Famous Alumni
- Spessard L. Holland- Former Florida governor and U.S. Senator; founding partner of Holland & Knight, LLP.
- General James A. Van Fleet-Head of U.S. forces in the Korean War.
- Ken Riley- Former Cincinnati Bengals safety in the National Football League. One of league leaders in career interceptions.
- Bob Crawford- Former Florida Senate President and state Secretary of Agriculture.
- Lt. General William H. Fitch, USMC- Test pilot
- Adam Putnam- Former U.S. Congressman and current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Katherine Harris- Former U.S. Congresswoman and former Florida Secretary of State, who most notably presided over Florida's ballot recount process during the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election.
- Jason Odom - All-American Offensive Lineman for the University of Florida Gators (1992–95); former Offensive Lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Marcus Floyd - NFL player for the Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, and the New York Jets.
- G. M. Palmer - Poet and Editor of Strong Verse Poetry Blog.
- Jeremiah Samarrippas- Boys Basketball player. All time assists leader, 5A state champion MVP and Player of the Year for Florida. Now attending Southern Methodist University.
- Major David Earl Sutherland - United States Air Force pilot and winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, for heroism in Vietnam.
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