Northeast High School is a public high school in Oakland Park, Florida, United States. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. It serves much of Oakland Park, Sea Ranch Lakes, a portion of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, sections of Fort Lauderdale, a portion of Tamarac, and a portion of North Lauderdale east of Florida's Turnpike.
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Demographics
As of the 2021–22 school year, the total student enrollment was 1,587. The ethnic makeup of the school was 18.9% White, 43.9% Hispanic, 33.6% Black, 1.3% Asian, 2.5% Multiracial, 0.8% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
FCAT scores
Northeast High has received FCAT school grades of:
"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. She moved to Pompano Beach High School in 2009 and retired in 2021 after 48 years of teaching high school. She is now an adjunct English professor at Broward College.
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
Briana Williams - 2020 Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist - Track & Field
Mike Mularkey - former NFL player and coach
Stacy Coley - former NFL wide receiver
Jaco Pastorius - jazz bassist and composer
Brent Jett - astronaut
Margaret Whitton - film and television actor
Derrick Roberson - former NFL cornerback
Brian Drahman - former professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins)
Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe - co-founded the rock band The Silos
Grantis Bell - former professional football player (Detroit Drive, Massachusetts Marauders, Orlando Thunder, Tampa Bay Storm. Currently an NFL referee.
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
Junior Academy of Science
Robotics club
Newspaper
Yearbook
Debate
Esports
Dungeons and Dragons
United Notes Club
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 Class 6A State Runners-up (2016)
Girls JV Basketball
Cross Country
Football - Current head coach is Nick Dellaria
Golf
Soccer
Girls Soccer
Softball
Swimming: Girls Class 4A State Champions (1976)
Tennis
Track: Girls Class 3A State Champions (1984), Girls Class 3A 3rd place (2019)
Volleyball: Boys State Runners-up (2004)
Water Polo: Boys State Champions (2005, 2006)
Wrestling