H.B. Plant High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood of

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, United States. It opened in 1927 between South Himes Avenue on the east and Dale Mabry Highway on the west. The school is named in honor of

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and hotel tycoon

Henry B. Plant Henry Bradley Plant (October 27, 1819 – June 23, 1899), was a businessman, entrepreneur, and investor involved with many transportation interests and projects, mostly railroads, in the southeastern United States. He was founder of the Plant Sy ...

, who connected Tampa to the United States railroad system in 1884, helping the isolated village to grow into a large city over the following decades. The school mascot is the

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, and its motto is "Strength Through Unity." Plant High School has an enrollment of more than 2,500 students.

Academics

'' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Plant High the 17th best public school in Florida and 263rd nationally in 2015. The school has twice been named a

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(1990 and 1997).

Music

The high school music program consists of musical theater, an orchestra, five chorale groups, two a cappella groups and a marching band, a wind ensemble, a symphonic band and a jazz band. The Marching Panther Band is a combination of all these groups and performs at all football games and various community events.

Athletics

Interscholastic sports at Plant are sanctioned by the FHSAA. The following sports are available. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are non-sanctioned club sports. *Baseball *Basketball (boys' and girls') Girls 2021 state champion *Cheerleading: 2021 FHSAA Regional Runner Up, 2021 FHSAA third in the State Championship (Medium 2A Division), *Crew* *Cross country **Girls state championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2020 *Flag football *Football **State Champions - 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 *Golf - State Champions - 2016 *Hockey* *Lacrosse *Sailing* *Soccer *Softball *Swimming and diving *Tennis - Girls Tennis - 2012, 2013 State Champions *Track *Volleyball **State Champions - 1975, 1976, 2006-2010 and 2021 *Wrestling

JROTC / AFJROTC

Overview

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AFJROTC Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) is a subdivision of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC). JROTC is a junior military science elective class that is offered in many high schools across the United States. The cla ...

(FL-20056) founded in 2005 is a 4-year; 2 semester Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Program sponsored by the

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. The program's main goal is to create better citizens of character in their community AFJROTC includes an aerospace science, leadership education, physical fitness, and life skills curriculum. They do things such as Community Service as well as School Beatification in order to maintain a healthy running Junior ROTC program. AFJROTC is not a military recruiting program. Students enrolled in AFJROTC are not under any obligation to join the military. AFJROTC emphasizes citizenship and offers opportunities for leadership responsibility roles. The citizenship charter is stated in Title 10 United States Code law. AFJROTC is not a typical high school class elective. It is a program where student cadets are expected to participate in out of class activities such as competition and performance teams, community service, and fund raising to offset AFJROTC program costs for out of class activities.

Leadership

The Current H.B. Plant High School AFJROTC Program is led by Senior Aero-Space Instructor (SASI), USAF

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(RET.), ''Carlson'', and Aero-Space Instructor (ASI), USAF Master Sergeant (RET.), ''Conteh.''

Schedule

Monday: Uniform Wear ( Dress Blues) Monday - Wednesday: Academics Thursday: Physical Training Friday: Drill

Extra-Curriculars

The program provides extra courses such as:

- Air Force
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- Flag Detail Color Guard - Marksmanship team - Saber Color Guard - JLAB - Physical Training Team - Push Up Squad -
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Team - RPA Team - Kitty Hawk national honor society

Notable alumni

* Andrew Beck,

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, US congressman * Mychal Givens,

player for the

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* Ruth Hall, actress * Richard King, four-time

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winner for

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* Lane Lindell, represented America in Miss World 2008 * Bobby Lord, country musician * Robert Marve, former CFL quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers *

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, NFL quarterback *

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* Preston Tucker, former

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, actress known for her role in '' Gossip Girl'' * Mazzi Wilkins, NFL player for the

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References

External links

Henry B. Plant High School

School District of Hillsborough County
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