Northeast High School is a high school in Broward County, Florida

Florida

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. Northeast serves Oakland Park

Oakland Park, Florida

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 and Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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 as well as the portion of North Lauderdale

North Lauderdale, Florida

North Lauderdale is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 41,023. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.-History:North Lauderdale was...

 east of Florida's Turnpike

Florida's Turnpike

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. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools

Broward County Public Schools

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 district.

Northeast High School is an all magnet school

Magnet school

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 with three specialties: Architecture

Architecture

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, Business

Business

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 and Latin

Latin

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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.

Demographics

As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 2764. The ethnic makeup

Ethnic group

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 of the school was 46% White

White people

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, 27% Black

Black people

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, 23% Hispanic

Hispanic

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, 1% Asian

Asian people

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 or Pacific Islander

Pacific Islander

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, 1% Multiracial

Multiracial

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, and 1% Native American

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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 or Native Alaskan.

Mission statement

The mission of Northeast High School is to foster a safe environment for individual students to acquire the life skills, both intellectual and personal, which will enable them to become self-directed learners both now and in the future.

Alma mater

We sing thy praises,

Our Alma Mater.

Steadfast and loyal,

We always shall be.

Our hearts and memories always shall be of thee,

Of this wonderful school filled with memories,

Our Alma Mater.

NORTHEAST HIGH!

FCAT scores

Northeast High has received FCAT

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test

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 school grades of :

• "C" - 2009-2010 academic year
• "C" - 2008-2009 academic year
• "C" - 2007-2008 academic year
• "C" - 2006-2007 academic year
• "B" - 2005-2006 academic year
• "D" - 2004-2005 academic year
• "D" - 2003-2004 academic year
• "C" - 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. She now teaches at Pompano Beach High School.

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
  Mike Mularkey
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   - NFL Coach / Current offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons
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• Terry Richardson - former NFL running back
• Jaco Pastorius
  Jaco Pastorius
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   - Jazz bassist and composer
• Brent Jett - Shuttle astronaut of four missions
• Margaret Whitton
  Margaret Whitton
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   - Film and television actor
• Derrick Roberson
  Derrick Roberson
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   - NFL Cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Clubs

Northeast High School has a myriad of clubs such as:

• Anime Club
  Anime club
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• Art
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• Band
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• Best Buddies
• Drama
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• Ecology Club
• First Priority
  First Priority
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• Human Relations Council
• Humane Society
  Humane Society
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• Junior ROTC
• Key Club
  Key Club
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• National Honor Society
  National Honor Society
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• Mu Alpha Theta
  Mu Alpha Theta
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• 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 :

• Baseball: Class 4A State Semi-finalist (1994)
• Basketball: Boys Class 3A State Runners-up (1985)
• Girls Basketball
• Girls JV Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football - Current head coach is former NFL running back Donnell Bennett
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• 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