Plantation High School
| Plantation High School | |
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6901 NW 16th Street Plantation, Florida 33313 United States |
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| Coordinates | 26°08′48″N 80°14′31″W / 26.14667°N 80.242051°WCoordinates: 26°08′48″N 80°14′31″W / 26.14667°N 80.242051°W |
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| Type | Public 9-12 |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Broward County Public Schools |
| Principal | Alona DiPaolo |
| Enrollment | 2,400 |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Blue |
| Team name | Colonels |
| Information | (754) 322-1850 |
| Website | http://plantationhigh.browardschools.com/ |
Plantation High School (commonly referred to as PHS) is a high school located in Plantation, Florida. The school serves 2,301 students in grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. It was originally located on the Fort Lauderdale airport grounds Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale base, This was used as a temporary location until the new building was ready to open at its present location. Students at Plantation High are called "Colonels". The original school logo was a graphic of a traditional Southern colonel—the equivalent of Colonel Reb, mascot of the University of Mississippi. In the early 1990s, amidst concerns of racial insensitivity, the logo was changed to a large red letter "C," similar to the Chicago Bears logo.
Plantation High has an FCAT school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Alongside its varied curriculum, PHS also possesses a wide list of clubs and organizations that cater to the diverse interest of the student body. The following list provides the school's official clubs:
The school's athletic teams are known as the PHS Colonels:
In the 2006-2007 school year, Plantation High School was the only school in Broward County to go up a letter grade based on FCAT scores. This has marked a turning point for a new era at this school. Recently, the school has embarked on an ambitious quest to secure an International Baccalaureate program, with the class of 2012 as the first graduating class.
As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 2403. The ethnic makeup of the school was 28% White, 53% Black, 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2% Multiracial, and 0% Native American or Native Alaskan.
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