high schools: Apopka High School and Wekiva High School. University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Mid-Florida Research and Education Center is located in Apopka. The Golf Academy of America (Altamonte Campus), a 2-year golf college is located in Apopka. Christian Learning Academy is a private K–12 school offering varsity athletics, music programs, and Model United Nations. Notable people Automobile racing Fireball Roberts, race car driver Wayne Taylor, owner, Wayne Taylor Racing; winner of 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, 2005 Rolex Series Baseball Ray Goolsby (war veteran) Washington Senators in Chattanooga, TN Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals (2004–2010), Milwaukee Brewers (2011–2012), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012), Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–present), 2 time Baseball All-Star (2009, 2014), MLB ERA leader (2009), Gold Glove Award (2014), Silver Slugger Award (2013) pitcher for Arizona Diamondbacks and 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner Basketball Joel Berry II, basketball player for the University of North Carolina Joe Chealey, Basketball Player Economics Glenn Hubbard, dean, Columbia University Graduate School of Business Government John H. Land longest serving full-time city mayor Arts Brad Linaweaver, science fiction writer, film producer and screenwriter, magazine publisher Football Steve Baylark, NFL running back Rogers Beckett Jr., former NFL safety for the San Diego Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals Alan Gendreau, football placekicker at Middle Tennessee State Brandon Meriweather, former NFL defensive back Jalen Carter, Georgia Bulldogs All-American defensive tackle Warren Sapp, All-Pro NFL defensive lineman Sammie Smith, former NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins and the Denver Broncos Gaming Justin McGrath, professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player Infamous Michael Larson, Press Your Luck Scandal winner of $110,237 in 1984 Inventor Richard Borg, board game designer Music John Anderson, country singer Sawyer Brown, country music band founded in Apopka Jonathan Cain, member of multi mega hit rock group Journey, multi-instrumentist and songwriter resides in Apopka Jerry Lawson, lead singer of The Persuasions Pat Travers tours from, records, and resides in Apopka Sean Shannon, drummer formerly in Molly Hatchet, the Pat Travers Band, and a commercial with Shaquille O'Neal, songwriter, engineer, creator of The Ear Training Kit™ Boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling Christy Martin, American world champion boxer, resided in Apopka for many years and operated a boxing school Mattie Rogers, Olympic Weightlifter Monty Sopp, professional wrestler, former WWF/E Other In 2022, police body cam video showed a drunk cop Oscar Mayorga drink driving in full uniform and