Public high school in Tampa, Florida, United States
H.B. Plant High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood ofSouth Tampa inTampa, Florida , United States. It opened in 1927 between South Himes Avenue on the east andDale Mabry Highway on the west. The school is named afterrailroad and hotel tycoonHenry B. Plant , who connected Tampa to the United States railroad system in 1884. The school mascot is thePanther , and its motto is "Strength Through Unity." Plant High School has an enrollment of more than 2,500 students.
U.S. News & World Report [ 2] Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1990 and 1997).[ 3]
The high school music program consists of musical theater, an orchestra, five chorale groups, two a cappella groups, a marching band, a wind ensemble, a symphonic band and a jazz band. The Marching Panther Band is a combination of all these groups and performs at all football games and various community events.
Interscholastic sports at Plant are sanctioned by theFHSAA . The following sports are available. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are non-sanctioned club sports.[ 4]
Baseball BasketballGirls 2021 state champions Cheerleading2021 FHSAA Regional Runner Up, 2021 FHSAA third in the State Championship (Medium 2A Division) Crew* Cross countryGirls state championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2020[ 5] Flag football FootballState Champions - 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011[ 6] Golf Hockey* Lacrosse Sailing* Soccer 2023 FHSAA Regional runner-up, 2021&2022 FHSAA State runner-up Softball Swimming and diving TennisGirls Tennis - 2012, 2013 State Champions Track Volleyball (girls)State Champions - 1975, 1976, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021, and 2023[ 7] Wrestling The H. B. Plant High SchoolAFJROTC , founded in 2005, is a 4-year; 2 semester program sponsored by theU.S. Air Force .
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Pete Alonso ,MLB player for theNew York Mets [ 8] Trey Azagthoth, founder and guitarist ofMorbid Angel Andrew Beck ,NFL player for theHouston Texans Wade Boggs ,Hall of Fame baseball playerLyrics Born , rapper and producerJac Caglianone , baseball player[ 9] Orson Charles , NFL tight end for theCleveland Browns [ 10] John R. Culbreath , politician[ 11] Samuel T. Durrance , astronaut[ 12] Sandra Freedman , 55th Mayor ofTampa, Florida [ 13] Gallagher , comedianSam Gibbons , US congressmanGeoffrey Giuliano , author and actor best known forSquid Game [ 14] Mychal Givens ,MLB player for theBaltimore Orioles [ 15] Tucker Gleason , quarterback for theToledo Rockets [ 16] Ruth Hall , actress[ 17] Richard King , four-timeAcademy Award winner forBest Sound Editing Lane Lindell , represented America inMiss World 2008 Bobby Lord , country musicianRobert Marve , former CFL quarterback for theWinnipeg Blue Bombers Jordan McCloud , quarterback for theJames Madison Dukes [ 18] Micah McFadden , NFL linebackerAaron Murray , NFL quarterback[ 19] Eric Patterson , NFL cornerback[ 20] Whop Philyor , former American football wide receiver[ 21] Will Putnam , NFL center[ 22] Connor Scott , baseball player for theMilwaukee Brewers organization[ 23] Stephen Stills , member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young musical groupKyle Tucker , baseball player for theChicago Cubs Preston Tucker , formerMLB player, currently playing in Korea[ 24] [ 25] Dreama Walker , actress known for her role inGossip Girl Christian Watson , NFL wide receiver for theGreen Bay Packers Mazzi Wilkins , NFL player for theBaltimore Ravens Mike Williams , former NFL wide receiver[ 26] James Wilder, Jr. , NFL and CFL running back for theToronto Argonauts Jake Woodford ,MLB Pitcher^a b c "Plant High School" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedDecember 8, 2024 .^ "Plant High School in Tampa, FL - US News Best High Schools" .U.S. News & World Report Archived from the original on April 18, 2016.^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2013 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Plant High / Homepage" .www.hillsboroughschools.org .^ "Florida High School Athletic Association" (PDF) .fhsaa.com .^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. RetrievedMarch 26, 2014 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on July 7, 2014. RetrievedMarch 26, 2014 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Florida high school sports - Baseball: Plant 3B/1B Pete Alonso commits to Florida" . Archived fromthe original on February 7, 2017. RetrievedNovember 29, 2016 .^ Rodriguez, Hector (July 21, 2020)."Five UF commits who could play in the Perfect Game All-American Classic" .Rivals.com . RetrievedMarch 15, 2023 . ^ "Orson Charles, TE for the Cincinnati Bengals" .www.NFL.com . National Football League.^ "John R. Culbreath Obituary (1926-2013)" .Tallahassee Democrat . RetrievedJuly 25, 2022 .^ "In a far different galaxy from 1961" .Tampa Bay Times . RetrievedMay 6, 2023 .^ Hillsborough County - Women’s Hall of Fame <https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/government/boards-and-committees/a-d/cosw-hall-of-fame > ^ Guzzo, Paul." .Tampa Bay Times . RetrievedJanuary 12, 2025 . ^ "Former Plant standout Givens makes his pitch for the big leagues" .Tampa Bay Times . RetrievedNovember 19, 2014 .^ Putnam, Bob (December 18, 2019)."Plant quarterback Tucker Gleason welcomes the competition at Georgia Tech" .Tampa Bay Times . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2023 . ^ "Wins Recognition" .The Tampa Times . Florida, Tampa. December 8, 1932. p. 9. RetrievedAugust 31, 2018 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Media, Field Level (December 2, 2023)."Transfer roundup: Quarterbacks starting to fill up portal" .Henry Herald . ^ "Aaron Murray Stats, News and Video - QB" .NFL.com . RetrievedMay 19, 2022 .^ "Eric Patterson Stats, News and Video - CB" .NFL.com ^ "Plant wide receiver/cornerback Whop Philyor is more predator than prey" .Tampa Bay Times . RetrievedNovember 24, 2020 .^ "Will Putnam Discusses Reasons For Transferring To Plant High School; 4 Star OL Offers Recruiting Update" .channel1450.com . March 30, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2024 .^ Page, Rodney (June 2, 2018)."Draft journal: Connor Scott the next first-rounder for Plant?" .The Tampa Tribune the original on June 9, 2018. RetrievedDecember 24, 2019 . ^ "Former Plant High baseball star Preston Tucker returns for one more season with Florida Gators" .^ "KBO Signings: Tucker, Buchanan" . December 9, 2020.^ "Mike Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" .Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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