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Northeast High School (Oakland Park, Florida)

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
Address
Map
700 Northeast 56th Street
700 Jett Boulevard

Oakland Park, Florida 33334

United States
Coordinates26°11′42″N 80°08′15″W / 26.1949837°N 80.1374871°W / 26.1949837; -80.1374871
Information
TypeZoned and Magnet Public Secondary
MottoHome of the Hurricanes
School districtBroward County Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Peter B. Licata
PrincipalAnthony Valachovic
Staff66.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Number of students1,552 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.52[1]
Color(s)Red, White and Black
     
Athletics6A
Athletics conferenceDistrict 10
MascotHurricane
Websitenortheast.browardschools.com

Northeast High School

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

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As of the 2021-22 school year, the total student enrollment was 1,587. The ethnic makeup of the school was 18.9% White, 43.9% Hispanic, 33.6% Black, 1.3% Asian, 2.5% Multiracial, 0.8% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.[8]

FCAT scores

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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

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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, and retired in 2021 after 48 years of teaching high school. She is now an adjunct English professor at Broward College.

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

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Clubs

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Northeast High School has a myriad of clubs such as:

Air Force Junior ROTC

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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.

 

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

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Northeast High School participates in the following sports:[19]

  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c "NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "School Boundary map" (PDF). browardschools.com. 2018–2019. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "City Boundaries Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Oakland Park, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Sea Ranch Lakes village, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Map Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Future Land Use Map." City of Tamarac. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Zoning Map." North Lauderdale, Florida. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. ^ FCAT School Grades – High Archived 2004-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Barnes, Craig (January 21, 2004). "Making A Splash". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  11. ^ Woodard, Josef (April 2006). "Jaco Pastorius: Word 'Em Up". JazzTimes. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  12. ^ King, Jonathon (February 1, 2001). "Astronaut's Legacy: Inspiration". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Barnes, Craig (February 24, 1991). "Dream Of A Promise". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  16. ^ Saunders, Mike (February 26, 1988). "Sound, Success Of The Silos Springs From Restraint". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  17. ^ https://www.statscrew.com › football › stats › p-bellgra001
  18. ^ https://www.profootballnetwork.com › nfl-officiating-crews-2023
  19. ^ "Go Canes!". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
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