Durant High School (Florida)

Durant High School
Newsome^[2]
Website	durant.mysdhc.org

Durant High School is a public high school in Plant City, Florida. The school is named for the community in which it is located and opened in 1995. The school's first Principal, Ron Frost died of cancer in 1997. The Durant High School Football stadium is named in his honor. Principals have included Ron Frost (1995-1997), Sherry Sikes (1997-1999), Joe Perez (1999–2004), Pamela Bowden (2004–2019) and Gary Graham (2019-present).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

The school mascot is the

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Graduation Rate

In 2012 Durant's graduation rate was 86% as compared to a statewide rate of 74.5% and a Hillsborough County rate of 72.6%

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State of Florida School Grades

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Notable alumni

Brooke Bennett – Olympic gold medalist
Lisa Casalino - American jazz singer and songwriter
Tyler Danish - Major League Baseball pitcher
Adrienne Gang - Below Deck Bravo TV personality
MLB outfielder

Ean Randolph - American and Canadian football wide receiver.
Jaclyn Raulerson - Miss Florida 2010
Jeremy Rosado - American singer
Justin Lee Stanley - Filmmaker (Director of Evil Lives Here)
Alicia Tirelli - American-born Puerto Rican retired footballer
Trae Williams – pro football player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Durant High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ "Florida high school sports | Football: Newsome 33, Durant 31". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
^ "Durant High School". greatschools.org. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ "Durant High School". trulia.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ "Durant High School". education.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ "Durant High School". publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b O'Connor, John (December 21, 2012). "2011-2012 Florida High School Grades". Retrieved 21 May 2021.

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