Hillsborough High School is located at 5000 N. Central Ave, in the heart of the historic Seminole Heights

Seminole Heights

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 suburb, in Tampa, Florida. Hillsborough High is the oldest high school in Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County, Florida

As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...

, Florida

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. Hillsborough High is also one of four county public schools with an International Baccalaureate program.

History and traditions

Hillsborough High School is one of the South's oldest high schools and the oldest high school in Hillsborough County. Although the school probably dates closer to 1880, a room over a Franklin Street livery stable in 1885 is recognized as the first location of the school. Hillsborough High School moved into its present day home, located at 5000 N. Central Ave., in 1928. The first teacher was also the principal, and the first graduating class of four students was in 1885. One of the oldest traditions is the wearing of red and black, the school's colors, every Friday to show spirit and unity. Hillsborough has many illustrious alumni, some of whom have served as State Attorney, senator

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s, judge

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s, state representatives, mayors, professional athletes, educators, scholars, and other professions.
Among the many illustrious alumni is a Medal of Honor

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 recipient, 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez

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 USMC, the first casualty of the Korean War

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.

Hillsborough produced the first high school newspaper in Florida in 1889, The Red & Black, and the first yearbook in Florida, "The Hillsborean", in 1911. In 1913 and 1914, Hillsborough's basketball and baseball teams defeated teams from the University of Florida and Southern College. In 1929, Hillsborough won the high school national football championship.

The alma mater

Alma mater

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, "The Red and Black", was written in 1923. In 1931, Hillsborough High became the first home of the University of Tampa

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, established by Frederic Spaulding in 1931 as Tampa Junior College. In 1933, University Of Tampa moved to its current home in the old Tampa Bay Hotel, now named Plant Hall. In 1949, HHS students purchased the clock for the clock tower, in honor of Hillsborough's veteran casualties in World War II

World War II

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. The names of Hillsborough alumni, who were killed in action during the war were placed on a plaque under the tower. The Terrier

Terrier

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 Creed was written by the Class of 1957; it received much publicity as the only one of its kind in the South. The bronze terrier that guards the trophy case was originally placed in the courtyard by the Class of 1958. The sacred "H" on the patio was dedicated in 1964 in honor of Mr. Hamilton, an assistant principal. HHS students from different graduating classes raised the funds, providing the stained glass windows in the auditorium in 1963.

Over the years, Hillsborough High School, garnered some nicknames. "Harvard on the Hill" stems partly from the fact that Hillsborough High School was built on one of the highest geographical elevations in Tampa, had graduated many illustrious people, and emulated many of Harvard's traditions with regard to its alma mater and school color scheme, a crimson shade of red and black, and the big letter H. Historically, the colors red and black represent heart and soul. Later, Hillsborough High also picked up the nickname "Peyton Place," probably sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s, because the opening scene of the tower in the popular Peyton Place

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 television soap opera somehow reminded some individuals of Hillsborough High's clock tower, and also because as one teacher put it, "it seemed there was always some sort of soap opera going on at the school."

On September 5, 1996, during a campaign for re-election, the 42nd U.S. President, Bill Clinton

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, spoke at Hillsborough High School about national education policy and "other" family issues, addressing students. President Clinton was originally scheduled to visit during the summer sessions, but had to cancel because of hurricane warnings. Student Council President Erica Allen, warmly greeted President Clinton, the two shook hands, and Erica received a hug from the President, just before Clinton's speech to the student body. HHS received national attention because of President Clinton's visit.

On Friday, August 31, 2007, the Hillsborough High School football team celebrated its 100th-anniversary season opener with a 43–20 victory over Jefferson High School at Chelo Huerta Field. The Hillsborough High football team began competing interscholastically in 1907. Football was the first competitive high school sport played in Florida. The five schools in the initial football league were Duval (Jacksonville), Hillsboro (Tampa), Ocala, Orlando and Summerlin Institute (Bartow). Of those five schools, only Hillsboro - now spelled Hillsborough - still exists today. The FHSAA -Florida High School Athletic Association

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 was not formed until 1920.

Hillsborough High School was the first high school in the county to establish an Alumni Association. In 1985, during the 100th Anniversary of the school, HHS alumni came together and decided to form The Hillsborough High School Alumni Association. The HHSAA has created the Terrier Hall of Fame, which includes and recognizes prominent HHS alumni in all walks of life. Today, the HHS Alumni Association publishes the Terrier Talk newsletter four times per year, and has launched an HHSAA website. The HHSAA helps fund school improvement projects.

Hillsborough High School takes pride in the fact that four Public Schools in Hillsborough County are named for former principals of Hillsborough, including two Senior High Schools, Vivian Gaither High School in northern Hillsborough County (16200 N Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa) and Richard C. Spoto High School in the southern end of the County (8538 Eagle Palm Dr., Riverview).

