Eau Gallie High School

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Eau Gallie High School
Location
Melbourne, Florida, United States
Information
Principal	Thomas A. Sawyer
Enrollment	2392
Students	Grades 9-12
Type	Public
Mascot	Commodore
Color(s)	Navy, Gold, Red
Established	1923 (Pineapple) 1963 (Commodore Blvd)
Information	(321)242-6400
Homepage	EG High School website

Coordinates: 28°7′49.33″N 80°38′49.77″W / 28.1303694, -80.6471583

Eau Gallie High School is located at 1400 Commodore Blvd in the Eau Gallie area of Melbourne, FL. It is one of four public high schools in Melbourne.

Eau Gallie has the second largest enrollment in the Brevard Public Schools System, 2034 students.^[1] In sports the school is classified as 6A, the highest classification based on enrollment.

Contents 1 History 2 Recognition 3 Notable alumni 4 Mascot/Colors 5 Footnotes

[edit] History

Eau Gallie is French for "rocky waters". The original school overlooked the Indian River. The successor school is 3.5 miles west.

The school had the lowest reportable incidents of any high school in Brevard for the 2006-7 school year.^[2] The school uses survelliance cameras to monitor student activity.^[3]

[edit] Recognition

• Softball district champions 2006-07^[4]

• The School Board awarded bonuses to sixty-nine teachers at Eau Gallie out of only 375 awards to the sixteen high school in the county. This was double the awards to the second highest school.^[5]

[edit] Notable alumni

• Prince Fielder 2002 - 1st Baseman Milwaukee Brewers
• Jeff Tam 1988 - Pitcher New York Mets, Oakland A's, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays
• Tim Wakefield 1984 - Pitcher Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox
• Matt Walters 1998 - Former NFL Lineman New York Jets^[6]

[edit] Mascot/Colors

• Commodore - Rumor has it the first principal of Eau Gallie High School was a graduate from Vanderbilt University. With the school being just a few miles from the Indian River and Atlantic Ocean, the principal felt there was a sort of connection.
• Navy/Gold/Red

[edit] Footnotes