Boyd H. Anderson High School

Boyd H. Anderson High School
Address
3050 NW 41st Street Lauderdale Lakes , Florida 33309 United States
Coordinates	26°10′40.30″N80°11′4.17″W / 26.1778611°N 80.1844917°W / 26.1778611; -80.1844917
Information
Other names	Boyd Anderson or B.A.
Type	Public
Established	1971
School district	Broward County Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Peter B. Licata
CEEB code	100479
Principal	James Griffin
Faculty	80.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,982 (2021–22) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	21.40 [1]
Color(s)	Orange and Black
Team name	Cobras
Website	www.browardschools.com/boydanderson

Boyd H. Anderson High School (also called "Boyd Anderson", or "B.A."), is a suburban public high school located in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. It is a part of Broward County Public Schools.

Boyd H. Anderson serves: ^[3] all of Lauderdale Lakes, ^[4] and parts of Tamarac, ^[5] North Lauderdale, ^[6] Oakland Park, ^[7] Fort Lauderdale and Lauderhill. ^[8]

The school is named after the third County Judge of Broward County, Boyd H. Anderson Sr., who served from 1933 to 1968. ^[9]

The school mascot is the cobra and the school colors are orange and black.

Academics

Boyd Anderson had a Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test school grade of "C" for the 2011–2012 academic year. ^[10]

Boyd Anderson High School is the first public school in Broward County to contain an accredited International Baccalaureate diploma program as a magnet program.^{[ citation needed ]} It gained this distinction in December 1985. In September 2005, it began offering the "Middle Years" program.

The school also has a Health and Wellness magnet program. Additionally, the school offers dual enrollment courses such as ENC101 Composition, Transportation, and Safety.

Athletics

The school's track and field teams reached three state championships in Track and Field (1995, 1997, 2000), three state championships in Cross Country (1992, 1996, 1998), and ranked #2 nationally in Track and Field (1998), and 18th in Cross Country.^{[ citation needed ]} They won the 5A Basketball State Championship in 1994.^{[ citation needed ]}

Debate

In addition to successful athletic programs, the school also had success in forensics or speech & debate. In 2010 a debate team started at Boyd Anderson that competed in the Florida Forensic League. ^[11] In the second year of the debate team, two Boyd Anderson Students advanced from the South Florida region to the National Forensic League National Championship Tournament. ^[12]

Service organizations

Boyd Anderson also maintains several community service-based organizations including: Key Club, Students Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence, Ladies of Distinction, Brother to Brother, Sister to Sister, and Gentlemen of Distinction.

Demographics

As of the 2021-2022 school year, the total student enrollment was 1,879. The ethnic makeup of the school was 90.6% Black, 9.8% White, 9.4% Hispanic, 1.3% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.2% Pacific Islander. ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Ivan Aska (born 1990), basketball player
• Anthony Bell, American football linebacker
• Don Blackmon, American football linebacker
• Josh Bynes, American football linebacker
• Todd Devoe, American football wide receiver
• Abdul Hodge, American football linebacker
• Eddie Jackson, American football safety ^[13]
• JoJo Natson, American football wide receiver and return specialist
• Mitch Richmond, Hall of Fame professional basketball player
• Asante Samuel, American football cornerback
• Benny Sapp, American football cornerback
• Richard Smith, American football wide receiver
• Tim Golden American football linebacker

References

1. "BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
2. "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
3. "Anderson, Boyd." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.
4. "Zoning Map." Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
5. "Future Land Use Map." City of Tamarac. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
6. "Zoning Map." North Lauderdale. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.
7. "City Boundaries Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine ." Oakland Park, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018. The map is on the first page and schools are listed in subsequent pages.
8. "Zoning map & officers." Lauderhill, Florida. Retrieved on September 27, 2018. See existing land use map (2007) and future land use map (2006)
9. "Broward County Judge history". Archived from the original on November 25, 2011.
10. FCAT School Grades – High
11. "City of Lauderdale Lakes honors Pollard". www.floridabar.org. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
12. "2012 NFL National Tournament: Semi-Finalist Rankings". June 15, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
13. Furones, David. "Boyd Anderson alum Eddie Jackson drafted by Chicago Bears". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.