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Merritt Island High School

Merritt Island High School is a public high school located in Merritt Island, Florida. It was built in 1965.

Principals

Robert Bruton: 1965 - 1983
Hank Smith: 1983 - 1999
David M. Piccolo: 2000 - 2002
Gary Shiffrin: 2002 - 2013
Dr. Karyle Green: 2013 - 2014
Mollie Vega: 2014 - 2018
James Rehmer: 2018–2023
Debbie Lubbers: 2023-present

Academics

Merritt Island High School is accredited. The school offers classes for grades 9-12, including Honors courses, Advanced Placement courses, and courses with the Dual Enrollment program at Eastern Florida State College.

To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 26 credits. Each semester-course is equal to a half credit. There is also a variety of academies available for students to enroll in. Including the Advance Placement academy, Fame academy for the performing arts, and Davinci.

Athletics

Teams

Wrestling
Basketball
Bowling
Cheerleading
Cross country
Dance Team
Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swim and Diving
Tennis
Track
Indoor Volleyball
Beach Volleyball
Baseball

State championships

Boys Soccer 4A championship - 2009. 3A championship - 2014.
Girls Soccer 4A championship - 2010. 3A championship - 2017 and 2018.
American football 4A championship - 1972, 1978 & 1979.
Baseball 5A championship - 1999 & 2000.
Volleyball 5A championship- 2011 & 2018
Beach Volleyball AA championship - 2019

Clubs and extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities offered include:

Academic Games team
Art club
Anime club
Auto club
Book club
Beta Club
Chess club
Marine Science Club
Chorus
Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, & Beginning Orchestra
DECA
Drama/Theater
Earth club
Ethics club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
FIRST Robotics Competition team
Future Business Leaders of America
Future Educators of America
Future Problem Solvers
Gay Straight Alliance
German club
Guitar Club
Inline hockey team
Intramural athletics
Jazz ensemble
JROTC (including the Raider Team, Rifle Team, Drill Team, Color Guard and Command and Staff leadership positions)
Key Club
Literary magazine
Magic club
Marching, Concert and Symphonic Bands
Marine Science Club
Multicultural club
Mustang Round-Up Leaders
Straight Up G (vocal acapella group)
National Art Honor Society
National Honor Society
Newspaper
Quiz bowl team
Rugby team
Science Research
SECME
Spanish club
Spanish National Honor Society
Speech and debate club
Student ministers
Student council
StangSat Club
Student Government
Student Venture
Yearbook
Video Game club
DND (Dungeons and Dragons) club
Welcoming diversity team
Young Republicans Club
Young Democrats Club

Notable alumni

Leon "Pop" Bright 1974 – professional football player
Derek Brown 1988 – professional football player
Cal Dixon 1987 – professional football player
Joe Gayton 1974 - writer of television and film
Tony Gayton 1977 – film producer
Derrick Ham 1995 – Professional football player
Clint Hurdle 1975 – Professional baseball player and manager
Mathew Martoma 1992 – former S.A.C. Capital Advisors trader, convicted of insider trading
Bubba McDowell 1984 – professional football player and current head coach for the Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Will Perdue 1983 – professional basketball player and television sports announcer

Darryl Spencer 1988 – professional football player
Danny Verpaele 2004 – professional football player and current defensive coordinator for the Kennesaw State Owls football team
Kevin Whitaker 1975 – US ambassador to Colombia
Jeff Wickersham – professional football player
Steve Crisafulli - Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Richard Jones 1987 - State Wrestling Champion 105 lbs 1987, State Runner Up 98 lbs 1986

Footnotes

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^ "Merritt Island High School: Academics". Edline. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^ "Merritt Island High School: Athletics". Edline. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010
^ McCallum, Brian (February 24, 2018). "Merritt Island girls win 3A soccer final". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1C. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved April 27, 2009
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010
^ "FHSAA Championship Record Books". fhsaa. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
^ "Merritt Island High School :: Clubs". Merritt.hs.brevardschools.org. May 21, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
^ "Merritt Island High School: Clubs & Activities". Edline. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^ "Leon Bright Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
^ "Derek Brown Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
^ "Cal Dixon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
^ Sangalang, Jennifer (October 5, 2015). "Merritt Island grads want to film movie in Brevard". Florida Today. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "Brevard brothers land second season for their Western TV saga". Florida Today. January 7, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
^ "Derrick Ham Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Manager and Coaches". Colorado Rockies. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
^ "Feds: Merritt Island High grad an inside trader". Clickorlando.com. WKMG-TV. December 20, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
^ "Bubba McDowell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Will Perdue NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
^ "Darryl Spencer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Danny Verpaele Bio". GoUSFBulls.com.
^ "Whitaker, Kevin". Archived Content – U. S. Department of State. United States Department of State. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
^ Bianchi, Mike (October 2, 1985). "Wickersham quietly one of the best". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved April 22, 2010 – via news.google.com.
^ Steve Crisafulli
^ Merritt Island State Championship History Strong

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