Melbourne High School (Melbourne, Florida)

Public secondary school in Melbourne, Florida, United States

Melbourne High School

Address

74 Bulldog Boulevard

Melbourne

Florida

32901

United States

Coordinates| 28°05′24″N 80°37′14″W﻿ / ﻿28.0900157°N 80.6206091°W﻿ / 28.0900157; -80.6206091
Information
Type| Public secondary
Established| 1926
School district| Brevard Public Schools
Principal| James C. Kirk[1]
Staff| 97.50 (FTE)[2]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 2,249 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 23.07[2]
Color(s)| Green and white
Mascot| Bulldog
Website| www.brevardschools.org/MelbourneHS

Melbourne High School or Mel-Hi is a public secondary school located in Melbourne, Florida, United States and operated by Brevard Public Schools.

## History

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Old Melbourne High School

The original high school was built on New Haven Avenue in 1919. It is now the Henegar Center. In 1948, the old Eau Gallie High School on Pineapple Avenue closed. Their former students were bused to Melbourne High.[3] Rotary International chartered their first Interact service club ever with 23 students at the school in 1960.[4]

In about 1953, Zora Neale Hurston staged the school's first integrated concert, though the school had not yet been integrated itself.[5]

The school experienced race riots during the period of integration from 1969 to 1976.[6]

The school's International Baccalaureate Prep program started in 1981.[7]

In 2009 Melbourne High School became a magnet school which includes an Academy of Business and Finance. This is a National Academy Foundation program.[8]

## Academics

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The school has an Academy of Business and Finance ("The Academy"), International Baccalaureate program, Advanced Placement program and dual enrollment.[9]

## Athletics

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The school's mascot is the bulldog. The school's rivals are Satellite High School, Eau Gallie High School, and Palm Bay High School.[10][11]

### Recognition

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* Football 2A 1966 State Champions.[12]
* Girls' Soccer State Champions 1987,[13] 2009,[14] 2010 5A,[15] and 2013 4A.[16]
* Boys' Soccer 1994 5A State Champions,[17] 2009 & 2010 6A State Champions,[18] 2014 4A State Champions
* Boys' Cross country won first in the state 4A Championships in 2007[19] and 2008
* Girls' Cross country won first in the state 4A Championships in 2006[20]

## Campus

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In 2008, the school installed an artificial turf football field[21] and a new gym.[22] In 2008, the school board started construction on a new eight laboratory science building, which was completed in early 2009.[23]

## Notable people

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### Alumni

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Main category: Melbourne High School alumni

* Bruce Bochy (1973) - manager of the Texas Rangers (baseball)
* Lee Nelson (1973) - former NFL player with the St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals
* Mickey Zofko (1967) - former NFL player with Detroit Lions and New York Giants
* Brian Bollinger (1987) - former NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers

* Jorja Fox (1986) - actress [24]
* Dena Grayson (1988) - biochemical researcher
* Kristin Grubka (2007) - soccer player
* Darrell Hammond (1973) - American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist
* David J. Lane (1978) - U.S. Ambassador[25]
* Bill Nelson (1959) - U.S. Senator from Florida and Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-61-C
* Allison Schroeder (1997) - Academy Award nominated screenwriter of Hidden Figures.[26]
* Robbin Thompson (1967) - singer-songwriter[27][28]

### Staff

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* Joseph M. Acaba, astronaut, who taught science 1999–2000.[29]

## References

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1. ^ "Overview / Overview". http. `{{cite web}}`: Check `|url=` value (help)
2. ^ a b c "MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
3. ^ EG Trail accessed February 28, 2008
4. ^ "WHAT IS INTERACT?". Rotary International. January 21, 2002. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
5. ^ Brotemarkle, Ben (February 4, 2014). "Zora Neale Hurston fond of writing in Eau Gallie cottage". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 9A. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
6. ^ Florida Today obit on former superintendent accessed December 6, 2007 [dead link‍]
7. ^ "Message missing (possible session timeout)". Edline. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
8. ^ "Success Stories". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
9. ^ "Message missing (possible session timeout)". Edline. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
10. ^ Gordon, Cheryl (October 14, 1986). "High School Coaches Have Mixed Reaction to New District Alignments". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida: Tribune Company. pp. D6. "'Crosstown rivals will remain crosstown rivals no matter what class or district you're in,' Melbourne Coach Tom McIntyre said. 'We'll still play Palm Bay..."
11. ^ Zizzo, Mike (August 29, 1991). "Melbourne High Pitcher Transfers to Rival Eau Gallie". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida: Tribune Company. pp. F1.
12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2006.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2009.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. ^ Cherry, Mike (February 13, 2009). "Melbourne girls' take state soccer title". Florida Today. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|url=` (help)
15. ^ Guthrie, Jarrett (21 February 2010). "Historic run". Florida Today. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
16. ^ Dowling, Lyn (February 10, 2013). "Penalty kicks cap off gritty comeback effort". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1C.
17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
18. ^ Cherry, Mike (March 26, 2009). "Zimmerman the man in the middle". Florida Today. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2009. "the Class 6A state champion Bulldogs"
19. ^ FHSAA Cross Country 4A 2007 State Meet Results Archived 2008-02-07 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 17, 2008
20. ^ FHSAA Cross Country 4A 2007 State Meet Results Archived 2008-10-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 17, 2008
21. ^ "Florida Today".
22. ^ Downs, Megan (March 23, 2009). "Melbourne High to honor McIntyre". Florida Today. Retrieved April 1, 2009. [dead link‍]
23. ^ "Melbourne High School: Comprehensive Additions and Renovations" (PDF). Brevard Public Schools. April 3, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
24. ^ Coconut, Commander (May 8, 2001). "Tuesday Column". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 13, 2009. "Jorja Fox who plays Sara, went to Indialantic's Hoover Junior High and then Melbourne High School"
25. ^ Biscardi, Sharon (January 19, 2003). "Celebrities meet in Brevard town". Florida Today. p. 1\. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
26. ^ Sangalang, Jennifer (February 26, 2017). "No Oscar for Mel High grad Allison Schroeder". Florida Today. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
27. ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (March 9, 2007). "His life sounds just like a song: Nostalgia big part of Thompson's 'Just a Blur in the Rearview'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
28. ^ "Parrotheads and Palm Trees: 2009 State of the Chamber" (PDF). Melbourne-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2009. "A Melbourne native and Melbourne High School graduate, Robbin Thompson" [dead link‍]
29. ^ "Inglewood Astronaut to Make 2 Spacewalks". NBC. December 17, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2008.

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