Melbourne High School or Mel-Hi is a public

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located in

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and operated by Brevard Public Schools.

History

The original high school was built on New Haven Avenue in 1919. It is now the Henegar Center. In 1948, the old Eau Gallie High School on Pineapple Avenue closed. Their former students were bused to Melbourne High.

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chartered their first

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service club ever with 23 students at the school in 1960. In about 1953,

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staged the school's first integrated concert, though the school had not yet been integrated itself. The school experienced race riots during the period of integration from 1969 to 1976. The school's International Baccalaureate Prep program started in 1981. In 2009 Melbourne High School became a

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which includes an Academy of Business and Finance. This is a National Academy Foundation program.

Academics

The school has an Academy of Business and Finance ("The Academy"),

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program,

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program and

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Athletics

The school's mascot is the

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. The school's rivals are Satellite High School, Eau Gallie High School, and Palm Bay High School.

Recognition

* Football 2A 1966 State Champions. * Girls' Soccer State Champions 1987, 2009, 2010 5A, and 2013 4A. * Boys' Soccer 1994 5A State Champions, 2009 & 2010 6A State Champions, 2014 4A State Champions * Boys' Cross country won first in the state 4A Championships in 2007 and 2008 * Girls' Cross country won first in the state 4A Championships in 2006

Campus

In 2008, the school installed an artificial turf football field and a new gym. In 2008, the school board started construction on a new eight laboratory science building, which was completed in early 2009.

Notable people

Alumni

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(1973) - manager of the

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* Lee Nelson (1973) - former NFL player with the St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals * Mickey Zofko (1967) - former NFL player with Detroit Lions and New York Giants *

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(1986) - actress * Dena Grayson (1988) - biochemical researcher * Kristin Grubka (2007) - soccer player *

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. * Robbin Thompson (1967) - singer-songwriter

Staff

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, astronaut, who taught science 1999–2000.

References

External links

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