Tarpon Springs High School


Tarpon Springs High School is a public high school in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The school graduated its first class of seniors in the year 1906.
The school is known for its football team, music conservatory, culinary department, and veterinary academy. Its mascot is the Spongers, reflecting the town's history of sponge diving. The student body is composed of 89% Caucasian, 4% African-American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Mixed-Race, and 0% American Indian.

Programs

Clubs

The school currently has more than 20 clubs, including:
The band program, which is a part of the at the school, has won many awards, including:
- 2006 Bands of America Grand NatiBands
RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
5 time - AA National Champions
Most Outstanding Music
Most Outstanding Visual
Most Outstanding General Effect
Grand National Finalist 8 Consecutive appearances
- 2006 Bands Of America
Atlanta Super Regional
Olympic Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
Grand Champions
AA Division - 1st Place
Most Outstanding Music
Most Outstanding Visual
Most Outstanding General Effect
- 2006 Bands Of America
Florida Regional
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Grand Champions
AA Division - 1st Place
Most Outstanding Music
Most Outstanding Visual
Most Outstanding General Effect
- 2006 Seminole Sound Spectacular
Grand Champions
1st Place Gold Division
Best Color Guard Auxiliary
Best Drum Major
Best Woodwinds
Best Brass
- 2006 Florida Bandmasters District Marching Band Festival
Straight Superiors 13 Consecutive Years
2007 FBA District Jazz Festival
Jazz Ensemble I Straight Superiors
Jazz Ensemble II Straight Superiors
- 2007 FBA Solo and Ensemble Festival
100+ Superior Medals
Winter Guard Straight Superiors
- 2007 WGI West Palm Beach Regional
Winter Guard Scholastic World Class Finalist
Concert Percussion Ensemble 1st Place
- 2007 FBA District Concert Festival
Wind Ensemble I Straight Superiors
13 Consecutive years
- 2007 FBA District Concert Festival
Wind Ensemble II Superior Rating
Only 2nd Ensemble to receive Superior rating in the entire district
- 2007 WGI Tampa Regional
Winter Guard Scholastic World Class Finalist
- 2007 University of North Texas Jazz Festival
Denton, Texas
Only Jazz Ensemble from Florida invited to perform
- 2007 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National Band and Orchestra Festival, Washington D.C.
Gold Rating
- 2010 Bands of America Atlanta Super Regional Grand Champions and Class AAA Champions
- 2010 Bands of America Grand Nationals
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Class AAA National Champions
Most Outstanding Visual
Most Outstanding General Effect
- 2011 Bands Of America
Atlanta Super Regional
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
Grand Champions
AAA Division - 1st Place
Most Outstanding Music
Most Outstanding Visual
Most Outstanding General Effect
- 2012 Bands Of America
Atlanta Super Regional
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
Grand Champions
AA Division - 1st Place
Most Outstanding Music
Most Outstanding Visual
Most Outstanding General Effect
- 2012 Bands of America Grand National Finalists and AA National Champions
- 2013 Bands of America Atlanta Super Regional Class AA Champions
- 2011 Bands Of America
Atlanta Super Regional
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
Grand Champions
AA Division - 1st Place
Most Outstanding Music
Most Outstanding Visual
Most Outstanding General Effect
-2014 Bands of America Grand National Champions and AA National Champions - 1st place Most Outstanding Music Performance, 1st place Most Outstanding General Effect, 1st place Most Outstanding Visual Performance
-2015 Berklee High School Jazz Festival Category L2 Champions, Competition Top Scorer
-2016 Bands of America Grand National Finalists and AA National Champions
-2018 Bands of America Grand National Finalists and AA National Champions
- Additional Achievements:
One of 7 high school symphonic bands in the nation to perform at The National Band Festival in Carnegie Hall, New York City in 2005 and 2001.
One of 6 symphonic bands in the nation to perform at The 2003 San Francisco International Wind Festival San Francisco, California.
One of 14 symphonic bands selected to perform at The 2001 National Concert Band Festival Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Marching Band is the Bands of America Grand Nationals Marching Band Division AA National Champion for 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006 at the RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as the Bands of America Grand Nationals Marching Band Division AAA National Champion for 2010.
The Jazz Ensemble is the 2002 and 2005 Lakeside Jazz Festival Grand Champions and has achieved 12 years of consecutive straight Superior ratings at The Florida Bandmasters Association district and state Jazz Festival.
The Winter Guard/Dance Ensemble are Winter Guard International World Championship Finalists for 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2011 in the Scholastic World division. The Winter Guard is the first scholastic World Class Winter Guard in the history of Pinellas County to make the Finals at the World Championship in Dayton, Ohio.
In 2012, the Outdoor Performance Ensemble was selected to be 1 of 10 bands marching in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City
One of 15 high school jazz ensembles in the nation to be selected to participate in the Essentially Ellington festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Notable alumni