Merritt Island High School

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

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: 2018–2023
 * 8) Debbie Lubbers: 2023-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.

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.

Teams

 * 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.
 * Girls Soccer 4A championship - 2010. 3A championship - 2017 and 2018.
 * American football 4A championship - 1972, 1978 & 1979.
 * Baseball 5A championship - 1999 & 2000.
 * Volleyball 5A championship- 2011 & 2018
 * 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 Competition 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
 * Video Game club
 * DND (Dungeons and Dragons) club
 * Welcoming diversity team
 * Young Republicans Club
 * Young Democrats Club

Notable alumni

 * Leon "Pop" Bright 1974 – professional football player
 * Derek Brown 1988 – professional football player
 * Cal Dixon 1987 – professional football player
 * Joe Gayton 1974 - writer of television and film
 * Tony Gayton 1977 – film producer
 * Derrick Ham 1995 – Professional football player
 * Clint Hurdle 1975 – Professional baseball player and manager
 * Mathew Martoma 1992 – former S.A.C. Capital Advisors trader, convicted of insider trading
 * Bubba McDowell 1984 – professional football player and current head coach for the Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
 * Will Perdue 1983 – professional basketball player and television sports announcer


 * Darryl Spencer 1988 – professional football player
 * Danny Verpaele 2004 – professional football player and current defensive coordinator for the Kennesaw State Owls football team
 * Kevin Whitaker 1975 – US ambassador to Colombia
 * Jeff Wickersham – professional football player
 * Steve Crisafulli - Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
 * Richard Jones 1987 - State Wrestling Champion 105 lbs 1987, State Runner Up 98 lbs 1986