Eau Gallie High School
Location
Melbourne, Florida, United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1923 (Pineapple) 1963 (Commodore Blvd)
Principal	Thomas A. Sawyer
Enrollment	2392
Number of students	Grades 9-12
Color(s)	Navy, Gold, Red
Mascot	Commodore
Information	(321)242-6400
Website	EG High School website

Coordinates: 28°7′49.33″N 80°38′49.77″W / 28.1303694°N 80.6471583°W / 28.1303694; -80.6471583

Eau Gallie High School is located at 1400 Commodore Blvd in the Eau Gallie area of Melbourne, FL. It is one of four public high schools in Melbourne, along with Melbourne High School, Palm Bay High School, and West Shore Junior/Senior High School.

Eau Gallie has the second largest enrollment in the Brevard Public Schools system, with 2392 students.^{[citation needed]} In sports the school is classified as 6A, the highest classification based on enrollment.

Contents 1 History 2 Recognition 3 Notable alumni 4 Mascot/Colors 5 Principals 6 Footnotes

[edit] History

The original school was located in the former city of Eau Gallie, overlooking the Indian River. The successor school is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west.

The school had the lowest reportable incidents of any high school in Brevard for the 2006-7 school year.^[1] The school uses survelliance cameras to monitor student activity.^[2]

[edit] Recognition

• Softball district champions 2006-07^[3]
• Softball team rated during the season as number two in the nation in the USA Today high school softball poll 2007-8^[4]
• In 2007, the school Board awarded bonuses to sixty-nine teachers at Eau Gallie out of only 375 awards to the sixteen high schools in the county. This was double the awards to the second highest school.^[5]
• In 2009, the Eau Gallie symphonic band went to Carnegie Hall in New York City to perform a 30-minute program.^{[clarification needed][6]}

[edit] Notable alumni

• Prince Fielder 2002 - 1st Baseman Milwaukee Brewers
• Jeff Tam 1988 - Pitcher New York Mets, Oakland A's, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays
• Tim Wakefield 1984 - Pitcher Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox
• Matt Walters 1998 - Former NFL Lineman New York Jets^[7]

Timmy Knuth 2009 - Proffesional skateboarder.

[edit] Mascot/Colors

The mascot is Commodore - It is believed that the first principal of Eau Gallie High School was a graduate from Vanderbilt University, whose mascot is also the Commodore.^{[citation needed]} The colors are Navy/Gold/Red.

[edit] Principals

1. Thomas A. Sawyer 1991 - current

[edit] Footnotes

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