Brandon High School

Infobox School
name = Brandon High School

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imagesize = 300px
established = 1914
type = Public secondary
district = Hillsborough County Public Schools
grades = 9-12
principal = Leslie Granich [cite web|url=http://www1.sdhc.k12.fl.us/~brandon.high/admin.htm |title=Administration |accessdate=2007-10-03]
students = appx. 2,300 as of 2007-2008
colors = Maroon and white
mascot = Eagle
location = Brandon, Florida
country = United States
website = http://www1.sdhc.k12.fl.us/~brandon.high/

Brandon High School originally opened in 1914 on the current site of McLane Middle School. In 1972, the school moved to its current location on Victoria Street in Brandon, Florida. The school colors are maroon and white. The school mascot is the Eagle. Brandon High is currently a "C" school on SDHC's high school grading scale.Fact|date=November 2007

Notable alumni

* Joey Graham current professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors
* Stevie Graham current professional basketball player with the Indiana Pacers
* Dwayne Schintzius former professional basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics in the 1990s
* Jeff Turner former professional basketball player who played for the New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic from 1984 to 1996
* Jody Reed former professional baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers from 1987 to 1997
* David Galloway former professional football player who played for the St. Louis Cardinals/Phoenix Cardinals and Denver Broncos from 1982 to 1990
*Chone Figgins a current professional baseball player with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
*Mike Pucillo current professional football player with the Washington Redskins
*Danny Graves professional baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets
*Damian Farrell founder and CEO of Dynamic Technologies Inc.
*Stuart Mason now known as Stuart Brownstein elected as Supervisor - Hillsborough County Soil & Water Conservation District - Seat 2 in 2004 and Founder of Sierra Bravo Services and Brownstein Worldwide.

Alma Mater

"by Philip Mook - Class of `49"

Hail to this, our Alma Mater, hail to Brandon HighAs the eagle soars to greatness, 'neath its wings we fly.

Many you have led to greatness, through your halls so bright,Many others still are striving to attain this height.

Many too have heard the summons to the home above;As they backward look upon you they recall your love.

As your progress is recorded, your fame will never dieHail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail to Brandon High.

E-Board

The Student Executive Board, better known as E-board, is held responsible for coordinating most of the school events and activities. Some of the better known events made possible by E-board are homecoming, Flick on the Field, and Battle of the Belts. This class and club of students also plans the pep rallies that continue Brandon's history of pride and tradition. These students put forth a lot of their own time and effort to keep the school running smoothly and making the other student's lives at Brandon High School memorable.

Emblem

Emblem is a student-run newspaper. This paper is worked on by a class of students who write on a diversity of topics. The paper is started from scratch. The students create story ideas, follow leads, interview, and write the stories. The stories are then laid-out using Adobe InDesign. After final edits, it is sent to the printer. The paper is then distributed throughout the school and community free of charge. This class is a long running tradition at Brandon High School.

Wrestling Team

The Brandon Wrestling team held the national record for the longest winning streak (34 years) and the longest active winning streak by a high school sports team (459 wins). This accomplishment is often referred to as "The Streak." [http://www.brandoneagleswrestling.com/pages/21/index.htm Brandon Eagles Wrestling Site] ] [http://www.answers.com/topic/brandon-wrestling Answers.com Entry for Brandon Wrestling] ] . That streak came to an end on January 5 2008 as they were defeated by South Dade High School 32-28. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/highschool/news/story?id=3183805 ESPN - Florida high school wrestling team's streak ends after 459 straight victories - High School Sports ] ] The team also boasts 19 Florida Team State Championships and over 100 state placers. [http://www.answers.com/topic/brandon-wrestling Answers.com Entry for Brandon Wrestling] ] The state placers are listed on the west wall of the Brandon Wrestling Workout room by first initial, last name, followed by their place and the particular year they placed. [http://www.brandoneagleswrestling.com/pages/21/index.htm Brandon Eagles Wrestling Site] ] They were recently shown on ESPN2 for the short movie titled "The Streak".

Brandon High School Nature Preserve

This approximately 1.5-acre wooded site located on the south side of the campus was designated an official Schoolyard Habitat in 2006 by the National Wildlife Federation. Ecology students help collect animal and plant data annually using a variety of tools and technologies including Global Positioning Satellite receivers and digital cameras. They also construct nesting boxes for birds and roosting boxes for bats to help increase the biodiversity of the area. Many other classes use the area as an outdoor classoom, including art, English, performing arts, JROTC, and technology.

Brandon Orchestra Program

The Brandon High School Orchestra, directed by Mr. Donald Langland, is one of the largest and longest continuously running orchestra programs in the state of Florida. In 2007 the Brandon Orchestra celebrated it's Ruby Anniversary. The program was started by T. Edison James in 1967 and has had only 4 directors in its 40 year existence. Currently the BHS String Orchestra consists of 83 musicians and the Symphony Orchestra has 115 members. The BHS Orchestra is renowned both state and nation-wide, earning the title of "Best-Overall Orchestra" in competitions in New York and San Francisco, (they will be competing in Chicago this year), as well as earning straight Superior Ratings at State MPA 4 out of the last 5 years.(one of less than 10 high school orchestras to do so) The orchestra program has shown itself to be one of the top programs in the state of Florida, including performing-arts schools.

References

External links

* [http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/~brandon.high/ Brandon High School website]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/fl/1317 School profile]
* [http://www.brandoneagleswrestling.com/pages/15/index.htm Brandon Wrestling]
* [http://www.brandonhoops.com Brandon Basketball]