Renovations and expansions

In the mid 1970s, Hillsborough High went through a massive renovation. The school's students, faculty and staff were forced to temporarily move out and hold double session classes with other schools for the 1975-76 school year. . Hillsborough High 10th-grade students attended the afternoon session at George Washington Junior High at 2704 N. Highland Avenue, the same building originally built for HHS in 1911. 11th and 12th graders and staff were forced into the afternoon session at the new Thomas Jefferson High School at 4401 W. Cypress St until renovations of today's HHS building (built 1927-1928), were completed in 1976. The Class of 1977 was the first graduating class in the newly remodeled HHS Campus.

In 1979, HHS students had to pay for the chimes in the HHS clock tower. In 1980, a plaque was donated by the class of 1980, and mounted over the doorway leading to the inner courtyard from the trophy case area of the main building dedicated to the classes of the 1980s and "the Decade of New Ideas." During the early 1980s, HHS's student population swelled to over 3,000 students, spanning two campuses, referred to as North and South Campuses. HHS's South Campus included all of the buildings which now comprise Memorial Middle School, adjacent to HHS on its south side.

In the mid 1980s, the Alumni Building, commonly referred to as the 400 Hall, was added to the school. In around 1995, another addition was made, the 500 Building/English Hall, in which most 10th grade homerooms and English classes are housed.

On May 3, 2008, HHS completed renovations to restore the high school to its pre-1960s luster, when it reopened its newly named gymnasium. In 2005, many classes were forced into portable classrooms during the renovation. The major improvements to HHS were divided between maintenance and restoration, and construction of a new gymnasium.

Previously, Hillsborough High's gym had been famously and affectionately known to Hillsborough High students and alums as the "Big Red Barn", more commonly "The Barn" probably due in part to its architectural design: its steep "skylighted" roof and red brick facade cause the gym to resemble a barn from a distance. "The Barn" was known for being a hostile environment for Terrier opponents to compete in, for the HHS student body seldom stood for anything short of winning. "The Barn" was one of the harshest gyms in the county to play in, as there was no air conditioning in it for many years. That, coupled with the loud fans and the many talented Terrier teams opposing schools had to face made "the Barn" a very difficult place to come out of with a win, much to the delight of generations of Hillsborough fans.

On May 3, 2008, a ceremony was held in Hillsborough High's newly remodeled gym to dedicate the gym, naming it; the Don Williams Athletic Center, in honor of former HHS boys basketball coach Don Williams, who led the Terriers to a 2A state championship in 1959. Coach Williams went on to become the first University of South Florida

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 men's basketball coach in 1970-71. Coach Williams was notified of the dedication prior to his death in February 2008.

Ethnicity and demographics

Student Demographics:
Hillsborough High School serves a multi-ethnic school population that currently consists of 1922 students from a diverse, rich historical community. A large percentage of students are Economically disadvantaged students accounting for 62.7% of the population. 26.7% of students are gifted. Additionally, 13.5% of students are Students with Disabilities (SWD), and 6.91% are classified as English Language Learners (ELL).

Percentage of students	Student ethnicity
34%	Black (African American), Non Hispanic
29%	White (Caucasian), Non Hispanic
27%	Hispanic
10%	American Native / Asian / Multi-Racial
100%	1922 Total

Athletic team/individual state championships

Due to the variety and volume of the men's and lady's athletic team and individual championships and awards garnered at Hillsborough over its 100+ year history, only state championships, state runner-ups, and the number of state playoff appearances are listed per sport.

Football (practices and home games played on Marcelino "Chelo" Huerta Field)

• National Championships: 1929**
• State Championships: 1910, 1912*, 1914, 1919, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929**, 1935, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948,
• State Playoff Appearances (since *1968): 17 [most recent: 2010 (4A)]
• *Prior to 1968, the state champions were determined by a combination of being among the winners of one of the state's three interscholastic conferences, such as the "HSS Big Ten Conference," and determined by the FHSAA, and using the Dickinson Rating Method, the states sportswriters polls, and playing post season games, to settle championships on the field. During this era, high schools even played regular season games against university and college football freshman teams, such as the University of Florida
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  , Stetson University
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  , and Rollins College
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  .)

Girls Flag Football

• State Tournament Appearances: 2 [most recent: 2009]

Baseball (practices and home games played on Billy Reed Field)

• State Championships: 1935, 1937, 1967 (2A),
• State Tournament Appearances: 24 [most recent: 2007 (5A)]

Boys Basketball (practices and home games played in the Don Williams Athletic Center)

• State Championships: 1924, 1947 (A), 1959 (2A),
• State Tournament Appearances: 49 [most recent: 2009 (5A)]

Girls Basketball (practices and home games played in the Don Williams Athletic Center

• State Runnerups: 1984 (4A),
• State Tournament Appearances: 10 [most recent: 2010 (5A)]

Boys Track and Field (practices and home meets held at Marcelino "Chelo" Huerta Field)

• State Championships: 1916, 1929, 1949 (A), 1950 (A).
• Individual State Championships: 32 [most recent: 1; 2010 (3A)]
• Relay Event State Championships: 13
• State Meet Appearances: 30 [most recent: 2010 (3A)]

Girls Track and Field (practices and home meets held at Marcelino "Chelo" Huerta Field)

• Individual State Championships: 2
• State Meet Appearances; 7 [most recent 2010 (3A)]

Boys Decathlon (sport discontinued by FHSAA)

• State Team Championships: 1981 (4A), 1982 (4A), 1983 (4A)
• Individual State Championships: 1
• State Meet Appearances: 3

Girls Pentathlon (sport discontinued by FHSAA)

• State Team Championships: 1982 (4A), 1983 (4A)
• State Meet Appearances: 2

Boys Cross Country

• State Meet Appearances: 4 [most recent: 2010 (3A), ending a 55 year absence.]

