Stranahan High School
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Stranahan High school, is located in Ft. Lauderdale
, Florida
was officially opened in 1953 as an elementary school. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools
district.
The school was built on land donated by Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, and was named after her late husband Frank Stranahan. The school progressively added the junior high school grades a year at a time due to rapid population growth in the area. The school opened as a high school in 1957. The first principal of Stranahan was Kenneth Dale Haun. Kenneth Haun had been a Junior High Assistant Principal when he was picked to help design and then serve as principal of Stranahan. As the school added grades each year and then gradually dropped the middle school grades, Kenneth Haun continued as head of the school. He served as principal for nearly thirty years. The school's unique design of separate buildings spread out more like a college campus was a result of limited funds to build the school. Buildings were gradually added in phases to accommodate growth of the student population. The first hall building was converted to a 2 story building in the 70s. During renovations of first hall in the early 90s, there was a large fire that consumed most of the building. The building was renovated and it now contains the administration on the first floor and the second floor has English and social studies classrooms. The second hall has computer labs and foreign language classrooms. Third hall has art classrooms and fourth hall has math. The magnet classrooms are mostly in the new science and medical magnet buildings. Previously some of the magnet classrooms were located in second and third hall.
The current principal is Deborah Owens. Stranahan High has an FCAT
school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.
and medical sciences. The magnet program's first graduating class was in 1997. It received a Gates Grant in 2005 and has begun a transition to small learning communities. The present community serving 9th grade students is CREST. Tenth through 12th grade students may choose among communities dedicated to business (downtown community), the arts (the studio community), technology and engineering (Sci-Tech community) or health related careers (the health pavilion community). In 2007 Stranahan was recognized by the College Board as one of three high schools in the nation to receive an "Inspiration Award" for outstanding achievement in minority student participation in Advanced Placement classes. It was also recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the top 500 high schools in the country. According to the Florida Department of Education classification, Stranahan High School is ranked an "A" school.
all our knowledge we thee owe
Let our colors men see
Stranahan we bow to thee!
May each son look up to thee
In defeat or victory.
Alma mater we love thee with loyalty!
of the school was 22% White
, 55% Black
, 16% Hispanic
, 3% Asian
or Pacific Islander
, 2% Multiracial
, and 1% Native American
or Native Alaskan.
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
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
was officially opened in 1953 as an elementary school. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools
Broward County Public Schools
Broward County Public Schools, a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district in the nation, with over 260,000 students in more than 260 schools and education centers...
district.
The school was built on land donated by Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, and was named after her late husband Frank Stranahan. The school progressively added the junior high school grades a year at a time due to rapid population growth in the area. The school opened as a high school in 1957. The first principal of Stranahan was Kenneth Dale Haun. Kenneth Haun had been a Junior High Assistant Principal when he was picked to help design and then serve as principal of Stranahan. As the school added grades each year and then gradually dropped the middle school grades, Kenneth Haun continued as head of the school. He served as principal for nearly thirty years. The school's unique design of separate buildings spread out more like a college campus was a result of limited funds to build the school. Buildings were gradually added in phases to accommodate growth of the student population. The first hall building was converted to a 2 story building in the 70s. During renovations of first hall in the early 90s, there was a large fire that consumed most of the building. The building was renovated and it now contains the administration on the first floor and the second floor has English and social studies classrooms. The second hall has computer labs and foreign language classrooms. Third hall has art classrooms and fourth hall has math. The magnet classrooms are mostly in the new science and medical magnet buildings. Previously some of the magnet classrooms were located in second and third hall.
The current principal is Deborah Owens. Stranahan High has an FCAT
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT , is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida...
school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Overview
Stranahan High School has two magnet programs dedicated to engineeringEngineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
and medical sciences. The magnet program's first graduating class was in 1997. It received a Gates Grant in 2005 and has begun a transition to small learning communities. The present community serving 9th grade students is CREST. Tenth through 12th grade students may choose among communities dedicated to business (downtown community), the arts (the studio community), technology and engineering (Sci-Tech community) or health related careers (the health pavilion community). In 2007 Stranahan was recognized by the College Board as one of three high schools in the nation to receive an "Inspiration Award" for outstanding achievement in minority student participation in Advanced Placement classes. It was also recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the top 500 high schools in the country. According to the Florida Department of Education classification, Stranahan High School is ranked an "A" school.
Alma mater
From thee skill and science flow,all our knowledge we thee owe
Let our colors men see
Stranahan we bow to thee!
May each son look up to thee
In defeat or victory.
Alma mater we love thee with loyalty!
Extra curricular
Stranahan High School features many extracurricular activities, most notably: football, band, and engineering.- Ambassadors Club
- Art Club
- Band (The Stranahan Mighty Marching Dragons or "Dragon Sound")
- Business Professionals of AmericaBusiness Professionals of AmericaBusiness 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...
- Chess Club
- Computer Club
- Drama Club
- Ecology Club
- Impact Club
- International Club
- Junior Academy of Science
- Key Club
- Literary Magazine
- Marine Biology Club
- Medical Science Club
- MCJROTC
- Mu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha Theta is a United States mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. It has over 89,000 student members in more than 1,800 schools worldwide. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the...
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- Robotics Club
- Social Studies Club
- Spanish Club
- Step Team
- Student Government Association (SGA)
- Women of Tomorrow
- Youth Crime Watch
- Dance Club (Essence Dance)
Demographics
As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 2012. The ethnic makeupEthnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
of the school was 22% White
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, 55% Black
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
, 16% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, 3% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
or Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
, 2% Multiracial
Multiracial
The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from multiple races. Unlike the term biracial, which often is only used to refer to having parents or grandparents of two different races, the term multiracial may encompass biracial people but can also include people with...
, and 1% Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
or Native Alaskan.
Notable alumni
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- Reynaldo HillReynaldo HillReynaldo Romel Hill is a American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League for four seasons. Hill played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL...
, Cornerback (2005-current) Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... - John Hope, Pitcher (1993–1996) Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
- Dennis Kennedy, Running back (2010-current) Edmonton EskimosEdmonton EskimosThe Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
- Andre KingAndre KingAndre Omar King is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played for the Cleveland Browns from 2001 to 2004. He went to the University of Miami for college...
, Wide Receiver (2001–2004) Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Jim NaugleJim NaugleJames T. Naugle is an American real estate broker who served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Although a lifelong Democrat, Naugle frequently voted for and supported Republican candidates...
, Former Mayor of Fort Lauderdale - Lee WilliamsLee Williams (American football)Lee Williams is a former American football defensive end and defensive tackle in the National Football league. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers sixth overall in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players...
, Defensive Tackle San Diego ChargersSan Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Tiffany BollingTiffany BollingTiffany Bolling, born Tiffany Royce Kral, is an American singer and actress most known for her appearances in '70s cult movies and television shows, such as Ironside , Kingdom of the Spiders, The Candy Snatchers, Wicked, Wicked, The Centerfold Girls,...
, Television and Movie Actress - Diana Williams, ABC News Anchor, New York City
- Terry Hummel, Former Publisher, Rolling Stone Magazine
- Franklin C. Adderley, Chief of Police, Fort Lauderdale Police Department