- Clearwater High School
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Clearwater High School Location 540 S. Hercules Ave.
Clearwater, Florida
United StatesInformation Type Public Established 1906 School district Pinellas County Schools Principal Keith Mastorides Color(s) Crimson and Gray Mascot Tornadoes Website Clearwater High School Clearwater High School is a public high school located in Clearwater, Florida. It is a member of the Pinellas County School System. The school's nickname is the Tornadoes. Their colors are Crimson and Gray which is also the name of their fight song. The school is known for great athletic teams in boys basketball, girls basketball, swimming, and girls flag football.
The Jack L. Wilson Gymnasium is named in honor of coach Jack L. Wilson.
The school's motto is "Tradition, Honor, Pride."
Notable Programs CDMP (Clearwater Digital Media Productions) @ CHS is the school's award winning broadcast journalism program. CDMP is a merging and converging of technology. Students produce CTTV, WPYG Radio and Clearlight Newspaper. http://my.hsj.org/cdmp
Notable alumni
- Bruce Melnick, (Class of 1967) NASA Astronaut
- Jack Reilly, (class of 1968) American Artist
- Rich Fields, (Class of 1979) The Price Is Right announcer
- Howard Johnson, Major League Baseball player
- Gene Chizik, (Class of 1980), Auburn University Head Football Coach
- Zach Railey, (Class of 2002) Olympic Silver Medalist, Beijing Games, Sailing
- Nicole P. Stott, (Class of 1980), NASA Astronaut
- Mike Brittain, (Class of 1981), basketball player NBA
- Hassan Jones, (Class of 1982), football - FSU and NFL
- Scott Nicolas, (Class of 1978), football - University of Miami and NFL.
- Jordan Wall, (Class of 2003), Actor - The Glades
- Josh Postorino, (Class of 1995), basketball - University of Dayton
- Chris Daniels, (Class of 1995), football - Purdue
- Joel Parker, (Clearwater High and UF), football, NFL - New Orlean Saints 1974-77
- Jim Brady, (Class of 1982), Olympic Silver Medalist, Sailing.
- Steve Calder, (Class of 1975), Olympic Bronze Medalist, Sailing.
- Sara Blakely, (Class of 1989), Founder and former CEO of Spanx, American Inventor Judge in 2007, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Winnner in 2002.
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Coordinates: 27°57′34″N 82°45′17″W / 27.959343°N 82.754585°W
Categories:- High schools in Pinellas County, Florida
- Florida school stubs
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