Zephyrhills High School is a high school

High school

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 in Zephyrhills

Zephyrhills, Florida

Zephyrhills is a city in Pasco County, Florida. The population was 10,833 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 11,854. It is a suburb of the Tampa Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Florida

Florida

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, United States. Its principal is Steve Van Gorden.

History

Zephyrhills High School was created from the consolidations of one-room schools in the Zephyrhills area and opened in September 1910 at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Sixth Street. That building burned to the ground in 1926, and a new building was opened at 10th Avenue and 10th Street. The 1926 building was damaged by fire in 1935 and classes were held in local businesses for two years until the building was reconstructed and reopened in 1937. The school moved into its current location in 1975.

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities at Zephyrhills include band, book club, chess club, DOGO, FBLA

FBLA-PBL

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, FCCLA

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America

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, French National Honor Society, Gay–straight alliance, hacky sack club, HOSA, Illusions club, Infusion dance club, Interact, iWait, Japanese Culture Outreach Society, Jaw Droppers, JROTC, Key Club

Key Club

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, National Art Honor Society, National Honor Society

National Honor Society

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, ping-pong club, Rho Kappa, SADD, science club, Scrabble club, scrapbook club, Special Olympics, step dancing, student council, Super Teams, thespians/drama club, Tri-M

Tri-M

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, ultimate Frisbee club, and Voices United/Unity Day.

Notable alumni

• Andra Douglas, president of the New York Sharks
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• Dave Eiland
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  , pitching coach for the New York Yankees
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• Ryan Pickett
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  , defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers
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• David Reutimann
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  , NASCAR driver

External links

• Zephyrhills High School