Deerfield Beach High School
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Deerfield Beach High School (DBHS) is a public high school in Deerfield Beach, Florida
. It is part of Broward School District
and has an enrollment of approximately 2950.
Deerfield Beach High School is nationally ranked for its academic achievements throughout the years. Most notably, the school features the IB Middle Years Programme
or Pre-IB, which is a prerequisite for the International Baccalaureate program that offers college-level academics to many of Broward County's most talented students in 11th and 12th grade. In a typical year, Deerfield's International Baccalaureate graduates matriculate at some of the nation's top universities. For example, in recent years several graduates have attended Ivy League
universities. Moreover, Deerfield has historically been a leader among Broward County schools in terms of the number of students winning prestigious Silver Knight Awards
. The graduation rate for the 2002-2003 academic year stood at 58.3% compared to the 69% state average, and in the 2003-2004 academic year, the school earned a SAT average of 938 versus the state mean of 991. Deerfield Beach High has an FCAT
school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The program wins several awards from the Florida Scholastic Press Association [FSPA] on an annual basis. FSPA Districts for Fall District 7 Workshop are held at Deerfield Beach High School every year.
The best of the best marching bands in broward county & the state of florida! Go Bucks!
and the National Honor Society
.
Deerfield Beach High School students and staff celebrated the 2011 NBA Eastern Conference Champions: Miami Heat with a BBQ on campus.
of the school was 34% White
, 42% Black
, 16% Hispanic
, 4% Asian
or Pacific Islander
, 3% Multiracial
, and 1% Native American
or Native Alaskan.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, USA. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,018...
. It is part of Broward School District
Broward School District
Broward County Public Schools, a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district in the nation, with over 260,000 students in more than 260 schools and education centers...
and has an enrollment of approximately 2950.
Deerfield Beach High School is nationally ranked for its academic achievements throughout the years. Most notably, the school features the IB Middle Years Programme
IB Middle Years Programme
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is an educational programme intended for students aged approximately 11 to 16 . Thus, in the United States the programme is often taught throughout the middle school years and the first two years of high school...
or Pre-IB, which is a prerequisite for the International Baccalaureate program that offers college-level academics to many of Broward County's most talented students in 11th and 12th grade. In a typical year, Deerfield's International Baccalaureate graduates matriculate at some of the nation's top universities. For example, in recent years several graduates have attended Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
universities. Moreover, Deerfield has historically been a leader among Broward County schools in terms of the number of students winning prestigious Silver Knight Awards
Silver Knight Awards
The Silver Knight Awards are achievement awards granted to a select group of high school seniors in South Florida each year. They have been given in Miami-Dade County, Florida since 1959 and in Broward County, Florida since 1984. Broward and Miami-Dade county awards are given in separate ceremonies...
. The graduation rate for the 2002-2003 academic year stood at 58.3% compared to the 69% state average, and in the 2003-2004 academic year, the school earned a SAT average of 938 versus the state mean of 991. Deerfield Beach High has an FCAT
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT , is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida...
school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Facts
- All Deerfield Beach High School graduates are eligible to receive a college scholarship sponsored by the estate of Deerfield Beach pioneers J.D. and Alice Butler.
- This school was ranked #381 on NewsweekNewsweekNewsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
's 2005 list of the Best High Schools in America. In 2006, that ranking Raise to 212th, and has maintain its ranking to date.
- Currently (as of June 24, 2009), DBHS has a FCATFlorida Comprehensive Assessment TestThe Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT , is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida...
school grade of a "C" for the 2008-2009 school year.
