Merritt Island High School

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

Merritt Island High School
Address
100 East Mustang Way

Merritt Island
,
Florida

United States
Coordinates
Information
TypePublic
Established1965
School districtBrevard Public Schools
PrincipalJames Rehmer
Staff30
Faculty70.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,539 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.74[1]
Color(s)Black and Gold   
SongThe Horse
MascotMustang
NicknameMerritt Island, MIHS
Websitewww.brevardschools.org/MerrittIslandHS

Principals
  1. Robert Bruton: 1965 - 1983
  2. Hank Smith: 1983 - 1999
  3. David M. Piccolo: 2000 - 2002
  4. Gary Shiffrin: 2002 - 2013
  5. Dr. Karyle Green: 2013 - 2014
  6. Mollie Vega: 2014 - 2018
  7. James Rehmer: 2018–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.[2]

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

[3]

  • 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.[4]
  • Girls Soccer 4A championship - 2010. 3A championship - 2017 and 2018.[5][6]
  • American football 4A championship - 1972, 1978 & 1979.[7]
  • Baseball 5A championship - 1999 & 2000.[8]
  • Volleyball 5A championship- 2011 & 2018[9]
  • 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
  • Concert and Chamber Orchestras
  • DECA
  • Drama/Theater
  • Earth club
  • Ethics club
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • First robotics 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[10][11]
  • Video Game club
  • DND (Dungeons and Dragons) club
  • Welcoming diversity team
  • Young Republicans Club
  • Young Democrats Club

Notable alumni

See also

Footnotes
  1. "Merritt Island High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. "Merritt Island High School: Academics". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  3. "Merritt Island High School: Athletics". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2008-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-08-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010
  6. McCallum, Brian (February 24, 2018). "Merritt Island girls win 3A soccer final". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1C. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved April 27, 2009
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved August 31, 2010
  9. "FHSAA Championship Record Books". fhsaa. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  10. "Merritt Island High School :: Clubs". Merritt.hs.brevardschools.org. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  11. "Merritt Island High School: Clubs & Activities". Edline. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  12. "Leon Bright Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-08-31.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. "Derek Brown Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2008-07-17.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. Rogers, Eric (June 2, 2018). "Brevard ballplayers are likely early-round MLB draft picks". Florida Today. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  15. "Cal Dixon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-07-27.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. "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.
  17. "Manager and Coaches". Colorado Rockies. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  18. "Feds: Merritt Island High grad an inside trader". Clickorlando.com. WKMG-TV. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  19. "Will Perdue NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  20. "Whitaker, Kevin". Archived Content – U. S. Department of State. United States Department of State. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  21. Bianchi, Mike (1985-10-02). "Wickersham quietly one of the best". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2010-04-22 – via news.google.com.
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