Tarpon Springs High School

Tarpon Springs High School
Administration building
Location
1411 Gulf Road Tarpon Springs , Florida United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Resilient
Established	1905
School district	Pinellas County Schools
Superintendent	Kevin K. Hendrick
Principal	Leza Fatolitis
Teaching staff	51.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	1,086 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.29 [1]
Color
Mascot	Rey the Sponge Diver
Nickname	TSHS
Rival	East Lake High School Palm Harbor University High School
Website	Tarpon Springs High School

Tarpon Springs High School is a public high school in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The school graduated its first class of seniors in the year 1906. ^[2] The school is known for its football team, Band, Leadership Conservatory, Culinary department, and Veterinary Science Academy. Its mascot is a sponge diver, reflecting the town's history of sponge diving. The student body was composed of 89% white, 4% African-American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Mixed-Race, and 0% American Indian. ^[3]

Programs

• Veterinary Science Academy
• Leadership Conservatory of the Arts
• Culinary
• Cambridge (AICE)
• Early Childhood

Clubs

The school in 2023 had more than 30 clubs, including:

• Academic Team
• Art Club
• Bowling Club
• Color Guard National Honor Society
• Cambridge Camaraderie Club
• Debate Club
• Drama Club
• Environment Club
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
• Future Farmers of America
• Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
• Greek National Honor Society
• Girl Friends of Pinellas
• Interact
• Key Club
• Maroon Mob
• Multi-cultural Committee
• Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society)
• National Honor Society
• National Art Honor Society
• PMAC
• Rotary Club
• Spanish Club
• Student Council
• SAVE Club
• Tri-M Music Honor Society
• Tarpon Springs Young Democrats
• Veterinary Science Club
• Yearbook

Notable alumni

• Nikitas Loulias, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain (2019-)
• Gus Bilirakis, politician
• Becky Burleigh, University of Florida Women’s Soccer Coach
• Mike Gruttadauria, former NFL player
• Bertie Higgins, singer-songwriter
• Scottie James (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Traci Koster, politician and attorney
• Don Smith, former NFL player for the Denver Broncos
• Kipp Vickers, former NFL player
• Ted Watts, former NFL player
• Mitchell Wilcox, NFL player (New England Patriots)

References

1. "TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
2. "Sample Title". Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
3. "2006-2007 Florida School Improvement Plan". Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
4. "Scottie James' High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com.
5. "Scottie James Jr. Player Profile, Hapoel Next Urban Haifa, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
6. FELDMAN, KATE. "Basketball team reflects on record-breaking season". TBNweekly.

External links

• Tarpon Springs High School

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