Bend Road the Thomas P. Corr Elementary School. Today Apollo Beach is a thriving waterfront community with year-round boating, fishing, and other water activities. The estimated of canals lead to Tampa Bay. Education The schools that serve Apollo Beach are: Apollo Beach Elementary Inez Doby Elementary Waterset Charter School (K-8) Eisenhower Middle School East Bay High School Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy Famous Landmark: Big Bend Apollo Beach is famous for the Big Bend Power Station which provides power to the Tampa Bay area. The power plant is visible across Tampa Bay and especially in Apollo Beach. Notable people Nick Carter, singer-songwriter, dancer, entertainer and actor best known as one of the lead vocalists of the Backstreet Boys; grew up in Apollo Beach Debra Lafave, teacher who pleaded guilty to lewd or lascivious battery after having sex with a 14-year-old student Tessa Ludwick, actress, attended first grade at Apollo Beach Elementary Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Apollo Beach has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. References Census-designated places in Hillsborough County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida Populated places on Tampa Bay