Henry B. Plant High School

H.B. Plant High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood of South Tampa in Tampa, Florida, United States. It opened in 1927 between South Himes Avenue on the east and Dale Mabry Highway on the west. The school is named in honor of railroad and hotel tycoon Henry B. Plant, who connected Tampa to the United States railroad system in 1884, helping the isolated village to grow into a large city over the following decades. The school mascot is the Panther, and its motto is "Strength Through Unity." Plant High School has an enrollment of more than 2,500 students.

Academics
U.S. News & World Report ranked Plant High School as the 36th-best high school in Florida and the 478th-best nationally in 2024. The school has twice been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1990 and 1997).

Music
The high school music program consists of musical theater, an orchestra, five chorale groups, two a cappella groups and a marching band, a wind ensemble, a symphonic band and a jazz band. The Marching Panther Band is a combination of all these groups and performs at all football games and various community events.

Athletics
Interscholastic sports at Plant are sanctioned by the FHSAA. The following sports are available. Those marked with an asterisk ( * ) are non-sanctioned club sports.


 * Baseball
 * Basketball
 * Girls 2021 state champions
 * Cheerleading
 * 2021 FHSAA Regional Runner Up, 2021 FHSAA third in the State Championship (Medium 2A Division)
 * Crew *
 * Cross country
 * Girls state championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2020
 * Flag football
 * State Champions - 2017
 * Football
 * State Champions - 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011
 * Golf
 * State Champions - 2016
 * Hockey *
 * Lacrosse
 * Sailing *
 * Soccer
 * Softball
 * Swimming and diving
 * Tennis
 * Girls Tennis - 2012, 2013 State Champions
 * Track
 * Volleyball (girls)
 * State Champions - 1975, 1976, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021, and 2023
 * Wrestling

JROTC / AFJROTC
The H. B. Plant High School AFJROTC, founded in 2005, is a 4-year; 2 semester program sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.

Notable alumni

 * Pete Alonso, MLB player for the New York Mets
 * Trey Azagthoth, founder and guitarist of Morbid Angel
 * Andrew Beck, NFL player for the Houston Texans
 * Wade Boggs, Hall of Fame baseball player
 * Lyrics Born, rapper and producer
 * Jac Caglianone, baseball player
 * Orson Charles, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns
 * John R. Culbreath, politician
 * Samuel T. Durrance, astronaut
 * Sandra Freedman, 55th Mayor of Tampa, Florida
 * Gallagher, comedian
 * Sam Gibbons, US congressman
 * Mychal Givens, MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles
 * Tucker Gleason, quarterback for the Toledo Rockets
 * Ruth Hall, actress
 * Richard King, four-time Academy Award winner for Best Sound Editing
 * Lane Lindell, represented America in Miss World 2008
 * Bobby Lord, country musician
 * Robert Marve, former CFL quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * Jordan McCloud, quarterback for the James Madison Dukes
 * Micah McFadden, NFL linebacker
 * Aaron Murray, NFL quarterback
 * Eric Patterson, NFL cornerback
 * Whop Philyor, former American football wide receiver
 * Stephen Stills, member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young musical group
 * Kyle Tucker, baseball player for the Houston Astros
 * Preston Tucker, former MLB player, currently playing in Korea
 * Dreama Walker, actress known for her role in Gossip Girl
 * Christian Watson, NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
 * Mazzi Wilkins, NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens
 * Mike Williams, former NFL wide receiver
 * James Wilder, Jr., NFL and CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts