Northeast High School (Oakland Park, Florida)

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Northeast High School
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Northeast High School (Oakland Park, Florida)
700 Northeast 56th Street
700 Jett Boulevard

Oakland Park, Florida 33334

United States
Coordinates 26°11′42″N80°08′15″W / 26.1949837°N 80.1374871°W / 26.1949837; -80.1374871
Information
TypeZoned and Magnet Public Secondary
MottoHome of the Hurricanes
School district Broward County Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Peter B. Licata
PrincipalAnthony Valachovic
Staff75.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9 to 12
Number of students1,587 (2021–22) [2]
Student to teacher ratio22.29 [1]
Color(s)Red, White and Black
   
Athletics6A
Athletics conferenceDistrict 10
MascotHurricane
Website northeast.browardschools.com

Northeast High School is a high school in Oakland Park, Florida. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district.

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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: [3] much of Oakland Park, [4] Sea Ranch Lakes, [5] a portion of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, [6] sections of Fort Lauderdale, a portion of Tamarac, [7] and a portion of North Lauderdale east of Florida's Turnpike. [8]

Demographics

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. [2]

FCAT scores

Northeast High has received FCAT school grades of: [9]

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

Clubs

Northeast High School has a myriad of clubs such as:

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.

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Other Notable Events:

Athletics

Northeast High School participates in the following sports: [17]

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  2. 1 2 "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "School Boundary map" (PDF). browardschools.com. 2018–2019. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "City Boundaries Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine ." Oakland Park, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Sea Ranch Lakes village, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Map Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine . Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Future Land Use Map." City of Tamarac. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Zoning Map." North Lauderdale, Florida. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.
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