Braulio Alonso High School

Public secondary school in Tampa, Florida, United States

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Braulio Alonso High School is a public high school located in Tampa, Florida, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Hillsborough County Public Schools.

Alonso High is named after Braulio Alonso. He served on the board of directors in the National Education Association from 1958 to 1964, and was elected as its president in 1967, the first Hispanic to hold that office.^[4]

International Baccalaureate Programme

Alonso is the fifth school in Hillsborough County to have an International Baccalaureate Programme with the other IB high schools being King, Strawberry Crest, Hillsborough, and Robinson. The program was established in the 2020-2021 school year and offers a Pre-IB curriculum for grades 9 and 10, and an IB Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12. Alonso received the status of a full-fledged IB diploma school for the 2022–2023 school year. The first class of IB students will graduate in 2024.

Demographics

Student Diversity^[5]
- 57.2% Hispanic
- 28.0% White
- 6.7% Black
- 4.8% Asian
- 3.0% Two or more races
- 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native
- 0.2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

School Grade By Year

Year^[6]	Grade	Year	Grade
2005-2006	B	2014-2015	A
2006-2007	C	2015-2016	C
2007-2008	A	2016-2017	B
2008-2009	B	2017-2018	B
2009-2010	B	2018-2019	B
2010-2011	B	2019-2020	B
2011-2012	A	2020-2021	B
2012-2013	A	2021-2022	A
2013-2014	B	2022-2023	B

Athletics

Alonso High School currently offers the following sports:

Baseball
- FHSAA's 2008-09 6A State Baseball Champions; 2010-2011 6A State Baseball Champions 2009-2010^[7]
Football (Varsity, JV)
Lacrosse (boys’ and girls’)
Soccer (boys' and girls')
Basketball (Varsity and JV, boys' and girls')
Wrestling (boys' and girls')
Tennis (boys' and girls')
Swim and Dive
Golf (boys' and girls')
Volleyball (Varsity and JV)
Softball
Cross country (boys' and girls')
Girls' flag football (Varsity and JV)
- District Champions - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Regional Champions - 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
- State Runner-Up - 2010, 2011
- State 2A Champions 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Track and Field (boys' and girls')

Clubs and Organizations

Amateur Arts and Crafts
Multicultural Student Union
Rho Kappa
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Environmental
Literature
Photo and Video
Science
Best Buddies
Speak Up
FCA
Zoology
JROTC
- Raiders
- Drill
- Rifle
German Club
Aquarium Club
Speech and Debate
Mu Alpha Theta
Yearbook
Avid
FFA
Model United Nations
Ping Pong
National Honor Society
Beta
Deca
Theater
Art Club
Leadership
FBLA

Principals

Principal	Tenure
Dr. Sandy Bunkin ^[8]	2001-2006
Louie Diaz	2006-2015
Kenneth Hart	2015-2021
James Harris^[9]	2021-present

Sandy Bunkin was the school's first principal, and retired after five years. She was replaced by Louie Diaz, who was the Assistant Principal of Athletics for the first two years the school was open, then became the principal of Jefferson High School. Both principals had buildings in the school named after them, the Sandy Bunkin Auditorium which is located near the front of the school and is where many concerts by the band and orchestra are held and the Louie Diaz Athletic Complex which is located near the football field. Kenneth Hart took over the role in 2015 followed by James Harris in 2021.

Notable alumni

Anthony Chickillo, National Football League (NFL) player^[10]
Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, serial killer^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]
Leger Douzable, NFL player^[15]
Alex Faedo, Major League Baseball (MLB) player^[16]
Jose Fernandez, MLB player^[17]
Ryan Fernandez, MLB player^[18]

References

^ "5 miles and a lot of emotion between Sickles, Alonso".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alonso High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ staff. "Fall 2012 FHSAA member school student population report". FHSAA.org. FHSAA. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
^ "Florida's Braulio Alonso: Teacher, NEA President, and veteran". 26 July 2021.
^ "Alonso High School 2023-2024 Rankings - usnews.com".
^ https://data.floridatoday.com/school/hillsborough/alonso-high-school/290151/. Retrieved 21 January 2024
^ "2009 FHSAA Class 6A Baseball Championship". www.fhsaa.org. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009.
^ https://www.classmates.com/siteui/yearbooks/4182718360?page=6 evermore 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2024
^ https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/domain/339 Alonso High School Directory. Retrieved 21 January 2024
^ "Anthony Chickillo Bio and Stats – pro-football-reference.com". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Interviews detail the downward spiral of the Seminole Heights killing suspect".
^ "Howell Donaldson III". 19 February 2019.
^ "Friends stunned by arrest of suspected serial killer in Seminole Heights".
^ https://cnn.com/cnn/2017/11/29/us/tampa-killings-seminole-heights-suspect-howell-donaldson/index.html
^ "Leger Douzable Bio and Stats - pro-football-reference.com". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ ""Alex Faedo Bio and Stats - baseball-reference.com"". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ Cotey, John (21 May 2009). "Alonso High School sophomore Jose Fernandez knows pitching is hardly matter of life or death considering how he arrived in the United States from Cuba". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ https://www.tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2018/06/06/baseball-wrapping-up-local-picks-in-the-third-day-of-mlb-draft/