Braulio Alonso High School Explained

Braulio Alonso High School
Rival:Sickles High School[1]
Principal:James Harris
Streetaddress:8302 Montague Street
City:Tampa
State:Florida
Zipcode:33635
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:28.0219°N -82.6027°W
Established:2001
Campus:Suburban
Type:Public secondary
Staff:132.33 (FTE)[2]
Ratio:24:1
Enrollment:2,795 (2023-24)[3]
Grades:9–12
District:Hillsborough County Public Schools
Mascot:Raven
Colors: Navy blue
Gold
Website:alonso.mysdhc.org
Footnotes:[4]

Braulio Alonso High School is a public high school located in Tampa, Florida, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Hillsborough County Public Schools.

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

International Baccalaureate Programme

Alonso is the fifth school in Hillsborough County to have an International Baccalaureate Programme with the other IB high schools being King, Strawberry Crest, Hillsborough, and Robinson. The program was established in the 2020-2021 school year and offers a Pre-IB curriculum for grades 9 and 10, and an IB 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.

Demographics

School Grade By Year

Year[7] GradeYearGradeYearGrade
2005-2006B2011-2012A2017-2018B
2006-2007C2012-2013A2018-2019B
2007-2008A2013-2014B2019-2020B
2008-2009B2014-2015A2020-2021B
2009-2010B2015-2016C2021-2022A
2010-2011B2016-2017B2022-2023B
2023-2024A

Athletics

Alonso High School currently offers the following sports:

Clubs and Organizations

Principals

PrincipalTenure
Dr. Sandy Bunkin [9] 2001-2006
Louie Diaz2006-2015
Kenneth Hart2015-2021
James Harris[10] 2021-present
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.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 miles and a lot of emotion between Sickles, Alonso.
  2. Web site: Alonso High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 6, 2019.
  3. Web site: Alonso High School. US News & World Report. July 5, 2024.
  4. Web site: staff. Fall 2012 FHSAA member school student population report. FHSAA.org. FHSAA. 9 August 2014.
  5. Web site: Florida's Braulio Alonso: Teacher, NEA President, and veteran . 26 July 2021 .
  6. Web site: Alonso High School 2023-2024 Rankings - usnews.com.
  7. https://data.floridatoday.com/school/hillsborough/alonso-high-school/290151/. Retrieved 21 January 2024
  8. Web site: 2009 FHSAA Class 6A Baseball Championship. www.fhsaa.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531045236/http://www.fhsaa.org/ba/2009/brak6.htm . May 31, 2009.
  9. https://www.classmates.com/siteui/yearbooks/4182718360?page=6 evermore 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2024
  10. https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/domain/339 Alonso High School Directory. Retrieved 21 January 2024
  11. Web site: Anthony Chickillo Bio and Stats – pro-football-reference.com. 21 January 2024.
  12. Web site: Interviews detail the downward spiral of the Seminole Heights killing suspect .
  13. Web site: Howell Donaldson III . 19 February 2019 .
  14. Web site: Friends stunned by arrest of suspected serial killer in Seminole Heights .
  15. https://cnn.com/cnn/2017/11/29/us/tampa-killings-seminole-heights-suspect-howell-donaldson/index.html
  16. Web site: Leger Douzable Bio and Stats - pro-football-reference.com. 21 January 2024.
  17. Web site: "Alex Faedo Bio and Stats - baseball-reference.com". 21 January 2024.
  18. News: Cotey. John. Alonso High School sophomore Jose Fernandez knows pitching is hardly matter of life or death considering how he arrived in the United States from Cuba. 18 June 2014. Tampa Bay Times. 21 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20140811001311/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseballpreps/alonso-high-school-sophomore-jose-fernandez-knows-pitching-is-hardly/1003235. 11 August 2014. dead.
  19. https://www.tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2018/06/06/baseball-wrapping-up-local-picks-in-the-third-day-of-mlb-draft/

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