Northeast High School (Oakland Park, Florida)

Northeast High School
Home of the Hurricanes
Address
700 Northeast 56th Street 700 Jett Boulevard Oakland Park, Florida 33334 United States
Information
Type	All Magnet Public Secondary
School district	Broward County Public Schools
Principal	Anthony Valachovic
Grades	9 to 12
Number of students	2099
Color(s)	Red, White and Black
Athletics	6A
Athletics conference	District 10
Mascot	Hurricanes
Website	Northeast High School

Northeast High School (located in Oakland Park, Florida) is a high school in Broward County, Florida. Northeast serves Oakland Park and Fort Lauderdale as well as the portion of North Lauderdale east of Florida's Turnpike. 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.

Demographics

As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 2764. The ethnic makeup of the school was 46% White, 27% Black, 23% Hispanic, 1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1% Multiracial, and 1% Native American or Native Alaskan.^[1]

FCAT scores

Northeast High has received FCAT school grades of:^[2]

• "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

• Mike Mularkey - former NFL player and current head coach of the Tennessee Titans. ^[3]
• Terry Richardson - former NFL running back^[4]
• Jaco Pastorius - Jazz bassist and composer^[5]
• Brent Jett - astronaut^[6]
• Margaret Whitton - Film and television actor^[7]
• Derrick Roberson - former NFL cornerback^[8]
• Brian Drahman - Former professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins)^[9]
• Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe - co-founded the rock band The Silos^[10]

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

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:^[11]

• 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 L Anderson ^[12]
• Golf
• Soccer
• Girls Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming: Girls Class 4A State Champions (1976)
• Tennis
• Track: Girls Class 3A State Champions (1984)
• Volleyball: Boys State Runners-up (2004)
• Water Polo: Boys State Champions (2005, 2006)
• Wrestling

References

1. Enrollment Counts
2. FCAT School Grades - High
3. Barnes, Craig (January 21, 2004). "Making A Splash". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
4. Barnes, Craig (October 24, 1993). "Graves Manhandled By UM Defense". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
5. Woodard, Josef (April 2006). "Jaco Pastorius: Word 'Em Up". JazzTimes. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
6. King, Jonathon (February 1, 2001). "Astronaut's Legacy: Inspiration". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Barnes, Craig (February 24, 1991). "Dream Of A Promise". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
10. Saunders, Mike (February 26, 1988). "Sound, Success Of The Silos Springs From Restraint". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
11. Go Canes!

Coordinates: 26°11′42″N 80°08′15″W / 26.1949837°N 80.1374871°W