Clearwater High School
| Clearwater High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 540 S. Hercules Ave. Clearwater, Florida USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1906 |
| School district | Pinellas County Schools |
| Principal | Keith Mastorides |
| Color(s) | Crimson and Gray |
| Mascot | Tornadoes |
| Website | Clearwater High School |
Clearwater High School is a public high school located in Clearwater, Florida. It is a member of the Pinellas County School System. The school's mascot is the Tornadoes. Their colors are Crimson and Gray which is also the name of their fight song. The school is known for great athletic teams in boys basketball, girls basketball, swimming, and girls flag football. Former NFL pro bowler Donnie Abraham has been hired as the Head Football Coach, with the tall task of reviving the once proud football program.
The Jack L. Wilson Gymnasium is named in honor of coach Jack L. Wilson.
The school's motto is "Tradition, Honor, Pride."
Notable Programs
CDMP (Clearwater Digital Media Productions) @ CHS is the school's award winning broadcast journalism program. CDMP is a merging and converging of technology. Students produce CTTV, WPYG Radio and Clearlight Newspaper. http://my.hsj.org/cdmp CDMP student film department produced a community awareness project via what is known as a "Lip Dub". What makes this Lip Dub unique is the students selection of theme and song choice. Sports, clubs, and classes have chosen to represent their groups by selecting a color and cause to support. Over thirty causes were represented throughout the course of the Lip Dub ranging from Heart Disease (Red) to Leukemia (orange). The song choice "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars is the message that the student directors hope to convey in an effort to inspire others and bring about community awareness To see the video, please search, "Clearwater High School: Colors For A Cause Lip Dub" on YouTube.
Notable alumni
- Bruce Melnick, (Class of 1967) NASA Astronaut
- Jack Reilly, (class of 1968) American Artist
- Rich Fields, (Class of 1979) The Price Is Right announcer
- Howard Johnson, Major League Baseball player
- Gene Chizik, (Class of 1980), Auburn University Head Football Coach
- Zach Railey, (Class of 2002) Olympic Silver Medalist, Beijing Games, Sailing
- Nicole P. Stott, (Class of 1980), NASA Astronaut
- Mike Brittain, (Class of 1981), basketball player NBA
- Hassan Jones, (Class of 1982), football - FSU and NFL
- Scott Nicolas, (Class of 1978), football - University of Miami and NFL.
- Jordan Wall, (Class of 2003), Actor - The Glades
- Aaron Suttles, (Class of 1995), Pulitzer Prize winner, journalist
- Josh Postorino, (Class of 1995), basketball - University of Dayton
- Chris Daniels, (Class of 1995), football - Purdue
- Joel Parker, (Clearwater High and UF), football, NFL - New Orlean Saints 1974-77
- Jim Brady, (Class of 1982), Olympic Silver Medalist, Sailing.
- Steve Calder, (Class of 1975), Olympic Bronze Medalist, Sailing.
- Sara Blakely, (Class of 1989), Founder and former CEO of Spanx, American Inventor Judge in 2007, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Winner in 2002.
- Luke Loucks, (Class of 2008), Basketball Player at Florida State University
- Okaro White, (Class of 2010), Basketball Player at Florida State University
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Coordinates: 27°57′34″N 82°45′17″W / 27.959343°N 82.754585°W