Merritt Island High School Explained
Merritt Island High School |
Motto: | Once a Mustang, Always a Mustang, Pride Tradition Family |
City: | Merritt Island |
State: | Florida |
Country: | USA |
Type: | Public |
Established: | 1965 |
District: | Brevard Public Schools |
Principal: | Debbie Lubbers |
Staff: | 30 |
Faculty: | 72.50 |
Ratio: | 21.32 |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Song: | The Horse |
Mascot: | Mustang |
Nickname: | Merritt Island, MIHS |
Enrollment: | 1,546[1] |
Enrollment As Of: | 2022–23 |
Address: | 100 East Mustang Way |
Colors: | Black and Gold |
Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
Merritt Island High School is a public high school located in Merritt Island, Florida. It was built in 1965.
Principals
- Robert Bruton: 1965 - 1983
- Hank Smith: 1983 - 1999
- David M. Piccolo: 2000 - 2002
- Gary Shiffrin: 2002 - 2013
- Dr. Karyle Green: 2013 - 2014
- Mollie Vega: 2014 - 2018
- James Rehmer: 2018–2023
- Debbie Lubbers: 2023-present
Academics
Merritt Island High School is accredited. The school offers classes for grades 9-12, including Honors courses, Advanced Placement courses, and courses with the Dual Enrollment program at Eastern Florida State College.[2]
To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 26 credits. Each semester-course is equal to a half credit.There is also a variety of academies available for students to enroll in. Including the Advance Placement academy, Fame academy for the performing arts, and Davinci.
Athletics
Teams
[3]
- Wrestling
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Dance Team
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swim and Diving
- Tennis
- Track
- Indoor Volleyball
- Beach Volleyball
- Baseball
State championships
- Boys Soccer 4A championship - 2009. 3A championship - 2014.[4]
- Girls Soccer 4A championship - 2010. 3A championship - 2017 and 2018.[5] [6]
- American football 4A championship - 1972, 1978 & 1979.[7]
- Baseball 5A championship - 1999 & 2000.[8]
- Volleyball 5A championship- 2011 & 2018[9]
- Beach Volleyball AA championship - 2019
Clubs and extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities offered include:
- Academic Games team
- Art club
- Anime club
- Auto club
- Book club
- Beta Club
- Chess club
- Marine Science Club
- Chorus
- Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, & Beginning Orchestra
- DECA
- Drama/Theater
- Earth club
- Ethics club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- FIRST Robotics Competition team
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Future Educators of America
- Future Problem Solvers
- Gay Straight Alliance
- German club
- Guitar Club
- Inline hockey team
- Intramural athletics
- Jazz ensemble
- JROTC (including the Raider Team, Rifle Team, Drill Team, Color Guard and Command and Staff leadership positions)
- Key Club
- Literary magazine
- Magic club
- Marching, Concert and Symphonic Bands
- Marine Science Club
- Multicultural club
- Mustang Round-Up Leaders
- Straight Up G (vocal acapella group)
- National Art Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Newspaper
- Quiz bowl team
- Rugby team
- Science Research
- SECME
- Spanish club
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Speech and debate club
- Student ministers
- Student council
- StangSat Club
- Student Government
- Student Venture
- Yearbook[10] [11]
- Video Game club
- DND (Dungeons and Dragons) club
- Welcoming diversity team
- Young Republicans Club
- Young Democrats Club
Notable alumni
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Merritt Island High School. National Center for Education Statistics. June 2, 2024.
- News: Merritt Island High School: Academics. Edline. 2016-12-06.
- News: Merritt Island High School: Athletics. Edline. 2016-12-06.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2008-11-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090117203619/http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_scb.pdf . 2009-01-17 . retrieved August 31, 2010
- Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101021030832/http://fhsaa.org/scg/2010/ . 2010-10-21 . retrieved August 31, 2010
- News: Brian . McCallum . Merritt Island girls win 3A soccer final . Florida Today . Melbourne, Florida. 1C . February 24, 2018 . March 11, 2018.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2008-11-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081221065114/http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_fb.pdf . 2008-12-21 . retrieved April 27, 2009
- Web site: Archived copy . 2008-05-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227234431/http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_ba.pdf . 2008-02-27 . retrieved August 31, 2010
- Web site: FHSAA Championship Record Books. fhsaa. 7 April 2014.
- Web site: Merritt Island High School :: Clubs . Merritt.hs.brevardschools.org . 2013-05-21 . 2014-03-16.
- News: Merritt Island High School: Clubs & Activities. Edline. 2016-12-06.
- Web site: Leon Bright Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards . databaseFootball.com . 2010-08-31 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20100212003444/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRIGHLEO01 . 2010-02-12.
- Web site: Derek Brown Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards . 2008-07-17 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20110528121612/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNDER01 . 2011-05-28 . databaseFootball.com.
- Web site: Cal Dixon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards . 2010-07-27 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218094310/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DIXONCAL01 . 2010-02-18 . databaseFootball.com.
- News: Sangalang. Jennifer. Merritt Island grads want to film movie in Brevard. October 5, 2015. Florida Today. February 3, 2024.
- News: Florida Today . Brevard brothers land second season for their Western TV saga . January 7, 2012 . January 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142709/http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012301070011 . August 12, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: Derrick Ham Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122231110/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamxDe20.htm . 2020-11-22 . 2023-04-16 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
- Web site: Manager and Coaches . . August 27, 2019.
- Web site: Feds: Merritt Island High grad an inside trader . Clickorlando.com . . 2012-12-20 . 2014-03-08.
- Web site: Bubba McDowell Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- Web site: Will Perdue NBA & ABA Stats . . 2014-03-16.
- Web site: Darryl Spencer Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- Web site: Danny Verpaele Bio. GoUSFBulls.com.
- Web site: Whitaker, Kevin . Archived Content – U. S. Department of State . . August 27, 2019.
- News: Bianchi . Mike . Wickersham quietly one of the best . . 1985-10-02 . 2010-04-22 . news.google.com.
- https://stevecrisafulli.com/about/ Steve Crisafulli
- https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/02/13/merritt-island-state-championship-history-strong/23373 Merritt Island State Championship History Strong