South Plantation High School, also known locally as simply "South" (to avoid confusion with Plantation High

Plantation High School

Plantation High School is a high school located in Plantation, Florida. The school serves 2,669 students in grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district...

), is a four-year, public high school located in Plantation

Plantation, Florida

Plantation is the name of the following places in the U.S. state of Florida:*Plantation, Florida, a city in Broward County; the largest of the places named "Plantation" in Florida*Plantation, Sarasota County, Florida, a census-designated place...

, a large suburb of Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...

, Florida

Florida

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, in the United States

United States

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.

SPHS is part of the Broward County Public Schools 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 has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1982 and 1983. South Plantation has an FCAT

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test

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 school grade of "A"for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Alma mater (school song)

Whichever Path We Choose To Take

Thy Words of Wisdom Guide

Achievement, Pride and Unity

Will Always Walk Beside

To Purple, White and Gold We Raise

Our Voices To The Sky

With Everlasting Loyalty To

South Plantation High

Demographics

As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 2878. The ethnic makeup

Ethnic group

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 of the school was 41% White

White people

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, 34% Black

Black people

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, 19% Hispanic

Hispanic

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, 2% Asian

Asian people

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 or Pacific Islander

Pacific Islander

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, 2% Multiracial

Multiracial

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, and 1% Native American

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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 or Native Alaskan.

Fall (August - November)

• Cross Country
• Football
• Swimming
• Golf
• Volleyball

Cheerleading

Spring (January - April)

• Baseball
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track
• Water Polo
• Flag Football
• Lacrosse

Extracurricular activities and clubs

• 4H (4H program)
• Best Buddies
• Business Professionals of America (BPA
  Business Professionals of America
  Business Professionals of America is a career and technical student organization that is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. BPA aims to develop leadership, academic, and technological skills in the workplace among students and leaders within the community...
  
  ) - Students pursuing careers in the business and information technology fields, are shown how to advance leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills, through Intern Programs, Skill Assessment Guides, and Special Recognition Awards.
• Caring for Kids and Critters - Students earn volunteer hours by working at the Wildlife Care Center and at John U. Lloyd State Park
  John U. Lloyd Beach State Park
  John U. Lloyd Beach State Park is a Florida State Park located in Hollywood, Florida off A1A. The park's namesake served as Broward County Attorney for over 30 years and was instrumental in obtaining the land for the park....
  
  . As well as, helping children's organizations and maintain the school campus.
• Chess Club
• Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA
  DECA (organization)
  DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
  
  ) - Students who are interested in business marketing, management, and entrepreneurship participate in many activities, including the Fashion Show, Thanksgiving Food Drive, Adopt-an-Angel Toy Drive, MDA, SHAPE, Hurricane Relief projects, and competitions.
• Drama/Thespians- The drama program has recently put on productions of High School Musical
  High School Musical
  High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
  
  , Peter Pan
  Peter Pan
  Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
  
  , West Side Story, High School Musical 2, The Boys Next Door
  The Boys Next Door (play)
  The Boys Next Door is a play, written by Tom Griffin. It deals with four mentally disabled men who live in a group home. It takes place over roughly a two month period of time and consists of brief vignettes about their lives...
  
  and Alice in Wonderland.
• Earth Rangers
• ER Ambassadors - Students travel to elementary schools to teach environmental activities. They help with recruiting new students to the high school program and earn volunteer hours by working with community organizations on weekend events.
• FCCLA
• Film Club - (established in the 2010-2011 year) when SPTV was cancelled. The club now is in process of reviving SPTV, and also participates in film festivals with original films
• First Priority- Christian club where students talk about Christ and God
• FIRST Robotics
• Florida Future Educators of America (FFEA)
• French Club
• Friendship Club
• Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA)
• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
• Human Relations Council
• Inter-Club Council (ICC)
• JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps)
• Key Club
  Key Club
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• Literary Magazine
• Marching Band
• Massive Appeal (Dance Team)
• Mu Alpha Theta
• Multicultural Club
• National Honor Society (NHS)
• Not On Tobacco (NOT)
• Paladin Anglers - Students are taken deep sea fishing on Coast Guard-approved commercial vessels after school, in order to learn about ecotourism, fish, boating safety and fishing regulations.
• The Paladin Society - Students travel to Renaissance festivals, in order to educate patrons on different aspects of society during the Middle Ages
  Middle Ages
  The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
  
  . Such as, medieval and Renaissance era weaponry, armor, customs, medicine, and superstitions.
• Quill and Scroll
• SAC/SAF
• Salsa Club
• SECME
• Sign of the Knights
• Solar Knights
• Spanish Club
• Special Olympics
• SPTV- South was one of the first schools to establish a morning t.v program
• Step Team
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
• Student Government Association (SGA)
• Students Taking On Paralysis (STOP)
• Sword and Shield (Newspaper)
• Technology Student Association (TSA)
  Technology Student Association
  The Technology Student Association is an international Career and Technical Student Organization made up of over 150,000 Middle School and High School Technology Education Students. TSA is the premier CTSO dedicated to STEM Standards: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
  
   - Students compete, for scholarships, against other students, from around the county, in a variety of technology related fields, (such as robotics
  Robotics
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  ).
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Yearbook: In recent years, the Prospectus Yearbook Staff produced two FSPA "All Florida" award winning yearbooks: both the 2008 and 2009 editions.
• Youth Crime Watch

External links

• South Plantation High School
• South Plantation High School Solar Racing Team
• South Plantation High School Engineering Program
• The Culpepper Journalism Foundation - A fund created by a former South Plantation teacher, with the goal of, assisting students, who wish to go to summer journalism programs.
• Doug Parrish Career & Technology Scholarship - A scholarship set up, for the further education, of a graduating senior, who pursued a Career and Technology course of study, at South Plantation.