Henry B. Plant High School

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Henry B. Plant High School
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Henry B. Plant High School in January 2007
Address
Henry B. Plant High School
2415 South Himes Avenue

Tampa, Florida
33629

United States
Coordinates 27°55′25″N82°30′8″W / 27.92361°N 82.50222°W / 27.92361; -82.50222
Information
Type Public high school
MottoStrength Through Unity
Established1927
School district Hillsborough County Public Schools
PrincipalHeather Holloway
Staff108.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,458 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.65 [1]
Color(s)   Black and gold
Team name Panthers
Rivals Thomas Richard Robinson High School
Hillsborough
Jesuit High School
AccreditationFlorida State Department of Education
Website plant.mysdhc.org

H.B. Plant High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood of South Tampa in Tampa, Florida, United States. It opened in 1927 between South Himes Avenue on the east and Dale Mabry Highway on the west. The school is named after railroad and hotel tycoon Henry B. Plant, who connected Tampa to the United States railroad system in 1884. The school mascot is the Panther, and its motto is "Strength Through Unity." Plant High School has an enrollment of more than 2,500 students.

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Academics

U.S. News & World Report ranked Plant High School as the 36th-best high school in Florida and the 478th-best nationally in 2024. [2] The school has twice been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1990 and 1997). [3]

Athletics

Interscholastic sports at Plant are sanctioned by the FHSAA. [4]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ↑ "Plant High School in Tampa, FL - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report . Archived from the original on April 18, 2016.
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  4. ↑ "Plant High / Homepage". www.hillsboroughschools.org.
  5. ↑ "Florida High School Athletic Association" (PDF). fhsaa.com.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Florida high school sports - Baseball: Plant 3B/1B Pete Alonso commits to Florida". Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Beck, Plant , Inside Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  10. ↑ Shaughnessy, Dan (July 31, 2005). "Wade Boggs: 2005 Hall of Fame inductee". Boston Globe . Archived from the original on August 2, 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  11. ↑ Tatangelo, Wade (May 7, 2008). "The best thing from Sweden since ABBA?". Creative Loafing Tampa. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
  12. ↑ Rodriguez, Hector (July 21, 2020). "Five UF commits who could play in the Perfect Game All-American Classic". Rivals.com . Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Orson Charles, TE for the Cincinnati Bengals". www.NFL.com. National Football League.
  14. ↑ "John R. Culbreath Obituary (1926-2013)". Tallahassee Democrat . June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  15. ↑ "In a far different galaxy from 1961". Tampa Bay Times . April 9, 1991. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  16. ↑ Hillsborough County - Women’s Hall of Fame <https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/government/boards-and-committees/a-d/cosw-hall-of-fame>
  17. ↑ Guzzo, Paul. "'Squid Game' actor got his start on Tampa stages". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Former Plant standout Givens makes his pitch for the big leagues". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  19. ↑ Putnam, Bob (December 18, 2019). "Plant quarterback Tucker Gleason welcomes the competition at Georgia Tech". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Wins Recognition". The Tampa Times. Florida, Tampa. December 8, 1932. p. 9. Retrieved August 31, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  21. ↑ Media, Field Level (December 2, 2023). "Transfer roundup: Quarterbacks starting to fill up portal". Henry Herald.
  22. ↑ "Aaron Murray Stats, News and Video - QB". NFL.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Eric Patterson Stats, News and Video - CB". NFL.com .
  24. ↑ "Plant wide receiver/cornerback Whop Philyor is more predator than prey". Tampa Bay Times . September 21, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Will Putnam Discusses Reasons For Transferring To Plant High School; 4 Star OL Offers Recruiting Update". channel1450.com. March 30, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  26. ↑ Page, Rodney (June 2, 2018). "Draft journal: Connor Scott the next first-rounder for Plant?". The Tampa Tribune . Archived from the original on June 9, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  27. ↑ "Former Plant High baseball star Preston Tucker returns for one more season with Florida Gators".
  28. ↑ "KBO Signings: Tucker, Buchanan". December 9, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Mike Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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