American public high school
Dr. Phillips High School is a publichigh school inDr. Phillips, Florida ,United States , nearOrlando .
It serves[ 2] Dr. Phillips census-designated place (CDP),[ 3] Bay Hill CDP,[ 4] Lake Buena Vista .[ 5]
Dr. Phillips High School opened in fall of 1987 and was built for about 2,500 students in theDr. Phillips area of southwestOrange County, Florida .
The campus sits on 55 acres (220,000 m2 ) in the Orlando city limits and unincorporated Orange County, oppositeUniversal Orlando . The school serves as a Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Center for International Studies magnet for Orange County Public Schools.
The school's first principal, Bill Spoone, went on to be elected to theOrange County School Board . The football stadium is named after him. The school's gymnasium is named after its second principal, Larry Payne, and is nicknamed "The House of Payne."[ 6]
The school opened with enrollment above capacity and began using portable classrooms on the North Campus, formerly known as the 9th Grade Center. Due to overflow from main campus, many non-freshman classes were moved into additional portable classrooms at the 9th Grade Center, which was renamed North Campus, with the main campus renamed the South Campus. Portable classrooms are still used on the North Campus and are primarily for freshman-level classes.[citation needed
Since the 2022-2023 school year, most of the portables have been shut down, due to the aging conditions and the possibility of a future renovation. In October 2024, construction workers began to destroy or transport the portables, and most of the area is now rubble and construction sand. As of December 2024, only around eight portables currently remain, awaiting to be destroyed or transported.[citation needed
As of the 2014–15 school year the school had 3,641 students, of whom 35% werewhite , 32%African American , 24%Hispanic , 7%Asian , and 2% multiracial.[ 7]
The school underwent a series of renovations which finished in 2015. A new building has been added, along with new VPA classrooms on the South Campus.
The mascot for Dr. Phillips is the Panther; specifically, theFlorida panther . They have many sports including lacrosse, football, baseball, golf, basketball and swimming. The Panthers have wonFHSAA state championships in the following sports:
Football (2017) Baseball (1996)[ 8] Men's Basketball (2021)[ 9] Women's Basketball (1992, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024)[ 10] Men's Golf (1990, 1991, 1997, 1999)[ 11] Women's Golf (1993, 1994)[ 12] Men's Swimming & Diving (1995)[ 13] Women's Swimming & Diving (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)[ 14] Competitive Cheerleading (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020)[ 15] Women's Flag Football (2011)[ 16] Athletic program accomplishments:
FHSAA State All-Sports Award - 2012-13 FHSAA State All-Sports Award - 2010-11[ 17] FHSAA State All-Sports Award - 1998-99[citation needed FHSAA State All-Sports Award - 1995-96[citation needed Listed chronologically:
Dan Miceli (1988), MLB pitcher[ 18] Wayne Brady (1989), actor[ 19] Robert Damron (1990),professional golfer [ 20] Brian Barber (1991),MLB playerJohnny Damon (1992), MLB outfielder,[ 21] Dancing with the Stars Rene Plasencia (1992), Member of theFlorida House of Representatives , R-50[ 22] Braniff Bonaventure (1993), Arena Football League playerDJ Khaled (1993), producer, DJSean O'Neal (1993), actor onClarissa Explains It All JC Chasez (1994), singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, producer, and member of*NSYNC [ 23] A. J. Pierzynski (1994), MLB catcher[ 24] Ike Charlton (1995),CFL player[ 25] Joey Fatone (1995), actor, television host, singer, dancer, and member of*NSYNC Luis Fonsi (1995), singer, Grammy award winnerBobby Olszewski (1995), former member of theFlorida House of Representatives , R-44Mark Ruiz (1997), member of US Olympic diving team at 2000 and 2004Summer Olympics Doug Gabriel (1998), NFL player[ 26] Jean Rodríguez (1998), Latin singer, songwriter, producer, and the brother ofLuis Fonsi Mekia Cox (1999), actress[ 27] Ashley Eckstein (1999), actressKenny Layne (1999), professional wrestlerAmanda