Girls Cross Country

• State Meet Appearances: 2 [most recent: 2010 (3A)]

Boys Golf

• State Team Championships: 1928, 1934
• Individual State Championships: 2
• State Tournament Appearances: 3 [most recent: 1934]

Boys Soccer (practices and home games played on Marcelino "Chelo" Huerta Field)

• State Tournament Appearances: 2 [most recent: 2007 (5A)]

Girls Soccer (practices and home games played on Marcelino "Chelo" Huerta Field)

• State Tournament Appearances: 6 [most recent: 2010 (5A)]

Boys Swimming/Diving (practices and home meets held at Angus Goss Memorial Pool)

• State Team Championship: 1946
• Individual State Championships: 25
• Relay Team Championships: 3
• State Meet Appearances: 25 [most recent: 2010 (2A)]

Girls Swimming/Diving (practices and home meets held at Angus Goss Memorial Pool)

• Individual State Championships: 9
• Relay Team Championships: 1
• State Meet Appearances: 13 [most recent: 2009 (2A)]

Boys Tennis (practices and home matches held at Julian Lane Riverfront Park)

• State Team Runnerups: 1940, 2010 (3A),
• Individual State Championships: 1
• State Tournament Appearances: 5 [most recent: 2011 (3A)]

Girls Tennis (practices and home matches held at Julian Lane Riverfront Park)

• State Playoff Appearances: 1 [most recent: 2011 (3A)]

Girls Volleyball (practices and home games played in the Don Williams Athletic Center)

• State Tournament Appearances: 3 [most recent: 2007 (5A)]

Boys Wrestling (practices and home matches held in the Don Williams Athletic Center)

• 8th Place Team State: 1982 (4A),
• State Tournament Appearances: 9 [most recent: 2010 (2A)]

Club athletic team/individual state championships

Boys Rowing (crew practice is held at the HHS Boathouse, in Julian Lane Riverfront Park)

• Men's Senior (single) placed 6th at SRAA Nationals (2003)
• SRAA Nationals Appearances: 2003

• FSRA State Team Event Championships;1
• FSRA State Individual Event Championships: 1

Girls Rowing (crew practice is held at the HHS Boathouse, in Julian Lane Riverfront Park)

• Women's Junior Varsity 4 (team) placed 5th at SRAA Nationals (2007)
• SRAA National Appearances: 2007, 2008

• FSRA State Team Event Championships: 2
• FSRA State IndividuaI Event Championships: 1

High school athletic All-America and special honorees

Due to the huge number of All-State nominees from HHS, over its 110+ year history, only All-Americans and special honorees are listed.

• 1957 -Ed Taylor (football) (H.M. All-American selection)
• 1973 -Mike Heath
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   (baseball) C (First Team) All-American
• 1984 -Wanda Guyton (w basketball) Street and Smith 1st Team All-American
• 1986 -Gary Sheffield
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   (baseball) P/3B (He was named the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year)
• 1998 & 1999 -Shomari McKenzie (track and field) 400m (Track and Field News All American)
• 1999 -Shannon Snell
  Shannon Snell
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   (football) lineman (Parade High School All American -Lineman) (Named to PrepStar's All-American Dream Team)
• 2000 -Garnell Wilds (football) DB (All-American selection by Prep Star) also (Pre-Season All-American pick by Lemming)
• 2006 -Michael Burgess (baseball)-OF (Jackie Robinson Award -National HS Player of Year) (Louisville Slugger HS All-American)
• 2006 -Matt Schurig (baseball) RHP (Louisville Slugger High School All-American)
• 2007 -Moses McCray (football) DT (PrepStar All-American), played in the FACA North vs. South All-Star game.
• 2007 -Steve Kiner
  Steve Kiner
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   (football) QB/LB, named to FHSAA's ‘100 Greatest Players of First 100 Years’ -[QB/LB| Hillsborough(Tampa) |1965].
• 2008 -Wanda Guyton (w basketball) selected to the Tampa Tribune’s All-Hillsborough County All-Century Team (#64) during the 2008 Women’s Final Four.

