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Plant City High School


Location	Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida
Built	1914
Added to NRHP	February 4, 1981

The Plant City High School is a historic school in Plant City, Florida, United States. Built in 1914, the current facility was established in 1972 on Maki Road, and later designated with the address of 1 Raider Place. The original school site at 605 North Collins Street, now a community center, was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1981.

School information

Plant City High School is a B school according to 2006-2007 FCAT results.^{[citation needed]}

In May, 2006, Plant City High School was recognized as one of the Top 1000 High Schools in America by Newsweek magazine. AP Exam participation at PCHS has tripled since 2000, the largest increase in the district. Nearly 20% of the 2006 graduates passed an AP exam while in high school. Seven of the teachers are Nationally Board Certified.

The current principal of the high school is Mrs. Colleen Richardson

Improvement

Plant City was one of 16 schools nation-wide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Clubs

AVID
Amnesty International
Best Buddies
Civinettes/Civitan
DCT
Thespian Troupe 1449
FBLA
FCA
FCCLA
FFA
Foreign Language
HOSA
Interact
Jr. NHS
Key/Keyettes
Marching Band
Mu Alpha Theta
NHS
NTHS
Power Team
Reading Club
JROTC
Science Club
SADD
Skills USA
Teen Advisor
Youth Alive
Latin Quarters

Sports

Sports offered by Plant City High School include:

Famous alumni

Kenny Rogers (1982) - Major League Baseball Pitcher

Oscar Herrera, the world's biggest metro.

References and external link

v t e Hillsborough County public and private schools
High schools	Alonso High School (8th–12th grade) Armwood High School Blake High School Bloomingdale High School Brandon High School Chamberlain High School Durant High School East Bay High School Freedom High School Gaither High School Hillsborough High School Jefferson High School King High School Lennard High School Leto (A. P. Leto) High School Middleton High School Newsome High School Plant City High School (7th–12th grade) Plant High School Riverview High School Robinson High School Sickles High School Spoto High School Steinbrenner High School Strawberry Crest High School Sumner High School Tampa Bay Technical High School Tampa Marine Evening (7th–12th grade) Wharton High School
Middle schools	Louis Benito Middle School Pete Davidsen Middle School Angelo L. Greco Middle School Ben Hill Middle School John Quincy Adams Middle School James Buchanan Middle School William G. Pierce Middle School (6th–9th grade) Memorial Middle School Sligh Middle Magnet School D.W. Webb Middle School Dowdell Middle Magnet School Roland Park Middle School Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School Martin Van Buren Middle School James Madison Middle School Progress Village Middle Magnet School Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School James Monroe Middle School Woodrow Wilson Middle School Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School Orange Grove Middle Magnet School Hillsborough Academy (5th–8th grade) Liberty Middle School
Elementary schools	Booker T. Washington Elementary School Macfarlane Park International Baccalaureate School Westchase Elementary School Alafia Elementary School Symmes Elementary School Summerfield Elementary School Crestwood Elementary School Claywell Elementary School Cypress Creek Elementary School Essrig Elementary School Limona Elementary School Boyette Springs Elementary School Egypt Lake Elementary School Dale Mabry Elementary School Pride Elementary School Forest Hills Elementary School Dunbar Magnet School Gorrie Elementary School Mitchell Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Lee Magnet School Roosevelt Elementary School West Shore Elementary School Walden Lake Elementary School
Charter schools in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County	Anderson Elementary Academy Bell Creek Academy Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School Carl Sagan Academy Cristo Rey Tampa High School Hope Preparatory Academy Kid’s Community College Learning Gate Community School Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy Metropolitan Ministries Mount Pleasant Standard-Based Middle School Pepin Academy of Tampa Prince Academy Quest Middle School Re-birth Academy RCMA Wimauma Academy Richardson Montessori Academy Tampa Bay Academy Tampa Charter School Tampa Transitional School of Excellence Terrace Community Middle School Trinity School for Children USF/Patel USF/Patel Intermediate Village of Excellence Walton Academy of the Performing Arts
Private schools in Tampa	Academy of the Holy Names (9–12) American Youth Academy (PreK–12) Bayshore Christian School (PreK–12) Bell Shoals Baptist Academy (PreK–8) Berkeley Preparatory School (PreK–12) Cambridge Christian School (PreK–12) Carrollwood Day School (PreK–12) Christ the King Catholic School (PreK–8) Citrus Park Christian School (PreK–12) Foundation Christian Academy (PreK–12) Grace Christian School (K–12) Jesuit High School of Tampa (9–12) Paideia Classical Christian School (K–12) Seffner Christian Academy (PreK–12) St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School (PreK–8) St. Mary's Episcopal Day School (PreK–8) Tampa Baptist Academy (PreK–12) Tampa Catholic High School (9–12) Tampa Preparatory School (6–12)

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 ==Famous alumni==
 * [[Kenny Rogers (baseball player)|Kenny Rogers]] ([[1982]]) - [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] [[Baseball]] [[Pitcher]]
+Oscar Herrera, the world's biggest metro.
 ==References and external link==

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