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Merritt Island High School

{{Short description|Public high school in Merritt Island, Florida, United States}}

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| name = Merritt Island High School

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| motto = Once a Mustang, Always a Mustang, Pride Tradition Family

| city = Merritt Island

| state = Florida

| country = USA

| type = Public

| established = 1965

| district = Brevard Public Schools

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| principal = Debbie Lubbers

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| teaching_staff = 72.50 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 20.46

| grades = 9-12

| song = The Horse

| mascot = Mustang

| nickname = Merritt Island, MIHS

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| website = {{URL|https://www.brevardschools.org/MerrittIslandHS}}

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| enrollment = 1,483{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1200150&SchoolPageNum=5&ID=120015000118|title=Merritt Island High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 26, 2025}}

| enrollment_as_of = 2023–2024

| address = 100 East Mustang Way

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| colors = Black and Gold {{color box|#000000}}{{color box|#FFD600}}

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Merritt Island High School is a public high school located in Merritt Island, Florida. It was built in 1965.

Principals

  1. Robert Bruton: 1965 - 1983
  2. Hank Smith: 1983 - 1999
  3. David M. Piccolo: 2000 - 2002
  4. Gary Shiffrin: 2002 - 2013
  5. Dr. Karyle Green: 2013 - 2014
  6. Mollie Vega: 2014 - 2018
  7. James Rehmer: 2018–2023
  8. Debbie Lubbers: 2023-present

Academics

Merritt Island High School is accredited. The school offers classes for grades 9-12, including Honors courses, Advanced Placement courses, and courses with the Dual Enrollment program at Eastern Florida State College.{{Cite news|url=http://www.edline.net/pages/Merritt_Island/Academics|title=Merritt Island High School: Academics|newspaper=Edline|access-date=2016-12-06}}

To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 26 credits. Each semester-course is equal to a half credit.

There is also a variety of academies available for students to enroll in. Including the Advance Placement academy, Fame academy for the performing arts, and Davinci.

Athletics

=Teams=

{{Cite news|url=http://www.edline.net/pages/Merritt_Island/Sports|title=Merritt Island High School: Athletics|newspaper=Edline|access-date=2016-12-06}}

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  • Wrestling
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross country
  • Dance Team
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swim and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Indoor Volleyball
  • Beach Volleyball
  • Baseball

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= State championships =

  • Boys Soccer 4A championship - 2009. 3A championship - 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_scb.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117203619/http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_scb.pdf |archivedate=2009-01-17 }} retrieved August 31, 2010
  • Girls Soccer 4A championship - 2010. 3A championship - 2017 and 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.fhsaa.org/scg/2010/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-08-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021030832/http://fhsaa.org/scg/2010/ |archivedate=2010-10-21 }} retrieved August 31, 2010{{Cite news | first=Brian | last=McCallum | title=Merritt Island girls win 3A soccer final | url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/02/23/merritt-island-girls-3-soccer-final/367676002/| newspaper=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida| pages= 1C | date=February 24, 2018 | accessdate=March 11, 2018}}
  • American football 4A championship - 1972, 1978 & 1979.{{cite web |url=http://fhsaa.org/records/rec_fb.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-11-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221065114/http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_fb.pdf |archivedate=2008-12-21 }} retrieved April 27, 2009
  • Baseball 5A championship - 1999 & 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_ba.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227234431/http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_ba.pdf |archivedate=2008-02-27 }} retrieved August 31, 2010
  • Volleyball 5A championship- 2011 & 2018{{cite web|title=FHSAA Championship Record Books|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/records|publisher=fhsaa|accessdate=7 April 2014}}
  • Beach Volleyball AA championship - 2019

Clubs and extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities offered include:

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  • Academic Games team
  • Art club
  • Anime club
  • Auto club
  • Book club
  • Beta Club
  • Chess club
  • Marine Science Club
  • Chorus
  • Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, & Beginning Orchestra
  • DECA
  • Drama/Theater
  • Earth club
  • Ethics club
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • FIRST Robotics Competition team
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • Future Educators of America
  • Future Problem Solvers
  • Gay Straight Alliance
  • German club
  • Guitar Club
  • Inline hockey team
  • Intramural athletics
  • Jazz ensemble
  • JROTC (including the Raider Team, Rifle Team, Drill Team, Color Guard and Command and Staff leadership positions)
  • Key Club
  • Literary magazine
  • Magic club
  • Marching, Concert and Symphonic Bands
  • Marine Science Club
  • Multicultural club
  • Mustang Round-Up Leaders
  • Straight Up G (vocal acapella group)
  • National Art Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • Newspaper
  • Quiz bowl team
  • Rugby team
  • Science Research
  • SECME
  • Spanish club
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • Speech and debate club
  • Student ministers
  • Student council
  • StangSat Club
  • Student Government
  • Student Venture
  • Yearbook{{cite web|url=http://merritt.hs.brevardschools.org/clubs.html |title=Merritt Island High School :: Clubs |publisher=Merritt.hs.brevardschools.org |date=2013-05-21 |accessdate=2014-03-16}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.edline.net/pages/Merritt_Island/Clubs___Activities|title=Merritt Island High School: Clubs & Activities|newspaper=Edline|access-date=2016-12-06}}
  • Video Game club
  • DND (Dungeons and Dragons) club
  • Welcoming diversity team
  • Young Republicans Club
  • Young Democrats Club

