South Plantation High School
| South Plantation High School | |
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| Address | |
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1300 SW 54th Ave , 33317 United States | |
| Coordinates | 26°06′11″N 80°13′12″W / 26.1031°N 80.2201°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Opened | 1971 |
| School district | Broward County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Peter B. Licata |
| Principal | Christine Henschel |
| Staff | 100.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,275 (2021-22)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.62[1] |
| Colour(s) | Purple and gold |
| Nickname | Paladins |
| Newspaper | The Sword & Shield |
| Website | www |
South Plantation High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of Plantation, Florida in the United States.
SPHS is part of the Broward County Public Schools school district, which is the sixth-largest district in the nation with over 258,000 students enrolled as of the 2007/08 school year. The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1982 and 1983.[3] South Plantation had an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2010–11 academic year.[4]
South Plantation High School operates an environmental science magnet program, which allows students living outside of the school's boundaries to attend.[5]
Demographics
As of the 2021-22 school year, the total student enrollment was 2,275. The ethnic makeup of the school was 21.4% Non-Hispanic White, 39.5% Black, 32.6% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian, 3.6% Multiracial, 0.8% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.[2]
Attendance zone
The school serves sections of Plantation, Broadview Park, Fort Lauderdale and Davie.[6][7] The magnet school serves students from anywhere in the BCPS school district.
Notable alumni
- Richard Bleier (born 1987), Major League Baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox
- Jay Burna, hip hop & pop artist, songwriter
- Laurie Cardoza-Moore, activist, film producer and Evangelical leader
- Robbie Chosen, NFL wide receiver
- Benjamin Crump, attorney specializing in civil rights and catastrophic personal injury cases
- Colin Cole, former NFL player
- Alex Collins (1994-2023), former NFL running back
- Reggie Cross, former basketball player
- Erin DiMeglio, first female Florida high school quarterback
- Wayne Federman, comedian, film and television actor, author
- John Franklin III, NFL wide receiver for Memphis Showboats
- Zane Hijazi, podcaster and Internet personality
- Heath Hussar, podcaster and Internet personality
- Marc Kudisch (born 1966), Broadway actor
- Andrew Mayne, television personality (Don't Trust Andrew Mayne, Shark Week), WSJ best-selling novelist
- Donna Pastore, professor, collegiate softball coach and player, University of Florida Hall of Fame
- Alfredo Roberts, former NFL player
- Ricco Ross, film and television actor
- Justin Robert Young, podcaster and Internet personality
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