Seales (1999), actressMichael James Scott (1999), broadway actorDamien Wilkins (1999), NBA basketball player[ 28] Eddie Huang (2000), writer, director, restaurateurMatt Lauria (2000), actorBuddy Brown (2001), country music singer[ 29] Brit Marling (2001), actress[ 30] Valery Ortiz (2002), actressTy Tryon (2002), professional golfer[ 31] Oliver Marmol (2004), MLB baseball managerWesley Taylor (2004), Broadway actorScooter Magruder (2007),YouTube personalityChris Warren (2007), basketball player[ 32] Ray Willis (2008), basketball player[ 33] Darren Barnet (2009), actor[ 34] Kona Reeves (2009), professional wrestlerKenny Shaw (2010), professional football playerHa Ha Clinton-Dix (2011), NFLfree safety Dee Hart (2011),USA Today 2010 )[ 35] Shane Larkin (2011),NBA player[ 36] Marcell Harris (2012), NFL safetyTrey Griffey (2012), NFLwide receiver Madison Anderson (2013), model,Miss Universe 2019 runner upMatt Milano (2013), NFL linebackerHotboii (2018 - did not graduate), rapperDenzel Aberdeen (2022), basketball player[ 37] Riley Kugel (2022), basketball player[ 38] Ernest Udeh Jr. (2022), basketball player[ 39] ^a b c "Dr. Phillips High" . 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RetrievedMay 14, 2014 . ^ staff."Boys Golf 2014-15 Championship Records" (PDF) . FHSAA. RetrievedMay 14, 2014 . ^ staff."Girls Golf 2014-15 Championship Records" (PDF) . FHSAA. RetrievedMay 14, 2014 . ^ staff."Boys Swimming and Diving 2013-2014 Championship Records" (PDF) . FHSAA. RetrievedMay 14, 2014 . ^ staff."Girls Swimming and Diving 2013-2014 Championship Records" (PDF) . FHSAA. RetrievedMay 14, 2014 . ^ staff."Competitive Cheerleading 2013-2014 Championship Records" (PDF) . FHSAA. RetrievedMay 14, 2014 . ^ staff."Flag Football 2013-2014 Championship Records" (PDF) . FHSAA. RetrievedMay 14, 2014 . ^ FHSAA.org | Dr. Phillips, St. Thomas Aquinas, Cardinal Gibbons, Bolles, Rickards, Providence, P.K. Yonge, Oak Hall, FAMU lead FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup all-sports award ... ^ "Dan Miceli Pitching Stats" . Baseball Almanac. RetrievedDecember 10, 2012 .^ "Wayne's Way" . Orlando Family Magazine. RetrievedJuly 16, 2025 .^ "Alumni Biographies" . Orlando D. Phillips Athletics. RetrievedAugust 6, 2014 .^ "Johnny Damon Stats" . Baseball Almanac. RetrievedDecember 10, 2012 .^ "Meet Coach P" .^ "Frosted Tips with Lance Bass: JC Chasez (*NSYNC)" .Apple Podcasts . January 8, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2023 .^ "A. J. Pierzynski Stats" . Baseball Almanac. RetrievedDecember 10, 2012 .^ "Ike Charlton" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. RetrievedDecember 10, 2012 .^ "Douglas Gabriel" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. RetrievedDecember 10, 2012 .^ Abbott, Jim (October 27, 2009)."Dr. Phillips grad Mekia Cox talks about working with Michael Jackson" .Orlando Sentinel the original on October 21, 2012. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2010 . ^ "Damien Lamont Wilkins" . databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. RetrievedDecember 10, 2012 .^ "Social media drives Orlando country singer Buddy Brown" . Orlando Sentinel. RetrievedJuly 16, 2025 .^ Moore, Roger (October 19, 2012)."Great Brit" . Orlando Magazine. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2014 . ^ "GOLF; PGA Tour Has Courses For High School Junior" .NY Times . RetrievedOctober 25, 2014 .^ "Chris Warren" . The Official Site of the Ole Miss Rebels. Archived fromthe original on August 1, 2017. RetrievedDecember 10, 2012 .^ "55 Ray Willis" .nccueaglepride.com . RetrievedJuly 20, 2015 .^ Christiansen, Kathleen (April 15, 2020)."Dr. Phillips grad stars in Mindy Kaling's new Netflix show" .Orlando Sentinel .Archived from the original on April 19, 2020. RetrievedApril 30, 2020 . ^ "Dee Hart" . Alabama Crimson Tide. Archived fromthe original on December 23, 2012. RetrievedDecember 10, 2012 .^ "Shane Larkin, Dr. Phillips, Point Guard" .247Sports . RetrievedNovember 23, 2025 .^ "Denzel Aberdeen - Men's Basketball" .Florida Gators .^ "Riley Kugel - Men's Basketball" .Florida Gators .^ "Ernest Udeh Jr" .Kansas Jayhawks . July 14, 2022.
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