CBA Magnet Program
Deerfield High is one of only two schools in Broward County to have a Magnet Program in Communications and Broadcast Arts. The school receives state funding that they can use to procure the latest in journalistic equipment. The program has three specializations that students can choose to pursue after completing at least one class in each (known as the "Magnet Wheel").Television News
The Television Department has a fully functional TV Newsroom and several computer editing machines. FEMA and Vice-President (at the time) Al Gore did a special broadcast from the school's newsroom about hurricane awareness. The program produces a daily news show which covers all the school's news and athletics. Students learn to produce news stories as well as reporting and news anchoring.Radio News
The Radio Department also has a full function radio broadcasting room, which broadcasts programming several hours a day (mainly a few hours before and after school). Students learn the ins and outs of radio broadcasting, both reporting and producing radio shows.Graphic Arts
The Graphic Arts department has two computer labs with a great deal of advanced graphical editing equipment. This department produces the school's yearbook as well as a video yearbook, in conjunction with the Television News Department. This group also is primarily responsible for the school's website, Deerfield Beach High School.The program wins several awards from the Florida Scholastic Press Association [FSPA] on an annual basis. FSPA Districts for Fall District 7 Workshop are held at Deerfield Beach High School every year.
Marching band
Under the Direction of the Director of Bands Jean Auguste and his Assistant Director of Bands Lauren Williams the Marching Bucks band has been rated twice a superior marching band. The band has performed at numerous events including The World Class Florida Classic Battle of the Bands.The best of the best marching bands in broward county & the state of florida! Go Bucks!
Clubs and activities
Deerfield Beach High offers numerous after school extracurricular activities, including several successful sports programs, arts organizations, a nationally ranked MCJROTC program, and high school mainstays such as Key ClubKey Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
and the National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
.
List of After-School Clubs
- MCJROTC
- Key ClubKey ClubKey Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- Mu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha Theta is a United States mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. It has over 89,000 student members in more than 1,800 schools worldwide. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the...
- Spanish Club
- Japan Club
- French Club
- Teen Connect
- Muslim Student Association
- Animal AwarenessAnimal awarenessAnimal awareness, or animal consciousness, has been actively researched for over 100 years. In 1927, Carr argued that any valid measure or understanding of awareness in animals depends on "an accurate and complete knowledge of its essential conditions in man"...
- Marching BandMarching bandMarching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
- OrchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
- ChorusChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
- Concert BandConcert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
- Jazz BandJazz bandA jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
- Art Association
- Robotics Club
- Creative Writers Workshop
- DECA
- IBSO (International Baccalaureate Student Association)
- Drama Club/Bucks' Theatre Company
- Debate Club
- Psychology Club
- FSPA
- YearbookYearbookA yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
- NewspaperNewspaperA newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
- 1337 Productions
- Communications Magnet Program
- Bucks Athletes Against Drugs
- Crime Watch
- SWA(Save What's Left)
- FCCLA
- Women's Aid
- Cappies
- Drug Free Youth In Town (DFY-IT)
- Multicultural Club
- HOSAHOSAHealth Occupations Students of America is a national career and technical student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Technology Education Division of ACTE. HOSA is composed of secondary and postsecondary students. It is headquartered in Flower Mound,...
- Glee Club
- Photography Club
Boys' teams
- In 1994, the Boys' Football team fell short of the State Championship losing in the semi finals
- In 1997, the Boys' Basketball team won the Class 5A State Championship.
- In 1999, the Boys' Basketball team won the Class 6A State Championship.
- In 2005, the Boys' Football team reached the Class 6A State Championship Game but fell to Palm Beach Gardens (49-29).
- In 2005, the Boys' Water Polo team won the Class 5A District Championship, defeating North Broward Preparatory SchoolNorth Broward Preparatory SchoolNorth Broward Preparatory School is an accredited, college-preparatory, independent, non-sectarian school serving families of the pre-kindergarten through high school age groups in the Palm Beach and Broward counties of Southern Florida. Originally located in Lighthouse Point, FL, the school was...
- In 2008, the Boys' Water Polo team won the Class 5A District Championship, defeating Northeast High SchoolNortheast High SchoolNortheast High School may refer to:*Northeast High School *Northeast High School — Macon, Georgia*Northeast High School — East Baton Rougle Parish, Louisiana...
