Braulio Alonso High School
Location
8302 Montague Street Tampa , Florida 33635 United States
Coordinates	28°01′19″N82°36′10″W / 28.021864°N 82.602689°W /28.021864; -82.602689
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	2001
School district	Hillsborough County Public Schools
Principal	James Harris
Staff	132.33 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,930 (2025–26)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	24:1[3]
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Navy   Gold
Mascot	Raven
Rival	Sickles High School[1]
Website	www.hillsboroughschools.org/o/alonso
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Braulio Alonso High School is a publichigh school located inTampa, Florida,United States. It serves grades 9–12 for theHillsborough County Public Schools.

Alonso High is named afterBraulio Alonso. He served on the board of directors in theNational Education Association from 1958 to 1964, and was elected as its president in 1967, the first Hispanic to hold that office.^[5]

Alonso is the fifth school in Hillsborough County to have anInternational Baccalaureate Programme with the other IB high schools beingKing,Strawberry Crest,Hillsborough, andRobinson. The program was established in the 2020–2021 school year and offers a Pre-IB curriculum for grades 9 and 10, and anIB Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12. Alonso received the status of a full-fledged IB diploma school for the 2022–2023 school year. The first class of IB students graduated in May 2024.

• Student Diversity^[6]
  • 59.6% Hispanic
  • 25.1% White
  • 6.1% Asian
  • 6.0% Black
  • 3.0% Two or more races
  • 0.2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.1% American Indian/Alaska Native

Alonso High School currently offers the following sports:

Sandy Bunkin was the school's first principal, and retired after five years. She was replaced by Louie Diaz, who was the Assistant Principal of Athletics for the first two years the school was open, then became the principal of Jefferson High School. Both principals had buildings in the school named after them, the Sandy Bunkin Auditorium which is located near the front of the school and is where many concerts by the band and orchestra are held and the Louie Diaz Athletic Complex which is located near the football field. Kenneth Hart took over the role in 2015 followed by James Harris in 2021.

• Leger Douzable (2004), formerNFL defensive end^[11]
• Sherman Johnson (2009), formerMLB infielder^[12]
• Anthony Chickillo (2011), formerNFL linebacker^[13]
• Howell Emanuel Donaldson III (2011), serial killer^{[14][15][16][17]}
• Jose Fernandez (2011), formerMLB All-Star pitcher^[18]
• Alex Faedo (2014), pitcher for theTampa Bay Rays^[19]
• Jessie Warren (2014),Athletes Unlimited Softball League pitcher
• Ryan Fernandez (2016), pitcher for theSt. Louis Cardinals^[20]
• Chris Oladokun (2016 - transferred), quarterback for theKansas City Chiefs

• Alonso High School

• High schools in Tampa, Florida
• Public high schools in Florida
• 2001 establishments in Florida
• Educational institutions established in 2001

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