Braulio Alonso High School

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Braulio Alonso High School
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Address
Braulio Alonso High School
8302 Montague Street

Tampa
,
Florida
33635

United States
Coordinates 28°01′19″N82°36′10″W / 28.021864°N 82.602689°W / 28.021864; -82.602689
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established2001
School district Hillsborough County Public Schools
PrincipalJames Harris
Staff132.33 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,795 (2023-24) [2]
Student to teacher ratio24:1 [2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Navy blue
  Gold
MascotRaven
Rival Sickles High School [3]
Website alonso.mysdhc.org
[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.

Contents

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

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