- In 2008, the Boys' Track and Field won 4 x 100m Relay State Championship
- In 2008, the Boys' Football Team ranked 5th in the Nation by ESPN
- In 2009, the Boys' Soccer team won the Class 6A District Championship, defeating Marjory Stoneman Douglas High SchoolMarjory Stoneman Douglas High SchoolMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School is located in Parkland, Florida. It is a part of the Broward County Public School district, and it is the only public high school in Parkland....
Girls' teams
- In 2003, the Girls' Basketball team won the Class 6A State Championship.
- In 2004, the Girls' Basketball team won the Class 6A State Championship.
- In 2005, the Girls' Waterpolo team won the District 5 Championship.
Deerfield Beach High School students and staff celebrated the 2011 NBA Eastern Conference Champions: Miami Heat with a BBQ on campus.
Demographics
As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 2807. The ethnic makeupEthnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
of the school was 34% White
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, 42% Black
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
, 16% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, 4% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
or Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
, 3% Multiracial
Multiracial
The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from multiple races. Unlike the term biracial, which often is only used to refer to having parents or grandparents of two different races, the term multiracial may encompass biracial people but can also include people with...
, and 1% Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
or Native Alaskan.
Notable alumni
- Christopher Stanley, MD, Robotic Surgeon, Fellowship Director
- Kelly SkidmoreKelly SkidmoreKelly Skidmore in Cleveland, Ohio.Skidmore is a member of the Florida House of Representatives of the U.S. State of Florida. She moved to Florida when she was 10-years old and attended public schools in South Florida. Skidmore graduated from Deerfield Beach High School and pursued a college...
, Florida House of Representatives - Antoine McColisterAce HoodAntoine McColister, better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Def Jam Recordings...
(Class of 2006), Ace Hood, Rapper - Stockar McDougleStockar McDougleStockar McDougle is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions 20th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...
, Football Player - Charlotte StokelyCharlotte StokelyCharlotte Stokely is an American pornographic actress.She started performing in adult oriented content after her roommate was cast in a porn film; Stokely was then asked to appear on camera...
, Pornographic Actress - Teri WeigelTeri WeigelTeresa "Teri" Susan Weigel is an American pornographic actress, fashion and nude model and Playboy Playmate.-Early life:Weigel was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and grew up in Deerfield Beach, Florida...
, Pornographic Actress - Tony LawTony LawTony Law is a Canadian stand-up comedian. Born 20 September 1969 in Lacombe, Alberta, he is now based in London, UK.He is known for his highly surreal material & delivery, and 1950's Americana style of dress - favouring boots with turned up jeans & an impressive quiff.A lot of Tony's material...
, Host of the Tony Law Show - Jason Pierre-PaulJason Pierre-PaulJason Pierre-Paul is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League. His nickname is JPP. He was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft...
, Football Player - Denard RobinsonDenard RobinsonDenard Xavier Robinson , nicknamed Shoelace, is an American football player who is playing his junior season for the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team. He started at quarterback in all 13 games for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 2010...
(Class of 2009), NCAA Football (University of Michigan) - Shama "Sham" Joseph, Songwriter/Producer (Rihanna, Alesha Dixon, Parade, Tiffany Evans, Miranda Brooke, Verse Simmonds, Anoop Dessai)
- Alex JacobAlex JacobAlex Jacob is an American professional poker player.Among his biggest poker accomplishments are winning the Peter A. Fabrizio Memorial Poker Classic in 2003 and finishing runner-up at the 2006 World Poker Tour tournament in Foxwoods Resort Casino on April 9 2006, winning $655,507...
, Professional Poker Player
External links
- School Information on Deerfield Beach High School
- Current Renovations and Projects for DBHS
- Deerfield Beach High School's website
- DBHS's Mu Alpha Theta website
- DBHS's Drama Club/Bucks' Theatre Company website
- Deerfield Beach High School Japanese Classes
- Deerfield Beach High Alumni Registry
- Another, more full-featured alumni site
- IB Spanish Classes Website