Steinbrenner High School

Congratulations to our students who recently participated in and received top honors at the 2025 Congressional App District Challenge, hosted by Congresswoman Laurel Lee!

This national competition encourages middle and high school students to learn coding and create innovative applications that address real-world problems.

🥇 1st Place: Sarayu Karedla, Yashika Garg, and Navita Mishira (Middleton High School) — NeuroPath App: An AI-powered app designed to detect and monitor neurodegenerative diseases, supporting earlier diagnosis and care.
🥈 2nd Place: Alex Sun (Steinbrenner High School) — RemindMe App: An app created to help individuals with memory-related conditions stay connected with their loved ones.
🥉 3rd Place: Sahil Patel, Krishiv Patel, and Shaan Patel (Steinbrenner High School) — CareConnect App: An app that connects people in need of assistance with those ready to help.

We are so proud of these students for using their creativity and technical skills to make a meaningful impact beyond the classroom!

COZY UP AND GRAB A BOOK 📚❄️ Don't forget, the Superintendent’s Winter Break Reading Challenge is underway! Students in PreK–12 are encouraged to grab their favorite book during Winter Break and log every minute they spend reading.

Through Monday, January 5, students can record their reading in Beanstack (Visit hub.hcps.net and click on the Beanstack icon to get started).

Schools with the highest participation will earn a Reader Leader trophy and $500 for library books! Winners will be announced during Celebrate Literacy Week, January 26 through 30.

Let’s keep reading and #GetCaughtReading this Winter Break!

As we close out 2025, we thank our students, families, teachers, and staff for making our district shine.

Whether you’re traveling, celebrating, or resting, from all of us at Hillsborough County Public Schools, we wish you a joyful Winter Break and Happy Holidays!

Our orchestra is bringing holiday cheer to all of the busy travelers at Tampa International Airport tonight. 🎶🎻🎄🦩

Thank you to the Kuba family and DECA for organizing this generous donation to the Salvation Army.

COZY UP AND GRAB A BOOK 📚❄️ We are excited to announce the Superintendent's Winter Break Reading Challenge! Students in PreK-12 are encouraged to dive into their favorite stories this upcoming break and log every minute they read.

From December 19 through January 5, students can record their reading in Beanstack (Visit hub.hcps.net and click on the Beanstack icon to get started). The schools with the highest participation will earn a Reader Leader trophy and $500 toward library books! Winners will be announced during Celebrate Literacy Week, January 26 through 30.

Let's #GetCaughtReading this Winter Break!

The 2026 Warriors kick off the season at home and celebrate a special milestone — the 10-year anniversary of the 2016 State Championship team! Join us as we honor the champions who set the standard. Let’s pack the stands! Alumni RSVP to Coach Scanio at vincent.scanio@hcps.net.

This week we celebrated our Warrior Football Team at the annual NFF Coaches Luncheon. Thank you to Head Coach Puskas, assistant coaches, and all the players for the hard work and dedication this season. Go Warriors!

Congratulations to our DECA Chapter!

We have 29 students advancing from the presentation round to State! 1,132 students competed from 55 different schools in District 6. Once again we scored the highest amount of state-bound competitors in District 6 and Hillsborough County Schools. Among them are some of the top test scores and 14 District Champions:
-Mario Chamoun- Auto Service Marketing
-Owen Schousboe- Business Services Marketing
-Hanna Goggan, Emily Kuba, Cohen Schultz- Innovation Plan
-Lindsay Guenther- Hotel & Lodging Management
-Taylor Baruch, Victoria Martinez- Integrated Marketing Campaign Event
-Luciana Canillas, Emily Civitillo- Integrated Marketing Campaign Service
-Avery Guenther- Restaurant & Food Service Marketing
-Isabella Brugner- Retail Merchandising
-Darren Bentivenga, London Paladino- Sports & Entertainment Marketing

DON'T FORGET! Tonight is one of our District Financial Aid Nights. The workshop will take place at Steinbrenner High School from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the media center.

The next one will take place on Thursday, Dec. 11, at Tampa Bay Technical High School.

For a full list of dates, locations, and more information, visit hillsboroughschools.org/page/fafsa-nights.

DON'T FORGET! Tonight, two of our District Financial Aid Nights will take place. The workshops are located at Lennard and Sumner High Schools from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the media centers.

The next one will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Steinbrenner High School.

For a full list of dates, locations, and more information, visit hillsboroughschools.org/page/fafsa-nights.

📚Programming for the 2026-2027 school year is in full swing here at Steinbrenner HS. Our counselors are at lunch every day this week to answer student questions about courses and progressions. Do not forget, the online form is due Friday 11/21! 🎯

Welcome @MartinezMS to Steinbrenner. We are excited to welcome our Class of 2030 to show them what opportunities are available here at Steinbrenner!

For the 3rd year in a row, our boys cross country team are Regional Champions with a record team combined time of 16:06. Luca Martin set a GSHS boys XC record with 15:17 finishing 2nd overall & Max Tschopp set the record as the fastest XC Freshmen at GSHS with a time of 16:29.

Steinbrenner Senior Zac Myers has signed his National Letter of Intent with the University of Illinois on a full athletic scholarship for Division I Men’s Gymnastics.
Zac’s achievement reflects years of dedication, discipline, and academic excellence. Zac competes at the highest national level and has earned multiple USA Gymnastics national medals, represented Florida and Team USA, and was named to the 2024 USA Junior Elite National Team. Congratulations Zac!

Congratulations to our Lady Warriors Golf Team for placing 5th at States. Our highest finish in school history.

Congrats to our 3 softball seniors who signed today!! Lilly Patton Rollins, Jenna Fortenberry UT and Madi Adams Piedmont.