NCAA National Champions, All-Americans, Hall of Famers and notable honorees

National Champions and All-Americans

• 1968 & 1969 -Steve Kiner
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   (football -University of Tennessee
  University of Tennessee
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  ), two time All-American (Consensus in 1968, Unanimous, in 1969)
• 1974 -Vernon Henderson (football -University of South Dakota
  University of South Dakota
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  ), All-American
• 1989 -Wanda Guyton (w basketball-University of South Florida
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  ), Kodak All American -Honorable Mention
• 1990 -Maurice Crum (football-University of Miami
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  ), 1st Team All-American in publications (member of 1987' & '89 UM national championship teams)
• 1990 -Curley Day (football-Georgia Institute of Technology
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  ), member of 1990 Georgia Tech's national championship team
• 1991 -Paul White (football -University of Miami
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  ), member of 1991 UM national championship team
• 1991 -Lester Weaver Jr. (football-Youngstown State University
  Youngstown State University
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  ), member of 1991,'93, & '94 D-IAA, YSU national championship teams
• 1994 -Adrian Bush (m soccer-University of Tampa
  University of Tampa
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  ), Div II National Player of the Year (member of '94 Div. II, UT national championship team)
• 1995 & 1996 -Kevin Abrams
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   (football -Syracuse University
  Syracuse University
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  ), Two Time All-American
• 1998 -Derrick Edmonds (football -University of Tennessee
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  ), member of UT's 1998 national championship team
• 2001 -Andrew Williams (football -University of Miami
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  ), member of the University of Miami's 2001 national championship team
• 2003 -Shannon Snell
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   (football -University of Florida
  University of Florida
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  ), 1st Team All-American by Sporting News
• 2006 -Jarred Fayson (football- University of Florida
  University of Florida
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  ), member of the University of Florida's 2006 national championship team

Hall of Famers and Notable Honorees

• 1972 -Andrew Owens
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   (m basketball -University of Florida
  University of Florida
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   Hall of Fame Inductee). UF's Career Scoring Average Leader, from 1968–70, averaging 27 ppg. Owens is HHS's All Time Leading Scorer with 1820 points, set in 1965, without the use of a Three-point field goal
  Three-point field goal
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  , not instituted by the FHSAA, until the mid-1980s.
• 1975 -Carlos Proctor (football/UF coach -University of Florida
  University of Florida
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   Hall of Fame Inductee), attended UF 1929-32.
• 1980 -Darryl Sutphin (football-University of Miami
  University of Miami
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  ) member of 1980-'81 Peach Bowl championship team, led by NFL Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly
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• 1984 -Richard C. Spoto (football-University of Tampa
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   Hall of Fame Inductee), served as teacher, coach, then Principal of HHS, 1967-70.
• 1993 -Carlos Fraundorfer (m track & field -Florida State University
  Florida State University
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   Hall of Fame Inductee), won Masters National Championships in the hammer. He was a Hillsborough High School educator & coach until he retired.
• 1994 -Vernon Henderson (football - University of South Dakota
  University of South Dakota
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   Hall of Fame Inductee), currently serves as HHS Defensive Line Coach.
• 1999 -Steve Kiner
  Steve Kiner
  Steven Albert Kiner is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and the Houston Oilers. Kiner attended the University of Tennessee from 1967 to 1969, where he was an All-American. He was elected to...
  
   (football - University of Tennessee
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  ), enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame
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  .
• 1999 -Kevin Abrams
  Kevin Abrams
  Kevin R. Abrams is a former professional American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse...
  
   (football -Syracuse University
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  ) voted to Syracuse University's All (20th) Century team.
• 2004 -Lester Weaver Jr.(football-Youngstown State University
  Youngstown State University
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   Hall of Fame Inductee), played on three YSU national championship teams.
• 2006 -Adrian Bush (m soccer -University of Tampa
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  , Hall of Fame Inductee), and 2001 Sunshine State Conference
  Sunshine State Conference
  The Sunshine State Conference was originally formed in 1975 as an NCAA Division II men's basketball conference. It has since expanded to sponsor championships in 14 sports, including men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's golf, women's rowing, men's and women's soccer, softball,...
  
   Hall of Fame inductee.
• 2007 -Maurice Crum (football -University of Miami
  University of Miami
  The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
  
   Hall of Fame Inductee)

Notable HHS alumni

Nationally recognized figures

• Frank Sanchez
  Frank Sanchez
  Francisco J. Sánchez is the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the Department of Commerce.- Early life and education :...
  
  — Undersecretary for International Trade at the United States Department of Commerce
  United States Department of Commerce
  The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903...
  
  . Formerly, Sanchez was a White House
  White House
  The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
  
   aide and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the Clinton Administration
• April Lufriu- Mrs. America 2011
• Charles Edward Bennett
  Charles Edward Bennett
  Charles Edward Bennett was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.-Early years:...
  
  —former U.S. Representative elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and to the twenty-one succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1993)
• Braulio Alonso
  Braulio Alonso
  Braulio Alonso was a high school and junior high school teacher and principal. He served as the first Hispanic president of the National Education Association.-Early life:...
  
  —former president of the National Education Association
  National Education Association
  The National Education Association is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States, representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become...
  
  , first elected in 1966.

Decorated military/war heroes

• Baldomero Lopez
  Baldomero Lopez
  Baldomero Lopez was a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for smothering a hand grenade with his own body during the Inchon Landing on September 15, 1950.-Biography:Lopez was born on August 23, 1925, in Tampa,...
  
  , 1st Lt. USMC - Posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
  Medal of Honor
  The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
  
  , he was the first casualty of the Korean War.
• Angus R. Goss
  Angus R. Goss
  Angus R. Goss was born 8 January 1910 at Tampa, Florida, The United States of America . As a U.S. Marine, he was killed in action while fighting in the Pacific during World War II.-Marine Corps career:...
  