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Notable alumni

  • Leon "Pop" Bright 1974 – professional football player{{cite web | url = http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRIGHLEO01 | title = Leon Bright Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards | website = databaseFootball.com | access-date = 2010-08-31 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100212003444/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRIGHLEO01 | archive-date = 2010-02-12}}
  • Derek Brown 1988 – professional football player{{cite web | url = http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNDER01 | title = Derek Brown Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards | accessdate = 2008-07-17 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110528121612/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNDER01 | archive-date = 2011-05-28 | website = databaseFootball.com}}
  • Cal Dixon 1987 – professional football player{{cite web | url = http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DIXONCAL01 | title = Cal Dixon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards | access-date = 2010-07-27 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100218094310/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DIXONCAL01 | archive-date = 2010-02-18 | website = databaseFootball.com}}
  • Joe Gayton 1974 - writer of television and film{{cite news|last=Sangalang|first=Jennifer|title=Merritt Island grads want to film movie in Brevard|date=October 5, 2015|newspaper=Florida Today|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2015/10/05/popular-movie-brevard/73396042/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}
  • Tony Gayton 1977 – film producer{{Cite news | newspaper = Florida Today | url = http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012301070011 | date = January 7, 2012 | title = Brevard brothers land second season for their Western TV saga | access-date = January 7, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142709/http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012301070011 | archive-date = August 12, 2014 | url-status = dead }}
  • Derrick Ham 1995 – Professional football player{{Cite web |title=Derrick Ham Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamxDe20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122231110/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamxDe20.htm |archive-date=2020-11-22 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
  • Clint Hurdle 1975 – Professional baseball player and manager{{Cite web | url = http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=col&coachorstaffid=116346 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120325043107/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=col&coachorstaffid=116346 | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 25, 2012 | title = Manager and Coaches | website = Colorado Rockies | access-date = August 27, 2019}}
  • Mathew Martoma 1992 – former S.A.C. Capital Advisors trader, convicted of insider trading{{cite web | url = http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Feds-Merritt-Island-High-grad-an-inside-trader/-/1637132/17843710/-/sk06am/-/index.html | title = Feds: Merritt Island High grad an inside trader | website = Clickorlando.com | publisher = WKMG-TV | date = 2012-12-20 | access-date = 2014-03-08}}
  • Bubba McDowell 1984 – professional football player and current head coach for the Prairie View A&M Panthers football team{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McDoBu20.htm|title = Bubba McDowell Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
  • Will Perdue 1983 – professional basketball player and television sports announcer{{cite web | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/perduwi01.html | title = Will Perdue NBA & ABA Stats |website = Basketball-Reference.com |date= | access-date = 2014-03-16}}
  • Darryl Spencer 1988 – professional football player{{Cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SpenDa20.htm | title=Darryl Spencer Stats| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
  • Danny Verpaele 2004 – professional football player and current defensive coordinator for the Kennesaw State Owls football team{{cite web|url=http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=37330&SPID=2981&DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=216781&Q_SEASON=2008|title=Danny Verpaele Bio|work=GoUSFBulls.com}}
  • Kevin Whitaker 1975 – US ambassador to Colombia{{Cite web | url = https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/226030.htm | title = Whitaker, Kevin | website = Archived Content – U. S. Department of State | publisher = United States Department of State | access-date = August 27, 2019}}
  • Jeff Wickersham – professional football player{{cite news | last = Bianchi | first = Mike | title = Wickersham quietly one of the best | newspaper = The Gainesville Sun | date = 1985-10-02 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xSURAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3628,456381 | access-date = 2010-04-22 | via = news.google.com}}
  • Steve Crisafulli - Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives[https://stevecrisafulli.com/about/ Steve Crisafulli]
  • Richard Jones 1987 - State Wrestling Champion 105 lbs 1987, State Runner Up 98 lbs 1986[https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/02/13/merritt-island-state-championship-history-strong/23373 Merritt Island State Championship History Strong]

See also

Footnotes

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External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • [http://www.brevardschools.org/ Brevard Public Schools website]
  • [http://www.merrittislandnow.com/ Merritt Island Community Website]
  • [https://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/merritt-island-mustangs-(merritt-island,fl)/football/home.htm/ Football Team Scores and Info]

{{Brevard County, Florida Schools}}

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Category:High schools in Brevard County, Florida

Category:Educational institutions established in 1965

Category:Public high schools in Florida

Category:Buildings and structures in Merritt Island, Florida

Category:1965 establishments in Florida