Hudson High School (Florida)

This article is about the public high school in Hudson, Florida. For other high schools with the same title, see Hudson High School.

Hudson High School
Address
14410 Cobra Way Hudson , Florida 34669 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Cobra Nation is Hudson Tough."
Established	August 1973 (1973-08)
School district	Pasco County
Principal	Alondra Beatty-Woodall
Teaching staff	70.20 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,449 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	20.64
Color(s)	red   gold
Athletics	Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling
Mascot	Cobra
Rival	Fivay High School
Yearbook	Cobra DeCapello
Website	http://hhs.pasco.k12.fl.us/

Hudson High School (HHS) is a public high school in Hudson, Florida, located between Hudson Academy and Hudson Primary Academy. The school opened in 1973 with grades 9 through 12; the first graduating class was in 1974. The current principal is Alondra Beatty-Woodall.

Feeder schools

Hudson’s feeder schools include Hudson Primary Academy, Shady Hills Elementary, Mary Giella Elementary, Hudson Academy, and Crews Lake Middle.

History

Hudson High School was first opened in 1973. On July 8, 1973, the night before classes were to begin at Hudson High School, the school’s first principal, Forest L. Mayer, had a heart attack while working at the school. He died at about 11 p.m. at the Community Hospital in New Port Richey. The next day, on July 9, 1973, Hudson High School students began attending school in the same building as Gulf High School students, but later in the day. In August 1973, the school board appointed Coy Pigman as the principal of Hudson High School. The 1974 yearbook shows Coy Pigman as principal, Arthur O'Donnell as assistant principal, and Gus Manticos as dean. The class of 1974 was the first graduating class from Hudson High School. The class of 1974 graduated on June 27, in the Gulf High School gymnasium. The first valedictorian was George J. Matis II and the first salutatorian was Norman S. Bie. The class of 1974 had nearly 150 seniors.