   - USMC Gunner, killed in action
  Killed in action
  Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
  
   during World War II, awarded the Navy Cross
  Navy Cross
  The Navy Cross is the highest decoration that may be bestowed by the Department of the Navy and the second highest decoration given for valor. It is normally only awarded to members of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard, but can be awarded to all...
  
   and the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
  Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
  The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was, until 1993, a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Armed Forces and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for conspicuous gallantry in action against the enemy at sea...
  
   (UK
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
  ). The USS Goss (DE-444)
  USS Goss (DE-444)
  USS Goss was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket...
  
   and the Angus Goss Memorial Pool (used by the school's swim teams) were named in his memory.

Professional entertainment

Hollywood Walk of Fame/Major Motion Picture/Film Stars/Hollywood Industry Professionals

• Slim Whitman
  Slim Whitman
  Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...
  
   - internationally renowned American Country singer, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  Hollywood Walk of Fame
  The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
  
  
• Rondo Hatton
  Rondo Hatton
  Rondo Hatton was an American actor who had a brief, but prolific career playing thuggish bit parts in many Hollywood B-movies. He was known for his brutish facial features which were the result of acromegaly, a disorder of the pituitary gland.-Biography:Hatton was born Rondo K...
  
   - "Fright Film" Star (...a.k.a. "the Creeper")
• Corey Castellano -Hollywood Make-up/Prosthetics Artist, his credits include: Lions For Lambs (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 adventure fantasy film and the second film of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, following Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by...
  
   (2006), X-Men: The Last Stand
  X-Men: The Last Stand
  X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film and the third in the X-Men series. It was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones,...
  
   (2006), War of the Worlds (2005), The Polar Express
  The Polar Express
  The Polar Express is a 1985 children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. It was adapted as an Oscar-nominated motion-capture film in 2004....
  
   (2004), The Last Samurai
  The Last Samurai
  The Last Samurai is a 2003 American epic drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay based on a story by John Logan. The film was inspired by a project developed by writer and director Vincent Ward, who had previously filmed the movie in 1990, starring...
  
   (2003), and The Patriot
  The Patriot (2000 film)
  The Patriot is a 2000 historical war film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat, and starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper, and Heath Ledger. It was produced by the Mutual Film Company and Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures...
  
   (2000).

Nationally syndicated artists/commercial artists

• Fred Lasswell
  Fred Lasswell
  Fred Lasswell was an American cartoonist best known for his decades of work on the comic strip Barney Google and Snuffy Smith.Born in Kennett, Missouri, he got his start as a sports cartoonist for the Tampa Daily Times...
  
   - cartoonist/writer of "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, originally Barney Google, is a long-running American comic strip created by cartoonist Billy DeBeck . Since its debut on June 17, 1919, the strip has gained a huge international readership, appearing in 900 newspapers in 21 countries...
  
  

National/international cover models

• Jackie Adams -1980s cover girl/model appeared on covers of Cosmopolitan
  Cosmopolitan (magazine)
  Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
  
  , Glamour
  Glamour (magazine)
  Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
  
  , & Vogue
  Vogue (magazine)
  Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
  
   and featured in Elizabeth Arden
  Elizabeth Arden
  Florence Nightingale Graham , who went by the business name Elizabeth Arden, was a Canadian-American businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. At the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.-Biography:Arden was born in 1884 at Woodbridge, Ontario,...
  
   ads.

National recognized recording artists/studio musicians/engineers/producers

• Mike Scaglione - saxophonist/et al... tours w/Julio Iglesias
  Julio Iglesias
  Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...
  
   and is a former member of Miami Sound Machine. Mike was the featured sax on *Gloria Estefan
  Gloria Estefan
  Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
  
  's breakout solo album Cuts Both Ways
  Cuts Both Ways
  Cuts Both Ways is a 1989 album by Gloria Estefan. It was the first studio album credited to Estefan as a solo artist, but is her 11th album overall including her work with the band the Miami Sound Machine...
  
  . Mike has worked for Diana Ross
  Diana Ross
  Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
  
  , David Sanborn
  David Sanborn
  David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school...
  
  , and John Secada.
• Allon Sams - keyboardist and studio musician, who recorded for Def Jam, playing keyboards for Montell Jordan
  Montell Jordan
  Montell Jordan is a former American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan became the main solo male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. Of his live performances it is often regarded that he is a rock oriented musician, with Jordan even going as far as to...
  
  ’s multi-platinum hit "This Is How We Do It
  This Is How We Do It
  "This Is How We Do It" is a 1995 song by American R&B singer Montell Jordan. This song, Jordan's first single, is representative of the new jack swing style popular at the time, featuring Jordan singing over an enhanced sample of Slick Rick's "Children's Story." "This is How We Do It" was...
  
  ". Allon has also worked with Peter White (musician)
  Peter White (musician)
  Peter White is a smooth jazz and jazz fusion guitarist. He also plays the accordion and the piano. His brother, Danny White, was one of the original members who formed the UK based band Matt Bianco.-Career:...
  
