Notable alumni

• Clay Bennett (class of 1976), 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial cartooning
• Tom Butler, former member of the Alabama Legislature. Served Senate District 2 from 1995 to 2010.
• Kenneth Darby, running back for several teams in the NFL
• Shawn Draper, former NFL player, drafted to the Miami Dolphins
• Donald Heflin, American diplomat and the U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde from 2015 to 2018
• John Hendricks (class of 1970), founder and CEO of Discovery Channel^[10][11]
• Ed Jones- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428000/  He won an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
• Bob Kandiko - Rescue on Denali - https://www.heraldnet.com/news/tale-of-harrowing-rescue-on-denali-unheralded-for-35-years/
  Books: https://www.blurb.com/b/10382434-paddling-paradise
  https://www.adventuresnw.com/author/bob-kandiko/
• Jimmy Key (class of 1979), former Major League Baseball pitcher^[12]
• Pam Long, American actress and writer. She appeared on an NBC daytime program and turned to writing after her acting career. She won two daytime Emmy Awards for best writing on the Guiding Light TV series.
• Bo Matthews (class of 1970), NFL running back for San Diego Chargers
• Sharon Muery (Griffin) Virginia Hammill Simms Award- https://vhsnominations.weebly.com/past-recipients.html
• Don Mincher, former Major League Baseball first baseman and President of baseball's Southern League
• Bryant Renfroe - Barbara Walter's Hairdresser  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1403318/
• Ramzee Robinson, NFL cornerback, Mr. Irrelevant of 2007 NFL draft
• Adam Schreiber (class of 1980), former NFL center and offensive guard from 1984 through 1998