Astronaut High School

Infobox high school


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established = 1972
type = Public
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principal = Terry Humphrey
enrollment = 1455
students = Grades 9-12
city = Titusville
state = Florida
country = United States
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website = http://astronaut.hs.brevard.k12.fl.us/

Astronaut High School is located in Brevard County, Florida 32796 in the city of Titusville, Florida, USA. It is part of the Brevard County School District. The school name comes from its location, near the Kennedy Space Center. The school was built in 1972. The high school currently enrolls approximately 1455 students. [ [http://astronaut.hs.brevard.k12.fl.us/ Official website] ]

History

In 2007, the wrestling coach was fired when he twice knowingly substituted an ineligible 7th grader in place of an injured varsity member. [ [http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080814/NEWS01/808140320/1006/news01&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL] retrieved August 14, 2008]

Recognition

*Class 4A Girls Basketball Champions in 2006.
*Boys track district champions 2006-07 [cite book | author = Cherry, Mike |title = Scorps earn CCC Trophy - again | publisher = Florida Today | date = May 3, 2007]
*Boys golf District champions 2005-2006
*Class 1A Track and Field State Champions 2000
*Class 1A Wrestling State Champions 1999
*Class 3A District football champions 4 years running 2004-2008Fact|date=July 2008

Notable Alumni

* Cris Collinsworth - Class of 1977. Professional Football player
* Wilber Marshall - Class of 1979. Professional Football player [ [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/highschools/content/sports/epaper/2007/12/13/a9b_century_list_1213.html Palm Beach Post] accessed December 31, 2007]
* Daniel Tosh - Class of 1993. Comedian [ [http://celebrityunplugged.blogspot.com/2007/11/daniel-tosh-in-spotlight.html Celebrity unplugged] accessed December 31, 2007]
* Aaron Walker (NFL) - Class of 1998. Professional Football player [ [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/396110 NFL.com] ] [ [http://www.footballvibe.com/nfl/nfl-players/aaron-walker-ar3219.html NFL Players] accessed December 31, 2007]
* Landon Grantham - Class of 2004. Renaissance Man. [ [http://landongrantham.googlepages.com Official Website] ]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://astronaut.hs.brevard.k12.fl.us/ Astronaut High School]