  , Boney James
  Boney James
  Boney James, is a saxophonist, songwriter and producer who popularized urban jazz...
  
  , and David Sanborn
  David Sanborn
  David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school...
  
  .
• Jody Espina - saxophonist, educator, highly regarded in NYC, founder/President of JodyJazz -of renowned brand of American-made woodwind mouthpieces and accessories marketed world wide. Jody was also the featured sax on three Miramax Films
  Miramax Films
  Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. For its first 14 years the company was privately owned by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein...
  
   major motion pictures.

National/international renowned orchestra/opera/symphony professionals

• Cesar Gonzmart
  Cesar Gonzmart
  César Gonzmart was a concert violinist and entertainer, Spanish "nobleman" and energetic chairman of the $42 million Columbia Restaurant Group .-Early years:...
  
   -concert violinist/concertmaster of the Symphony Orchestra of Havana, Spanish nobleman and chairman of the board, of $42 million, Columbia Restaurant
  Columbia Restaurant
  The original Columbia Restaurant, located in the historic Ybor City neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, is the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States and one of the largest in the world...
  
   Group (1991).

Hall of Fame Broadcasters/Nationally Syndicated Television Personalities/Career Broadcasting Professionals

• "Salty" Sol Fleischman -"Dean of Florida Sportcasters" Sports Director, mainstay, at WTVT
  WTVT
  WTVT, channel 13, is a television station in Tampa, Florida. It is an owned and operated station of the Fox Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the News Corporation...
  
  , Ch.13 (CBS) Tampa, for over 20 years.

Professional athletes

MLB -Pro Baseball:

• Gary Sheffield
  Gary Sheffield
  Gary Antonian Sheffield , nicknamed "Sheff", is an American retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for eight major league ball clubs from 1988 to 2009, primarily as an outfielder.-Biography:...
  
   IF; member of the 1997 World Series Champion Florida Marlins
  Florida Marlins
  The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...
  
   In 2009, reached 500th home run milestone.
• Dwight Gooden
  Dwight Gooden
  Dwight Eugene Gooden , nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.-Career:...
  
   - P; 1984 NL Rookie of the Year, 1985 NL Cy Young Award, member of 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   and both the 1996 and 2000 World Series Champion New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
  
• Mike Heath
  Mike Heath
  Michael Thomas Heath is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. Heath played fourteen seasons in the major leagues with the New York Yankees , Oakland Athletics , St...
  
   -C/Utility; member of the 1978 World Series Champion New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
  
• Carl Everett
  Carl Everett
  Carl Edward Everett III is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is currently an outfielder for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League. A switch hitter, he played with the Chicago White Sox on their 2005 World Series winning team...
  
   - CF/DH; member of the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
  
• Jose Alvarez-P; member of the 1982 West Division Title Atlanta Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
  
• Gene Nelson (baseball)
  Gene Nelson (baseball)
  Wayland Eugene Nelson , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1981 to 1993. After beginning his career as a starting pitcher with the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, Nelson gradually converted to a relief role starting in 1983...
  
   -P; (attended HHS, graduated from Pasco HS) member of 1989 World Series Champion Oakland Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
  
• Chris Ray
  Chris Ray
  Christopher Thomas Ray is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Early life and career:...
  
   -RP; Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles
  The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
  
  
• Al Pardo
  Al Pardo
  Alberto Judas Pardo is an Spanish former catcher in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies. He is one of only four players in Major League history to be born in Spain....
  
   -C; Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles
  The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
  
   (attended HHS, graduated from Jefferson HS)
• Floyd Youmans
  Floyd Youmans
  Floyd Everett Youmans is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is likely best remembered as one of the players dealt by the New York Mets to the Montreal Expos for Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter.-New York Mets:...
  
  -P; Montreal Expos
  Montreal Expos
  The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
  
  
• Jason Romano -Util; Texas Rangers
  Texas Rangers (baseball)
  The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
  
   and LA Dodgers
• Elijah Dukes
  Elijah Dukes
  Elijah David Dukes, Jr. is an American professional baseball player. A right-handed outfielder, he currently plays for the Newark Bears.-High school years:...
  
  -OF; Washington Nationals
  Washington Nationals
  The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...
  
  
• Vance Lovelace RP; California Angels, drafted by Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   as a 1st round (16th pick), of the 1981 amateur draft.
• Rich Puig -P; NY Mets

NBA/WNBA -pro basketball

• Wanda Guyton -F; member of the two-time WNBA
  Women's National Basketball Association
  The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
  
   Champion Houston Comets
  Houston Comets
  The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
  
   in 1997 and 1998.

NBA/WBA/WBF/WBO-pro boxing

• Jimmy Leto -Wltr.Weight, former two year starter as halfback, and baseball star for HHS, compiled a (99-24-8) record as a pro.
• Tony Cancella -Hvy.Weight, sparred with Max Baer, in an exhibition bout in Tampa, compiled a (51-28-9) record as a pro.

