Brandon High School (Florida)

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Brandon High School
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Brandon High School (Florida)
1101 Victoria Street

Brandon
,
Florida
33510

United States
Coordinates 27°56′39″N82°17′59″W / 27.9441896°N 82.2998139°W / 27.9441896; -82.2998139
Information
Type Public high school
Established1914
School district Hillsborough County Public Schools
PrincipalJeremy D. Klein
Teaching staff77.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,560 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.26 [1]
Color(s)  Maroon
  White
  Black
Nickname Eagles
Website brandon.mysdhc.org
[2] [3]

Brandon High School is a public high school in Brandon, Florida, United States. It is overseen by the School District of Hillsborough County.

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History

The school originally opened in 1914 on the current site of McLane Middle School, for the education of white students only. In 1966, due to the federal lawsuit Manning vs. the School Board of Hillsborough County, [4] a small group of African-American students were permitted to attend for the first time, and in 1971, large scale busing to improve integration of the school commenced. In 2001, the school district achieved unitary status and mandated busing was ended. [5] In 1972, the school moved to its current location on Victoria Street in Brandon. The school colors are maroon and white. The school mascot is the Eagle. Brandon High is currently Pending school grade [6] in SDHC's high school grading scale. The school has been awarded Blue Ribbon School status. [7]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,957 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:

Additionally, 54.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. [3]

Athletics

Wrestling

The Brandon wrestling team holds the national record for the longest winning streak in not just wrestling, but by a high school sports team (459 straight wins), which spanned from 1973 to 2008. The streak came to an end on January 5, 2008, when Brandon was defeated by South Dade High School 32–28. [8]

Soccer

Brandon High boys won the state championship in 2003. [9]

Brandon High School nature preserve

This approximately 1.5-acre (6,100 m2) wooded site located on the south side of the campus was designated an official Schoolyard Habitat in 2006 by the National Wildlife Federation. Ecology students help collect animal and plant data annually using a variety of tools and technologies including Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receivers and digital cameras.

They also construct nesting boxes for birds and roosting boxes for bats to help increase the biodiversity of the area. Many other classes use the area as an outdoor classroom, including art, English, performing arts, and technology.

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "Administration" . Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  3. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Brandon High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "MANNING v. SCHOOL BD. OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY" . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Vician, Eric. "Integration at Brandon High had its challenges" . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Brandon High School 2014 Grade". ledgerdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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