Braulio Alonso High School is a public
high school located in
Tampa, Florida, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the
Hillsborough County Public Schools.
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
National Education Association 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)
**
FHSAA'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
Anthony Louis Nicholas Chickillo (born December 10, 1992) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, and Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...
,
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
linebacker for the
Denver Broncos
*
Leger Douzable, NFL
defensive tackle
A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...
*
Alex Faedo
Alex Michael Faedo (born November 12, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Faedo attended Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida. As a senior, he went 6†...
, first round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft by the
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...
*
Jose Fernandez, amateur boater and former pitcher for the
Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park.
The franc ...
References
External links
Alonso High School
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High schools in Tampa, Florida
Public high schools in Florida
2001 establishments in Florida
Educational institutions established in 2001