Northeast High School (Oakland Park, Florida)
Northeast High School | |
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700 Northeast 56th Street 700 Jett Boulevard Oakland Park, Florida 33334 United States | |
Coordinates | 26°11′42″N 80°08′15″W / 26.1949837°N 80.1374871°W |
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Type | Zoned and Magnet Public Secondary |
Motto | Home of the Hurricanes |
School district | Broward County Public Schools |
Principal | Anthony Valachovic |
Staff | 92.00 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Number of students | 1,774 (2017-18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.28[1] |
Color(s) | Red, White and Black |
Athletics | 6A |
Athletics conference | District 10 |
Mascot | Hurricane |
Website | northeast |
Northeast High School is a high school in Oakland Park, Florida. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district.
Northeast High School is an all magnet school with three specialties: Biotechnology, Latin and Alternative Energy. All students must choose one of the three magnet programs to enroll in, and this determines several courses that the students will take.
It serves:[2] much of Oakland Park,[3] Sea Ranch Lakes,[4] a portion of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea,[5] sections of Fort Lauderdale, a portion of Tamarac,[6] and a portion of North Lauderdale east of Florida's Turnpike.[7]
Demographics
In 2018, the total student enrollment was 2200. The ethnic makeup of the school was 27% White, 40% Black, 29% Hispanic, 1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1% Multiracial, and 1% Native American or Native Alaskan.[8]
FCAT scores
Northeast High has received FCAT school grades of:[9]
- "A" - 2009-2010 academic year
- "A" - 2008-2009 academic year
- "A" - 2007-2008 academic year
- "A" - 2006-2007 academic year
- "A" - 2005-2006 academic year
- "A" - 2004-2005 academic year
- "A" - 2003-2004 academic year
- "A" - 2002-2003 academic year
Awards
In February 2007, Dr. Sandy Melillo, an English and TV Production teacher at Northeast, was named Broward County's 2008 Teacher of the Year and state finalist. In 2009, she moved to Pompano Beach High School, where she teaches now.
In 2007, Northeast was awarded a GOLDEN SCHOOL AWARD from the State of Florida Commissioner of Education Jeanine Blomberg. This award was given in recognition of the leadership and support rendered to the school volunteer program.
Notable alumni
- Adina Aaron - Opera Singer
- Mike Mularkey - former NFL player and current head coach of the Tennessee Titans.[10]
- Stacy Coley - Wide Receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
- Jaco Pastorius - Jazz bassist and composer[11]
- Brent Jett - astronaut[12]
- Margaret Whitton - Film and television actor[13]
- Derrick Roberson - former NFL cornerback[14]
- Brian Drahman - Former professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins)[15]
- Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe - co-founded the rock band The Silos[16]
- Neil Carson - University of Miami Baseball Player
Clubs
Northeast High School has a myriad of clubs such as:
- Anime Club
- Art
- Band
- Jazz Band
- Drama
- Ecology Club
- First Priority
- Human Relations Council
- Humane Society
- AFJROTC
- Key Club
- Latin Club
- National Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta
- SECME: Science, Engineering, Communication, Mathematics Enrichment
- Junior Academy of Science
- Robotics club
- Newspaper
- Yearbook
- Debate
- Esports
- Dungeons and Dragons
- United Notes Club
Air Force Junior ROTC
In 1991, Northeast High School's Air Force JROTC unit, Florida-822, won first place overall at the Florida State Drill Team & Color Guard meet hosted at Patrick Air Force Base led by Cadet Colonel Kevin Croyle (Drill Team Commander) and Cadet Captain John Osorio (Color Guard Commander). Earlier in the same school year, Florida-822 won its first ever first place overall by winning the Lake Worth High School Regional Drill Meet. To finish out the school year the unit went to its first ever national drill meet. The drill team and color guard finished in the top five units in the country of over thirty schools participating.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b0/FL-822Nationals1991.jpg/220px-FL-822Nationals1991.jpg)
Other Notable Events:
- 1989 - Eunice Taylor became the first female corp commander.
- 1991 - Frantz Petitpapa became the first African American corp commander.
- 2008 - The Northeast Drill Team won second place in the Eastern Division National Drill Meet hosted by the Air Force Association in Macon, Georgia.
Athletics
Northeast High School participates in the following sports:[17]
- Baseball: Class 4A State Semi-finalist (1994)
- Basketball: Boys Class 3A State Runners-up (1985)
- Girls Basketball: Girls Class 6A State Runners-up (2016)
- Girls JV Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football - Current head coach is Nick Dellaria
- Golf
- Soccer
- Girls Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming: Girls Class 4A State Champions (1976)
- Tennis
- Track: Girls Class 3A State Champions (1984), Girls Class 3A 3rd place (2019)
- Volleyball: Boys State Runners-up (2004)
- Water Polo: Boys State Champions (2005, 2006)
- Wrestling
References
- ^ a b c "NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "School Boundary map" (PDF). browardschools.com. 2018–2019. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ^ "City Boundaries." Oakland Park, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Sea Ranch Lakes village, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
- ^ Map. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
- ^ "Future Land Use Map." City of Tamarac. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Zoning Map." North Lauderdale, Florida. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.
- ^ Enrollment Counts
- ^ FCAT School Grades - High Archived 2004-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Barnes, Craig (January 21, 2004). "Making A Splash". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Woodard, Josef (April 2006). "Jaco Pastorius: Word 'Em Up". JazzTimes. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ King, Jonathon (February 1, 2001). "Astronaut's Legacy: Inspiration". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Stark, John (June 1, 1987). "After Snacking on Boyish Michael J. Fox, the Sexy Margaret Whitton Beefs Up for a Go at Jack Nicholson". People. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Ulrich, Nate (September 7, 2010). "Browns claim OL Steve Vallos, sign DB Derrick Roberson and waive LB David Veikune, OL Billy Yates". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Barnes, Craig (February 24, 1991). "Dream Of A Promise". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Saunders, Mike (February 26, 1988). "Sound, Success Of The Silos Springs From Restraint". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Go Canes!