Henry B. Plant High School

Henry B. Plant High School
Strength Through Unity
Address
2415 South Himes Avenue Tampa, Florida 33629 United States
Coordinates	27°55′25″N 82°30′8″W / 27.92361°N 82.50222°W / 27.92361; -82.50222Coordinates: 27°55′25″N 82°30′8″W / 27.92361°N 82.50222°W / 27.92361; -82.50222
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1927
School district	Hillsborough County Public Schools
Principal	Robert Nelson
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,200 (2008-2009)
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Team name	Panthers
Rivals	Robinson, Hillsborough
Accreditation	Florida State Department of Education
Website	plant.mysdhc.org

H.B. Plant High School is a public high school located in Tampa, Florida, United States. Its opening date was in 1927 on South Himes Avenue. The school is named in honor of railroad and hotel tycoon Henry B. Plant. The school mascot is the Panther. The school motto is "Strength Through Unity." Plant High School has an enrollment of more than 2,500 students.

Academics

US News and World Report ranked Plant High the 17th best public school in Florida and 263rd nationally in 2015.^[1] The school has twice been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1990 and 1997).^[2]

Graduation rate

Plant's 2012 graduation rate of 93% was ranked second in the Hillsborough County School District, compared to a statewide rate of 74.5% and a Hillsborough County rate of 72.6%.^[3]

Florida Department of Education grade

Plant is one of only three schools in Hillsborough County to have earned an A grade from the Florida Department of Education in at least five of the last eight years, along with Sickles, and Newsome, which has eight straight A grades.^[3]

2012 - A
2011 - A
2010 - A
2009 - B
2008 - A

Facilities

The athletic stadium is named Dad's Stadium, and hosts football, soccer and lacrosse games, track and field meets, and pep rallies. The water tower behind the stadium reads, "Plant High School, Home of State Champions".

Music

The high school music program consists of musical theater, an orchestra, five chorale groups, two a cappella groups and 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.

Service clubs

Plant High School enjoys a tradition of community service, as shown by the seven service clubs (boys' and girls') on campus. Students who are interested in joining are assigned to a random club and are "tapped" during homeroom. These clubs perform a variety of services to the community.

Boys' service clubs:

Delphi
Key
Sertoma

Girls' service clubs:

Anchor
Kiwanettes
La Sertoa
Zeta

Athletics

Interscholastic sports at Plant are sanctioned by the FHSAA. The following sports are available. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are non-sanctioned club sports.^[4]

Baseball
Basketball (boys' and girls')
Cheerleading
Crew*
Cross country
Flag football
Football
- State Champions - 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011^[5]
Golf
Hockey*
Lacrosse
Sailing*
Soccer
Softball
Swimming and diving
Tennis
Track
Volleyball
- State Champions - 1975, 1976 and 2006-2010^[6]
Wrestling

Notable alumni

Peter Alonso, baseball player^[7]

Brielle Weiss - lit af starboy

Trey Azagthoth, founder and lead guitarist for Morbid Angel
Natalie Ulm- great person
Wade Boggs, Hall of Fame baseball player
Gallagher, comedian
Sam Gibbons, US congressman
Mychal Givens, baseball player^[8]
Richard King, three-time Academy Award winner for Best Sound Editing
Lane Lindell, represented America in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Bobby Lord, country musician
Aaron Murray, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs^[9]
Stephen Stills, member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young musical group
Preston Tucker, baseball player^[10]
Dreama Walker, actress known for her role in Gossip Girl
Mike Williams, NFL wide receiver^[11]
James Wilder, Jr., NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills
Eric Patterson, NFL cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams^[12]
Orson Charles, NFL tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals^[13]
Lyrics Born, rapper and producer

^[14]- Television star-ABC Family,^[15]

References

External links

Hillsborough County Public and Private Schools

High schools	Alonso High School (8th–12th grade) Armwood High School Blake High School Bloomingdale High School Brandon High School Chamberlain High School Durant High School East Bay High School Freedom High School Gaither High School Hillsborough High School Jefferson High School King High School Lennard High School Leto Senior High School Middleton High School Newsome High School Plant City High School (7th–12th grade) Plant High School Riverview High School Robinson High School Sickles High School Spoto High School Steinbrenner High School Strawberry Crest High School Tampa Bay Technical High School Tampa Marine Evening (7th–12th grade) Wharton High School

Middle schools	Louis Benito Middle School Pete Davidsen Middle School Angelo L. Greco Middle School Ben Hill Middle School John Quincy Adams Middle School James Buchanan Middle School William G. Pierce Middle School (6th-9th grade) Memorial Middle School Sligh Middle Magnet School D.W. Webb Middle School Dowdell Middle Magnet School Roland Park Middle School Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School Martin Van Buren Middle School James Madison Middle School Progress Village Middle Magnet School Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School James Monroe Middle School Woodrow Wilson Middle School Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School Orange Grove Middle Magnet School Hillsborough Academy (5th-8th grade) Liberty Middle School

Elementary schools	Booker T. Washington Elementary School MacFarlane Park International Baccalaureate School Westchase Elementary School Alafia Elementary School Symmes Elementary School Summerfield Elementary School Crestwood Elementary School Claywell Elementary School Cypress Creek Elementary School Essrig Elementary School Limona Elementary School Boyette Springs Elementary School Egypt Lake Elementary School Dale Mabry Elementary School Pride Elementary School Forest Hills Elementary School Dunbar Magnet School Gorrie Elementary School Mitchell Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Lee Magnet School Roosevelt Elementary School West Shore Elementary School Walden Lake Elementary School

Charter schools in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County	Anderson Elementary Academy Carl Sagan Academy Hope Preparatory Academy Kid’s Community College Learning Gate Community School Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy Metropolitan Ministries Mount Pleasant Standard-Based Middle School Pepin Academy of Tampa Prince Academy Quest Middle School Re-birth Academy RCMA Wimauma Academy Richardson Montessori Academy Tampa Bay Academy Tampa Charter School Tampa Transitional School of Excellence Terrace Community Middle School Trinity School for Children USF/Patel USF/Patel Intermediate Village of Excellence Walton Academy of the Performing Arts

Private schools in Tampa	Seffner Christian Academy (PreK-12) Berkeley Preparatory School (PreK–12) Cambridge Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Catholic High School (9–12) Jesuit High School of Tampa (9–12) Tampa Preparatory School (6–12) Citrus Park Christian School (PreK–12) Christ the King Catholic School (PreK–8) St. Mary's Episcopal Day School (PreK–8) St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School (PreK–8) Bayshore Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Baptist Academy (PreK–12) Academy of the Holy Names (9–12) American Youth Academy (PreK–12) The Paideia School of Tampa Bay (K–12) Bell Shoals Baptist Academy (PreK–8)

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