Plantation High School

Plantation High School
Location
6901 NW 16th St. Plantation, Florida, USA Plantation, FL, 33313, United States
Information
Type	Public 9-12
Established	1963
School district	Broward County Public Schools
Principal	Susan Bruining
Enrollment	2,400
Color(s)	Red, White, and Blue
Team name	Colonels
Information	(754) 322-1850
Website	http://www.plantationhigh.org/

Plantation High School (commonly referred to as PHS) is a high school located in Plantation, Florida. The school serves 2,669 students in grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. It was originally located on the Fort Lauderdale airport grounds United States Navel Air Station base, This was used as a temporary location until the new building was ready to open at its present location. Students at Plantation High are called "Colonels". The original school logo was a graphic of a traditional Southern colonel—the equivalent of Colonel Reb, mascot of the University of Mississippi. In the early 1990s, amidst concerns of racial insensitivity, the logo was changed to a large red letter "C," similar to the Chicago Bears logo.

Plantation High has an FCAT school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Clubs and organizations

Alongside its varied curriculum, PHS also possesses a wide list of clubs and organizations that cater to the diverse interest of the student body. The following list provides the school's official clubs:

• Amigos
• AOF - Academy of Finance (part of DECA) teaches students the fundamentals needed in the business world. It is a three-year program that includes an internship and annual competitions. Students graduate with an additional diploma certifying the completion of the program.
• AOTT - Academy of Travel and Tourism (part of DECA) teaches students the fundamentals needed in the hospitality.
• Band
• Best Buddies - Focus is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by developing friendships with members of the "Best Buddies" club.
• Bible Club - This is a club for those who read the bible; also associated with First Priority
• Cultural Society
• Crime Watch
• Drama Club - Members are able to participate in the PHS's theatrical productions. Members also have the opportunity to compete in various acting competitions; the Drama Club is also responsible for organizing the Senior Musical.
• French Club
• Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
• Health Occupations Students of America - Members of HOSA learn about careers in the growing health care system. Students learn hands-on skills and in their senior year go to clinics, the hospital, and work with patients and staff in real life situations.
• Key Club - Sponsored by a local Kiwanis Club, the Key Club is a service organization that dedicates itself to providing programs, literature and opportunities for students to relate to other teenagers across the globe.
• Literary Magazine
• Mu Alpha Theta
• Model United Nations
• National Art Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• Newspaper Club - Students who are part of this club participate in creating the school's student-run newspaper, "The Colonel's Journal."
• Poetry Club
• Prostart
• Rocket Team (TARC/SLI)
• Save What's Left
• Step Team
• Student Government - SGA is a student-run organization that organizes inter-school related activities such as FunShop and Homecoming.
• SADD - Students Against Drunk Driving is a club dedicated to spreading awareness of the dangers of drunk driving to fellow students.

Rocketry Program

Plantation High School is widely known for its award winning Aerospace Engineering program. The Rocket Team has consistently ranked in the top brackets of several nationwide competitions in the last decade such as the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) and the Student Launch Initiative (SLI). The program led by one of the Nations best Teacher has stayed in the Top 10 in TARC for the past 7 years the only High School to ever accomplish this feat. In SLI the Aerospace program has been accepted every year to help work side by side with NASA Engineers which "contract" them to build a Rocket with a Scientific payload. With their success and interesting rocket building in SLI a set of rules was set in SLI which the program rightfully calls "Plantation Rules" for they are the reason why the rules were set in the first place.

Athletics

The school's athletic teams are known as the PHS Colonels:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Flag Football
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming & Diving
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Wrestling

Academics

In the 2006-2007 school year, Plantation High School was the only school in Broward County to go up a letter grade based on FCAT scores. This has marked a turning point for a new era at this school. Recently, the school has embarked on an ambitious quest to secure an International Baccalaureate program, with the class of 2012 as the first graduating class.

Demographics

As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 2403. The ethnic makeup of the school was 28% White, 53% Black, 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2% Multiracial, and 0% Native American or Native Alaskan.

Notable alumni

Melanie Amaro, Class of 2010

External links

• Plantation High School
• School Profile
• Broward County Public Schools