfielder (2006 Louisville Slugger High School All-American)
- Matt Schurig baseball -RHP (2006 Louisville Slugger High School All-American)
- Willard Brimm: First Floridian to (pole vault) 14 feet.
- Shannon Snell (2000 Parade All American -Football-Lineman)
""Politics""
State Officials:
City of Tampa Officials:
- Dick A. Greco (D) (50th & 56th Mayor of Tampa 1967-1974 and 1995-2003)
- William F. Poe (D) (53rd Mayor of Tampa 1974-1979)
- Nick C. Nuccio (D) (47th & 49th Mayor of Tampa 1956-1959 and 1963-1967)
- Julian B. Lane (D) (48th Mayor of Tampa 1959-1963)
- Junie L. Young Jr. (?) (46th (Acting) Mayor of Tampa in 1956)
[edit] Awards
In 2005, Newsweek magazine ranked Hillsborough as the number 10 school in the nation, though many consider this ranking questionable[citation needed] (the school received a "D" ranking from the school district of Hillsborough County in 2004, 2005, and 2006, and failed No Child Left Behind standards), as said ranking is based on the number of AP/IB tests taken by the "average" senior at the school, and so it is therefore contestable that HHS' high ranking is due exclusively to the fact that it hosts the IB program. As a counter-argument, some pose that the school ranking system in Florida is itself flawed.
[edit] Interesting or Unusual Facts
- In Winter of 2000, the Disney Television Channel filmed their show, "The Jersey," on HHS's campus.[citation needed]
