South Plantation High School
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. South Plantation had an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2010–11 academic year.
South Plantation High School operates an environmental science magnet program, which allows students living outside of the school's boundaries to attend.
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.
Attendance zone
The school serves sections of Plantation, Broadview Park, Fort Lauderdale and Davie. 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
- Dan Farkas, multiple Academy Award-winning sound engineer for film and television
- Wayne Federman, comedian, film and television actor, author
- John Franklin III, professional 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
- George Noriega, Grammy-winning songwriter and record producer
- Donna Pastore, professor, collegiate softball coach and player, University of Florida Hall of Fame
- Alfredo Roberts, former NFL player and NFL coach
- Ricco Ross, film and television actor
- Justin Robert Young, podcaster and Internet personality
References
- ^ "SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "Blue ribbon schools program - Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2003.
- ^ FCAT School Grades – High Archived 2004-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Odzer • •, Ari (January 29, 2016). "South Plantation High School Magnet Program Focuses on Environmental Science". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Zoning Map". Davie, Florida. Retrieved May 6, 2020. - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools.
- ^ "South Plantation High School" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved May 6, 2020. - Compare with the Davie zoning map.
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