to join one service club. Clubs compete for members during the weeks close to when the Information Session and the interviews are held through flier advertising, choreographed groups in hallways, and showing club spirit by wearing club shirts. Students may join only one club starting in their sophomore year to give each club an opportunity to make its presence known and attempt to recruit new members by the end of freshman year, though a student may interview during any year after their freshman year. St. Petersburg High School is the home to Reliance Church, which meets in the school's auditorium. School Renovations Fire On August 31, 2012, around 4:00 AM, a fire started on the roof above the Auditorium (Theatre). The Fire later spread into the Auditorium and then crept into an equipment room. The School incurred over one million dollars worth of smoke and water damage. The school's auditorium was reopened to all students on December 11, 2012, after all damage was either replaced or repaired. Flooding Around mid September, St. Petersburg High School's Historic "Bell Building" had a water pipe burst in between the third and second floors. It caused several thousand dollars in damage and rendered most of the class rooms unusable for a few days. The damage was cleared up but some classrooms still showed remnants of the damage; after the renovations made during 2019-2020 school year, the damage done to the building was adequately repaired. Renovation project During 2019-2020 school year, the entire campus was upgraded as part of the $32-million project. Notable alumni Charlie Crist (1974) – 44th governor of Florida (2007–11), Florida's attorney general from 2003–06, a U.S. Representative from Florida's 13th district from 2017-present. Eric Lynn – Candidate for Florida's 13th congressional district in 2016, Florida House of Representatives candidate for District 68 in 2016, presumptive Democratic nominee for Florida's 13th congressional district in 2022. Jim Haslam (1948) – founder of Pilot Corporation Charles Horton, football player Zac MacMath (born 1991), goalkeeper in Major League Soccer Milt May (1968) Major League baseball player. David Mendelblatt, yachtsman and ophthalmologist Mark Mendelblatt, yachtsman, silver medalist at 1999 Pan American Games and 2004 Laser World Championships Grady Sutton, actor Shannon O'Donnell, (2002) National Geographic Traveler of the Year Jacob Barnes, MLB pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers Will Packer, American film producer Bill Young, former American politician who served in the US House of Representatives from