Henry B. Plant High School
H.B. Plant High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood of South Tampa in Tampa, Florida, United States. It opened in 1927 between South Himes Avenue on the east and Dale Mabry Highway on the west. The school is named in honor of railroad and hotel tycoon Henry B. Plant, who connected Tampa to the United States railroad system in 1884, helping the isolated village to grow into a large city over the following decades. The school mascot is the Panther, and its motto is "Strength Through Unity." Plant High School has  an enrollment of more than 2,500 students. Academics. "US News and World Report" ranked Plant High the 17th best public school in Florida and 263rd nationally in 2015. The school has twice been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1990 and 1997). Music. The high school music program consists of musical theater, an orchestra, five chorale groups, two a cappella groups and a marching band, a wind ensemble, a symphonic band and a jazz band. The Marching Panther Band is a combination of all these groups and performs at all football games and various community events. Athletics. Interscholastic sports  at Plant are sanctioned by the FHSAA. The following sports are available. Those marked with an asterisk (<nowiki>*</nowiki>) are non-sanctioned club sports. JROTC / AFJROTC. Overview. The Plant high school AFJROTC (FL-20056) is a 4-year Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Program sponsored by the U.S. Airforce. The program's main goal is to create better citizens. The course title is "Aero-Space Science" and is an all year course witch teaches thing such as Geography, War History, and Adult Readiness/Leadership Development. They do things such as Community Service as well as School Beatification in order to  maintain a healthy running Junior ROTC program. Leadership. The Current H.B. Plant High School AFJROTC Program is lead by Senior Aero-Space Instructor (SASI), Lieutenant Colonel, Calvin Mason, and Aero-Space Instructor (ASI), Master Sergeant, Mic Conteh. Schedule. Monday: Uniform Wear (Dress Blues) Monday - Wednesday: Academics Thursday: Physical Training Friday: Drill Extra-Curriculars. The program provides extra courses such as:- Air Force Drill Team - Flag Detail Color Guard - Marksmanship team - Saber Color Guard - JLAB - Physical Training Team - Push Up Squad - Orienteering Team - RPA Team - Kitty Hawk