NFL/NFL Europe/ WLAF/CFL/AFL -fro football

• Steve Kiner
  Steve Kiner
  Steven Albert Kiner is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and the Houston Oilers. Kiner attended the University of Tennessee from 1967 to 1969, where he was an All-American. He was elected to...
  
   -LB; (NFL
  National Football League
  The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
  
  )
• Juran Bolden
  Juran Bolden
  Juran T. Bolden is a former American cornerback of American and Canadian football. He last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 2007. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft...
  
   -CB; (NFL/CFL); a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer
• Maurice Crum -FB/LB;(WLAF
  World League of American Football
  The World League of American Football was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in North America, Europe and later possibly Asia...
  
  /CFL
  Canadian Football League
  The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
  
  /AFL) MLB; member of the 1992 Orlando Thunder
  Orlando Thunder
  The Orlando Thunder was a member of the World League of American Football from 1991 to 1992 . The team played their games in the 70,000 seat Citrus Bowl, and was coached by Don Matthews in 1991 and Galen Hall in 1992...
  
   team that played in World Bowl II
  World Bowl II
  World Bowl '92 was the WLAF's second championship game, played on June 6, 1992 at Olympic Stadium in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. 43,789 witnessed the matchup between the Sacramento Surge and the Orlando Thunder....
  
  .
• J.R. Reed
  J.R. Reed
  Herbert Lee "J. R." Reed is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played football at Hillsborough High School to later go on and play college football at South Florida.Reed has also been a...
  
   -S/KR; (NFL); member of the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles
  Philadelphia Eagles
  The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
   team that played in Super Bowl XXXIX
  Super Bowl XXXIX
  Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, to decide the National Football League champion following the 2004 regular season...
  
  .
• Kevin Abrams
  Kevin Abrams
  Kevin R. Abrams is a former professional American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse...
  
   -CB; (NFL)
• Joey Sipp -OL/DL; AFL; member of the Orlando Predators
  Orlando Predators
  The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 19 seasons in a row, as of the season, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000...
  
   for two seasons, now HHS's Football Offensive Line, and Head Track Coach
• Garnell Wilds -CB; (NFL)
• Dan Footman -DE/DT; (NFL)
• Shannon Snell
  Shannon Snell
  Shannon Michael Snell is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard for two seasons in the National Football League...
  
   -OG; (NFL)
• Andrew Williams (American football)
  Andrew Williams (American football)
  Andrew B. Williams is a former American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League....
  
   -DE; (NFL)

NASCAR/NHRA -pro auto racing

• Don Garlits
  Don Garlits
  Donald Glenn "Don" Garlits is considered the father of drag racing. He is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. Always a pioneer in the field of drag-racing, he, with the help of T.C...
  
   - three-time World Champion NHRA Top Fuel drag racer.
• Aric Almirola
  Aric Almirola
  Aric A. Almirola is a Cuban-American stock car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He currently drives the #88 Unilever/Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet Impala for JR Motorsports. Almirola attended the University of Central Florida working on a degree in mechanical engineering before leaving to...
  
   - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver

USL -Pro Soccer

• Adrian Bush - United Soccer League
  United Soccer League
  The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
  
   player.

Athletic head coaches

University/collegiate

• Marcelino "Chelo" Huerta
  Marcelino Huerta
  Marcelino Jesse "Chelo" Huerta, Jr. was an American college football player and head coach. Huerta played college football for the University of Florida, and he was later the head football coach of the University of Tampa, the University of Wichita and Parsons College.- Early years :Huerta was...
  
   - Head football coach, University of Tampa
  University of Tampa
  The University of Tampa , is a private, co-educational university in Downtown Tampa, Florida, United States. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2006, the University celebrated its 75th anniversary...
  
   (1952–1961), Wichita State University
  Wichita State University
  Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
  
   (1962–1964), and Parsons College
  Parsons College
  Parsons College was a private liberal arts college in Fairfield, Iowa. The school, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, was founded in 1875 and closed in 1973....
  
   (1965–1967); first Hispanic coach elected to College Football Hall of Fame
  College Football Hall of Fame
  The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
  
   (2002) (104–53–2 overall, a .660 winning percentage)
• Dennis K. "Dutch" Stanley
  Dennis K. Stanley
  Dennis Keith "Dutch" Stanley, Sr. was an American education professor, university administrator and intercollegiate sports coach. Stanley was a native of England, but graduated from high school in Florida...
  
   - Head football coach, University of Florida
  University of Florida
  The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
  
   (1934–1936); founding dean, University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance (1946–1970).

High school

• Pat O'Brien -Head football coach, 2010 "Buccaneers High School Coach of the Year" awarded by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
  
   as Sickles High School
  Sickles High School
  Walter L. Sickles High School is a high school in Tampa, Florida. Constructed in 1997, it was named for the former superintendent of Hillsborough County Public Schools.-Academics:...
  
   coach, resigned to become defensive coordinator/linebackers coach, at Div. III, Presentation College
  Presentation College
  Presentation College is a selective, government-assisted Roman Catholic secondary school located in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. It claims to be the first Catholic secondary school in South Trinidad, having been established circa 1930 in the basement of San Fernando Presbytery. It relocated...
  
