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 U.S. News & 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 (*) are non-sanctioned club sports. Baseball Basketball (boys' and girls') Girls 2021 state champion Cheerleading: 2021 FHSAA Regional Runner Up, 2021 FHSAA third in the State Championship (Medium 2A Division), Crew* Cross country Girls state championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2020 Flag football Football State Champions - 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Golf - State Champions - 2016 Hockey* Lacrosse Sailing* Soccer Softball Swimming and diving Tennis - Girls Tennis - 2012, 2013 State Champions Track Volleyball State Champions - 1975, 1976, 2006-2010 and 2021 Wrestling JROTC / AFJROTC Overview The Plant high school AFJROTC (FL-20056) founded in 2005 is a 4-year; 2 semester Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Program sponsored by the U.S. Airforce. The program's main goal is to create better citizens of character in their community AFJROTC includes an aerospace science, leadership education, physical fitness, and life skills curriculum. They do things such as Community Service as well as School Beatification in order to maintain a healthy running Junior ROTC program. AFJROTC is not a military recruiting program. Students enrolled in AFJROTC are not under