Merritt Island High School

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

Principals

Robert Bruton: 1965 - 1983 Hank Smith: 1983 - 1999 David M. Piccolo: 2000 - 2002 Gary Shiffrin: 2002 - 2013 Dr. Karyle Green: 2013 - 2014 Mollie Vega: 2014 - 2018 James Rehmer: 2018–2023 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.

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

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

State championships

Boys Soccer 4A championship - 2009. 3A championship - 2014. retrieved August 31, 2010 Girls Soccer 4A championship - 2010. 3A championship - 2017 and 2018. retrieved August 31, 2010 American football 4A championship - 1972, 1978 & 1979. retrieved April 27, 2009 Baseball 5A championship - 1999 & 2000. retrieved August 31, 2010 Volleyball 5A championship- 2011 & 2018 Beach Volleyball AA championship - 2019

Clubs and extracurricular activities Extracurricular activities offered include:

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 Video Game club DND (Dungeons and Dragons) club Welcoming diversity team Young Republicans Club Young Democrats Club

Notable alumni

Leon "Pop" Bright 1974 – professional football player Derek Brown 1988 – professional football player

Mason Denaburg 2018 – Punter for UCF and former baseball pitcher Cal Dixon 1987 – professional football player Joe Gayton 1974 - writer of television and film Tony Gayton 1977 – film producer Derrick Ham 1995 – Professional football player Clint Hurdle 1975 – Professional baseball player and manager Mathew Martoma 1992 – former S.A.C. Capital Advisors trader, convicted of insider trading Bubba McDowell 1984 – professional football player and current head coach for the Prairie View A&M Panthers football team Will Perdue 1983 – professional basketball player and television sports announcer Darryl Spencer 1988 – professional football player Danny Verpaele 2004 – professional football player and current defensive coordinator for the Kennesaw State Owls football team Kevin Whitaker 1975 – US ambassador to Colombia Jeff Wickersham – professional football player

Merritt Island High School

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