  , in Aberdeen, S.D.

State & public figures

Judges

• Andrew Owens
  Andrew Owens
  Andrew Douglas "Andy" Owens, Jr. is an American attorney and circuit court judge in Sarasota County, Florida. Owens is a Circuit Court Judge for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, appointed by Florida Governor Bob Graham in 1983, and served as Chief Judge in the late 1990s...
  
   -Florida Twelfth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge, appointed in 1983 by Florida Gov. Bob Graham (D), served as Chief Judge in the late 1990s. Owens is a former UF basketball star.

Mayors of Tampa

• Dick A. Greco
  Dick A. Greco
  Dick A. Greco is a politician, businessman, and civic activist from Tampa, Florida.-Early life:Dick Greco was born in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, where his Italian-American father owned a hardware store. He graduated from Hillsborough High School and the University of Tampa where he...
  
   (D) - 50th & 56th Mayor (1967–1974 and 1995–2003)
• William F. Poe (D) - 53rd Mayor (1974–1979)
• Nick C. Nuccio (D) - 47th & 49th Mayor (1956–1959 and 1963–1967)
• Julian B. Lane (D) - 48th Mayor (1959–1963)
• Junie L. Young Jr. - 46th (Acting) Mayor (1956)

Law enforcement & fire department chiefs:

• Anthony Hollloway -Chief of Clearwater Police, appointed in 2010, formerly the Police Chief of Somerville, Massachusetts from 2007 to 2010.

Miss Florida and Miss Tampa pageant winners

• 1965 -Nadine Williams Traum (Miss Tampa), 1965 HHS graduate.
• 1962 -Anita Garcia Pinella (Miss Tampa), 1961 HHS graduate.
• 1961 -Jean Cold Davies (Miss Tampa), 1961 HHS graduate.
• 1960 -Linda Couch Fish (Miss Tampa), 1959 HHS graduate.
• 1956 -Marsha Montford Strange (Miss Tampa), 1956 HHS graduate.
• 1952 -Margie Simmons (Miss Florida) (Miss Tampa), 1952 HHS graduate.
• 1951 -Ann Roberts Maclure (Miss Tampa), 1951 HHS graduate.
• 1950 -Mary Ester Bartlett Spell (Miss Tampa), 1948 HHS graduate.
• 1945 -Ruth Atkins Nicolaisen (Miss Tampa), 1945 HHS graduate.

Notable (non-alumni) educators

• Ann Turner Cook
  Ann Turner Cook
  Ann Turner Cook is an American mystery novelist, who was the model for the familiar Gerber Baby artwork seen on baby-food packages of the Gerber Products Company.-Gerber baby:...
  
  —a.k.a the Gerber Baby
  Gerber Baby
  The Gerber Baby is the trademark logo of the Gerber Products Company.-History:Fremont Canning Company, owned and operated by Frank Daniel Gerber and his son Daniel Frank Gerber, were looking for a baby face for its new baby-food campaign that was to start in the later part of 1928...
  
  , taught Writing and Literature at Hillsborough High, from 1966 until her retirement. She is now a mystery author.
• B.C. Graham -Hillsborough County's first school superintendent, after serving as teacher/principal at Hillsborough High School when it was first operating out of a livery stable on Franklin Street in downtown Tampa.

Dave Gardner- D.M. Delegate

Recent HHS and student national honors

2009 - With a 92% pass rate, 120 members of the International Baccalaureate Class of 2009 earned their diplomas, the highest in HHS history and one of the largest graduating classes in the world.

2008 - The school newspaper, "The Red & Black," is named All-American by the National Scholastic Press Association

National Scholastic Press Association

The National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...

. Editor in chief Emily Matras is named runner-up for the Florida high school journalist of the year."

2006 - The school newspaper, The Red & Black, was considered a National Scholastic Press Association

National Scholastic Press Association

The National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...

 Newspaper Pacemaker Finalist

2006 -- Newsweek

Newsweek

Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...

 drops Hillsborough to rank as the number #21 high school in the nation.

2005 -- Newsweek

Newsweek

Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...

 ranks Hillsborough as the number #10 high school in the nation, causing a stirred debate considering the high school got a D grade from the state and failed No Child Left Behind standards

2004 -- Hillsborough High School student Yangda Ou was selected as a semi-finalist in the U.S. Physics Team.

2004 --National Peace Essay Contest winner (Florida) - Hillsborough High student Gregory M. Goldgof for "Principles of Reconstruction" hosted by the United States Institute for Peace

2003-04 - The school was awarded the Siemens Award for Advanced Placement

1997 - Participated in the National Earlybird Forensics Tournament, hosted by Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

. Placed Sixth in Sweepstakes, Fifth in Duo-interpretation, Fourth in Humorous Interpretation and First in Senate Two: Speaker Awards.

External links

• Hillsborough High School Alumni Association official site
• Hillsborough High School campus site
• Hillsborough High School IB Program official site
• The Red & Black student newspaper
• Florida High School Athletic Association
• Sunshine State Conference:SSC Hall of Fame Members
• Hillsborough High School "Big Red" Band website
• Class of 1958 Website