Orlando High School

Orlando High School was a high school located in Orlando, Florida, United States.

Orlando High School
Location
800 East Robinson Street Orlando , Florida , 32801 United States
Coordinates	28.54527°N 81.36692°W / 28.54527; -81.36692
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1892
Closed	1952
School district	Orange County Public Schools
Grades	9-12
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Orange and green
Mascot	Tiger
Nickname	Tigers
Yearbook	Tigando
Communities served	Orlando

History

The first high school class, which was composed of 11 students, met in the second story of a frame schoolhouse graduated in 1892. In 1921 the school was relocated to a red brick building designed by Frederick H. Trimble on North Parramore Avenue.

In 1952, Orlando High School closed, with students being split to two new schools, which were to be named North Orlando High School and South Orlando High School. On the final day of classes at OHS, the principal, William Boone, died of a heart attack at his desk, after serving 31 years as the school's only principal at that location. South Orlando chose the name of William R. Boone High School in his honor.^[1] North Orlando chose the name Edgewater High School. In 1987, the building was repurposed as Howard Middle School.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Buddy Ebsen, actor^[3]
• Mary Evelyn Fredenburg, nurse missionary in Nigeria
• Pete Pihos, football player and coach^[4]
• John Young, astronaut, during Apollo 16 became the ninth person to walk on the Moon^[5][6]