▁Great ▁De pression , ▁many ▁schools ▁cut ▁their ▁terms ▁or ▁lost ▁their ▁acc red itation , ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Florida ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁money , ▁but ▁M HS ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁stay ▁open ▁thanks ▁to ▁tax es ▁paid ▁by ▁area ▁ph osph ate ▁fir ms . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁current ▁school ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁given ▁by ▁Virginia - Car ol ina ▁Chem ical ▁Corporation ▁and ▁International ▁Min er als ▁and ▁Chem ical ▁Corporation ; ▁the ▁old ▁high ▁school ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁an ▁elementary ▁school , ▁Pur cell . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁John ▁Vincent ▁At anas off ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 9 5 ), ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁gradu ate : ▁In vent or ▁of ▁the ▁electronic ▁digital ▁computer . ▁Gr adu ated ▁after ▁two ▁years ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁school ' s ▁computer ▁center ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁D ed rick ▁D odge ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 6 5 ): ▁safety ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Ken ny ▁How es ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 7 0 ): ▁music ian ▁▁▁ ▁Bob ▁Mur phy ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 4 3 ), ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁gradu ate : ▁Professional ▁gol fer ▁and ▁sport sc aster . ▁ ▁J . ▁T . ▁Re ady ▁( 1 9 7 3 – 2