9th and some of 10th grade. Sarasota High has replaced honors classes with Pre-AICE classes. A student can get up to 45 college credits with AICE compared with only 10 credits in IB at Riverview High School. If a student completes 100 hours of community service, a student can also receive 100% of the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Foreign languages Sarasota High School offers students the chance to learn Spanish or American Sign Language. Latin used to be offered. Although not a requirement of graduation in Florida, 2 years of a foreign language is required for admission into a state university. Arts Sarasota High School has a band, choir, color guard, and drama guild. The band and color guard performs at all the football games and the drama guild also put on plays. Notable alumni Fredd Atkins, first African-American mayor of Sarasota and longtime city commissioner Joe Ayrault – former professional baseball player (Atlanta Braves) and current minor league manager of the Brevard County Manatees Paul Azinger – professional golfer, 1993 PGA Championship winner and winning captain of 2008 Ryder Cup team Greg Blosser - former professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox) Joe Cash – world champion water skier Doug Corbett – former professional baseball player (Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles) David Daniels – former professional American football player (Seattle Seahawks) Ian Desmond – MLB shortstop for the Colorado Rockies Jimmy DuBose – former professional football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), 1975 SEC Player of the Year, Page Dunlap – professional golfer on the LPGA Tour and 1986 NCAA women's champion Scott Dunlap – professional golfer on the Champions Tour, class of 1981 valedictorian Ken Forssi – bassist with Love, graduated 1962 Adrian Garrett – former professional baseball player, first Sarasota High alum in MLB (Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, California Angels) Wayne Garrett – former professional baseball player (New York Mets, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals) Scooter Gennett – professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds John-Ford Griffin – former professional baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays) Herb Haygood – former professional American football player (Denver Broncos) and college coach graduated 1997 James Houser - former professional baseball player (Florida Marlins) Tim Johnson, former professional American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) Casey Kelly – professional baseball player Chris Klaus – technology entrepreneur, founder of Internet Security Systems Derek Lilliquist – former professional baseball player (Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Cleveland