This article about school may require cleanup. Please review editing advice and help improve this article. (October 2022)
Henry B. Plant High School
Henry B. Plant High School in January 2007
Address
Map
2415 South Himes Avenue

Tampa, Florida
33629

United States
Coordinates27°55′25″N 82°30′8″W / 27.92361°N 82.50222°W / 27.92361; -82.50222
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoStrength Through Unity
Established1927
School districtHillsborough County Public Schools
PrincipalKimi Hellenberg
Staff117.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,456(2020-2021)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.74[1]
Color(s)    Black and gold
Team namePanthers
RivalsThomas Richard Robinson High School
Hillsborough
Jesuit High School
AccreditationFlorida State Department of Education
Websiteplant.mysdhc.org

H.B. Plant High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood of South Tampa in Tampa, Florida, 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 railroad and hotel tycoon Henry B. Plant, 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 Panther, 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 School as the 36th-best high school in Florida and the 478th-best nationally in 2024.[2] The school has twice been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1990 and 1997).[3]

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.[4]

JROTC / AFJROTC

The H. B. Plant High School AFJROTC, founded in 2005, is a 4-year; 2 semester program sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Plant High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Plant High School in Tampa, FL - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2013-02-09.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Plant High / Homepage". www.hillsboroughschools.org.
  5. ^ "Florida High School Athletic Association" (PDF). fhsaa.com.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-03-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Florida high school sports - Baseball: Plant 3B/1B Pete Alonso commits to Florida". Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Orson Charles, TE for the Cincinnati Bengals". www.NFL.com. National Football League.
  10. ^ "John R. Culbreath Obituary (1926-2013)". Tallahassee Democrat. June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "In a far different galaxy from 1961". Tampa Bay Times. April 9, 1991. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  12. ^ Hillsborough County - Women’s Hall of Fame <https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/government/boards-and-committees/a-d/cosw-hall-of-fame>
  13. ^ "Former Plant standout Givens makes his pitch for the big leagues". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  14. ^ Putnam, Bob (December 18, 2019). "Plant quarterback Tucker Gleason welcomes the competition at Georgia Tech". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  15. ^ "Wins Recognition". The Tampa Times. Florida, Tampa. December 8, 1932. p. 9. Retrieved August 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ Media, Field Level (2 December 2023). "Transfer roundup: Quarterbacks starting to fill up portal". Henry Herald.
  17. ^ "Aaron Murray Stats, News and Video - QB". NFL.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  18. ^ "Eric Patterson Stats, News and Video - CB". NFL.com.
  19. ^ "Plant wide receiver/cornerback Whop Philyor is more predator than prey". Tampa Bay Times. September 21, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  20. ^ "Former Plant High baseball star Preston Tucker returns for one more season with Florida Gators".
  21. ^ "KBO Signings: Tucker, Buchanan". 9 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Mike Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plant High School.
Hillsborough County public and private schools
Authority control databases: Geographic
Categories