J. P. Taravella High School
| J. P. Taravella High School | |
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10600 Riverside Drive Coral Springs, Florida 33071 |
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| School type | High School |
| Motto | J.P.T. Where the "P" stands for Pride!!! |
| Founded | 1981 |
| School board | Broward County Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Jason Nault |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3244 (2016) |
| Area | Broward County |
| Color(s) | Silver and Blue |
| Mascot | The Trojan |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Website | https://www.jptaravellahs.org |
J. P. Taravella High School is a secondary school located in Coral Springs, Florida which teaches grades 9–12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. The school was named after Joseph Phillip Taravella (1919–1978), who was the president and chairman of Coral Ridge Properties, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and a founder of the City of Coral Springs.
Taravella is ranked within the top 1% of all public high schools in the United States. It was the recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award in 1987.
It had a Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test school grade of "A" for the 2011–2012 academic year.
In 2017, the school received a "B" grade by Broward County.
In 2007, Taravella won the Grand Championship and also swept all awards at the Vero Beach Crown Jewel Marching competition.
In 2008, the J.P. Taravella Marching Band was selected by the Presidential Inaugural Committee as one of two bands (the other being Florida A&M) to represent Florida in the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Parade on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
In 2016, the J.P. Taravella Newspaper, known as the JPT Chariot was selected by the Florida Scholastic Press Association for their renowned online website and print newspaper. The JPT Chariot took the Silver Prize (Second) for 'FSPA 2015-16 Newspaper Evaluations' in Florida.
In 2017, JP Taravella's ACE Mentoring team, won first place in the county ACE competition.
Taravella has a very active vocal music department which has received many accolades both within Broward County and throughout the state of Florida.
J.P. Taravella Marching Band was selected by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to represent Florida in the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Parade on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
The school was renowned for its competitive Speech and Debate team, coached by Beth Goldman, whose members garnered numerous accolades—both locally and nationally. At the 2009 NFL National Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama, all three Taravella national qualifiers finished in the top six. Captain John Mern finished sixth in the nation in United States Extemporaneous Speaking, and Debate Co-Captains Mickael Silangil and Brian Zakarin finished fourth in the nation in Public Forum Debate. In Goldman's final year, captain Rohit Bhandari placed 6th at the University of Pennsylvania National Invitational and 3rd place at the state tournament in United States Extemporaneous speaking. Goldman has now left and has been replaced by Jon Price.
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