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Thomas Richard Robinson High School

Field	Value
name	Thomas R. Robinson High School
motto	Pride Through Excellence
streetaddress	6311 S. Lois Avenue
city	Tampa
state	Florida
zipcode	33616
country	U.S.
type	Public
established	1959
district	Hillsborough County Public Schools
principal	David Brown
staff	64.50
ratio	20.19
grades	9–12
enrollment	1,302 (2023–2024)
rivals	Plant
website
colors	Black, White and Gray

teamname	Knights

Thomas R. Robinson High School (known as Robinson High School) is a public Hillsborough County high school in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is one of the five high schools in the county that offers the International Baccalaureate diploma program. The school was established in 1959 and is named after Thomas Richard Robinson, an educator in Hillsborough County who began teaching in 1917. Robinson High School is the smallest high school in Hillsborough County. The official mascot of Robinson is the Fighting Knight.

Athletics

Robinson High School offers many sports including football, flag-football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country, soccer, lacrosse, and track. Robinson Knights were State Runner-up in football in 1963. The flag-football team have been 9-time State Champions since 2014. The school's rival is Plant High School.

International Baccalaureate Programme

The school is the third Hillsborough County high school to have an International Baccalaureate Programme, with the other IB schools being C. Leon King High School, Strawberry Crest High School, and Hillsborough High School (Tampa, Florida). The program was established in the 2006–2007 school year and offers a Pre-IB curriculum for grades 9 and 10, and an IB Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12. Robinson received the status of a full-fledged IB diploma school for the 2008–2009 school year. The first class of IB students graduated in 2010.

Only 150 spots are open every year for Robinson High's IB program. Robinson High School also had the highest number of National Merit semi finalists in Hillsborough County in 2015.

Notable alumni

Delbert Alvarado - NFL player
Javier Arenas - NFL player
Charlie Bradley - basketball player
Janet Cruz - Florida State Senator
Greg Ellingson - NFL player
Mike Graham - professional wrestler
Bruce Hector - NFL player
Hulk Hogan - professional wrestler and actor
Austin Idol - professional wrestler
Steve Keirn - professional wrestler
Joep Lange - HIV/AIDS researcher
Cam Lockridge - college football cornerback
Byron Pringle - NFL player
John Reaves - NFL player
Dirty Dick Slater - professional wrestler
Larry Smith - NFL player
Matt Vogler - football player
Frankie Williams - NFL player

References

"Robinson High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Robinson". Florida High School Athletic Association.
https://southtampamagazine.com/the-history-of-robinson-high-school
(10 September 2015). "National Merit Semifinalists in Hillsborough".
"Ex-USF kicker Alvarado loves getting his kicks at home for Storm".
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(March 14, 1981). "Charlie Bradley, superstar, will be out of place in stands". [[Tampa Times.
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"Mike Graham suicide leaves family, friends searching for answers".
"Could Bruce Hector be the sleeper of USF's draft class?".
(31 August 2015). "Hulk Hogan apologizes for racist rant".
"Wrestlers recall Tampa plane crash that changed their lives".
(9 December 2016). "Wrestling Legends Gather to Honor One of Their Own - OWW".
"AIDS researcher who died in Malaysia Airlines crash studied in Tampa".
(3 November 2022). "A 'circled' game for ex-UH, now Fresno State cornerback Cameron Lockridge".
"Byron Pringle".
"John Reaves, former Robinson, Gators and Bucs quarterback, dies at 67".
(3 March 2013). "'Dirty Dick' Slater Arrested Earlier Today - Details".
"The History of Robinson High School".
"A Coach with Class: Mccarty's a Winner".
(13 August 2015). "24 Days to Purdue Football: Frankie Williams".

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