Northeast High School is a high school in
Oakland Park, Florida
Oakland Park, officially the City of Oakland Park, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 44,229. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach Metropolitan ...
. The school is a part of the
Broward County Public Schools
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district.
Northeast High School is an all
magnet school
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with three specialties:
Biotechnology
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,
Latin
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and
Alternative Energy
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. 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: much of Oakland Park,
[City Boundaries]
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, a portion of
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, sections of
Fort Lauderdale
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, a portion of
Tamarac, and a portion of
North Lauderdale
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east of
Florida's Turnpike
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.
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
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, 43.9%
Hispanic
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, 33.6%
Black
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, 1.3%
Asian
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** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, 2.5%
Multiracial
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, 0.8%
Native American or
Native Alaskan
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, and 0.1%
Native Hawaiian
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Hawaii ...
or
Pacific Islander
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.
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FCAT scores
Northeast High has received FCAT school grades of:
*"''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
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, 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
* Briana Williams
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- 2020 Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist - Track & Field
* Mike Mularkey
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- former NFL player and coach.
* Stacy Coley - Wide Receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
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* Jaco Pastorius
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- Jazz bassist and composer
* Brent Jett
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Personal life
Jett was born in Pontiac, Michigan, but conside ...
- astronaut
* Margaret Whitton
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Life and career
Whitton was born on Fort Meade, Maryland, a US Army base in the suburbs of Baltimore. She spent many of her formati ...
- Film and television actor
* Derrick Roberson - former NFL cornerback
* Brian Drahman - Former professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox
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, Florida Marlins
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The franc ...
)
* Walter Salas-Humara
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and Bob Rupe - co-founded the rock band The Silos
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History
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Clubs
Northeast High School has a myriad of clubs such as:
* Anime Club
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* Art
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* Band
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* Jazz Band
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* Drama
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* Ecology Club
* First Priority
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* Human Relations Council
* Humane Society
* AFJROTC Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) is a subdivision of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC). JROTC is a junior military science elective class that is offered in many high schools across the United States. The cla ...
* Key Club
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* Latin Club
* National Honor Society
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* Mu Alpha Theta
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* 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.
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:
* 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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Broward County Public Schools
High schools in Broward County, Florida
Public high schools in Florida
Magnet schools in Florida