Braulio Alonso High School is a public

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located in

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, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the

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. Alonso High is named after

Braulio Alonso Braulio Alonso (December 16, 1916 – June 5, 2010) was a high school and junior high school teacher and principal. He served as the first Hispanic president of the National Education Association.National Education Association"NEA - Answering the C ...

. He served on the board of directors in the

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from 1958 to 1964, and was elected as its president in 1967, the first Hispanic to hold that office. Alonso High School's mascot is the Raven. Alonso is an IB World School.

Athletics

Alonso High School currently offers the following sports: *Baseball (Varsity, JV) **

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's 2008-09 6A State Baseball Champions; 2010-2011 6A State Baseball Champions 2009-2010 *Football (Varsity, JV) *Soccer (boys' and girls') *Basketball (Varsity and JV, boys' and girls') *Wrestling (Varsity and JV) *Tennis (boys' and girls') *Swimming (boys' and girls') *Golf (boys' and girls') *Volleyball (Varsity and JV) *Softball (girls' Varsity) *Cross country (boys' and girls') *Girls' flag football (Varsity and JV) ** District Champions - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 ** Regional Champions - 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018 ** State Runner-Up - 2010, 2011 ** State 2A Champions 2018 *Track (boys' and girls')

Notable alumni

* Anthony Chickillo, NFL linebacker for the

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, NFL defensive tackle * Alex Faedo, first round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers * Jose Fernandez, amateur boater and former pitcher for the Miami Marlins

References

External links

Alonso High School
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