Browse past news stories for Fort Lauderdale High School in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

• Class prepares students for 911 dispatcher posts (Miami Herald)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 03:15:32 am
  In a typical class with teacher Frank DeRusso, it's not uncommon to hear questions about arrest warrants, deciphering codes and keeping cool under pressure.
• One Year Anniversary of Shocking School Shooting (NBC Miami)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:49:09 pm
  Today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic school shooting involving two teen girls that shocked a Fort Lauderdale high school.
• Florida man wrongfully convicted refuses compensation (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 04:33:09 pm
  Leroy McGee is refusing to complete the documents, fearing that taking the money could end up hurting others who will seek similar reparations in the future.
• Wrongfully convicted Fort Lauderdale man refuses $179,000 in reparations (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 07:19:13 pm
  A Fort Lauderdale man only needs to sign a few legal papers to start receiving $179,000 from the state and become the first wrongfully convicted person compensated under a new Florida law.
• Wrongfully convicted man refuses reparations (Orlando Sentinel)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 06:54:07 pm
  Leroy McGee fears setting a bad precedent for others sent by prison by mistake A Fort Lauderdale man only needs to sign a few legal papers to start receiving $179,000 from the state and become the first wrongfully convicted person compensated under a new Florida law.
• Grizzle leads Highlands Christian in digs (Miami Herald)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 05:03:35 am
  A libero, Lexie Grizzle is a senior captain, guiding the skilled Highlands Christian School girls' varsity volleyball team.
• Varsity Volleyball Players of the Week (Miami Herald)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 06:33:01 am
  Pine Crest School senior hitter Tatiana Berger had 15 kills and 12 digs in a big district win over North Broward Prep.
• Construction moves ahead at 10 Broward schools with 25% empty desks (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 02:15:51 pm
  At Lauderdale Manors Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale, 47 percent of the classroom seats are empty. Yet the Broward County School District is spending $7 million to demolish and rebuild 15 classrooms at the 55-year-old school.
• Construction still on at 10 Broward schools despite 25% empty desks (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 07:04:25 pm
  At Lauderdale Manors Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale, 47 percent of the classroom seats are empty. Yet the Broward County School District is spending $7 million to demolish and rebuild 15 classrooms at the 55-year-old school.
• Rampant 'undisclosed' sickness forces Palm Beach Gardens to cancel football game (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 04:00:23 pm
  Palm Beach Gardens High School has canceled its varsity football game this week against Royal Palm Beach High due to an outbreak of an undisclosed illness.
• Broward school budget ax cuts some student clubs (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on September 15, 2009 at 09:04:28 pm
  All-county honors band and honors jazz band among programs eliminated Some students hoping to join their school's art club, drill team or science group got a painful but important lesson in budget cutting this year: Less money means fewer clubs.
• Some student clubs fall victim to the Broward school budget ax (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on September 15, 2009 at 09:04:28 pm
  All-county honors band and honors jazz band among programs eliminated Some students hoping to join their school's art club, drill team or science group got a painful but important lesson in budget cutting this year: Less money means fewer clubs.
• eNewsBoy local news site - Local Schools Gear Up For Football Season (Our Town News Coral Springs)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 02:01:56 pm
  Parkland and Coral Springs football coaches are prepping their players for this year’s football season. Coral Springs High School football players have been practicing and gearing up for their first regular season home game, which will be held Sept. 4 against Fort Lauderdale High School.
• St. Thomas dominates in season opener, 52-7 (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 29, 2009 at 07:57:53 pm
  The Fort Lauderdale high school scored twice inside the game's first five minutes and never looked back en route to a resounding victory over Upper Arlington at Ohio Stadium this afternoon.
• Students at 3 Palm Beach County schools stricken with swine flu (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 09:30:24 pm
  The ranks of swine flu-tainted students are slowly swelling in Palm Beach County schools, with worries about contamination beginning to cancel some school activities.
• West Palm Beach private school cancels activities to prevent H1N1 swine flu (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 02:34:13 pm
  At least two public schools have sick students, but no cases are confirmed The ranks of swine flu-tainted students are slowly swelling in Palm Beach County schools, with worries about contamination beginning to cancel some school activities.
• Broward school construction budget slashed (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 12:37:37 pm
  Broward School Board members cut the district's capital budget by more than half Tuesday night, meaning some schools are stuck with outdated libraries and some communities that need new schools will not have them for a few more years.
• Most black kids are sitting out baseball (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 3, 2009 at 09:09:43 pm
  Christian Shields hopes to follow in the footsteps of his favorite player and roam the Florida Marlins outfield one day.
• Trip to homeland in Nigeria helps FAMU backup QB be content (Tallahassee Democrat)
  posted on July 4, 2009 at 06:14:38 am
  Two years ago Martin Ukpai took a trip to Nigeria that is helping him put his situation as a FAMU quarterback in perspective.
• Women's basketball: FGCU assistant Haney leaves for Fort Lauderdale high school (Naples Daily News)
  posted on June 15, 2009 at 04:35:45 pm
  Florida Gulf Coast University assistant women’s basketball coach Ericka Haney is the new coach at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale.
• Stranahan High School's first students hold their 50-year reunion (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 04:32:19 pm
  The first three graduating classes from Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale are holding a joint 50-year reunion through Saturday.
• 15 Broward students win prestigious scholarships (Miami Herald)
  posted on May 22, 2009 at 07:03:33 am
  No matter how hard she studied or how fast she ran, Brittany Atwell found chasing down her dream of competing on Jacksonville University's championship track and field team an elusive task.
• Scholarship surprise: $250,000 awarded to 15 Broward high school seniors (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 05:18:35 pm
  Fifteen Broward County high school seniors were dreaming big about their college careers this morning as they were surprised with news they had won a collective $250,000 in scholarship money.
• 15 Broward high school students to be awarded scholarships (Miami Herald)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 12:30:20 pm
  Fifteen high school seniors from Broward County will be surprised with the news they have won a collective $250,000 in Broad Prize scholarships.
• Deerfield Beach Middle selected by FP&L for Solar Education (Miami Herald)
  posted on May 8, 2009 at 07:57:04 pm
  Deerfield Beach Middle School was one of six Florida schools selected by Florida Power & Light to have installed a cutting-edge Next Generation Solar Education Station to teach about the benefits of renewable energy.
• At 17, McCrory dives headfirst into world competition (USA Today)
  posted on May 6, 2009 at 03:16:27 am
  Nick McCrory will test himself against the world's best divers this week at the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale. But first, he had the not-so-small matter of taking Advanced Placement exams.
• NMB student brings together Christian and Jewish teenagers to help the homeless (Miami Herald)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 04:49:47 pm
  With final exams around the corner, Sundays mean study time for some high school students. But for Shira Papir and nine friends, last Sunday was a day for helping others and spending time with fellow teens from different religious backgrounds.
• Budget Cuts Will Soon Be Evident In Classrooms (Local 10 Miami)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 09:16:30 am
  The Broward County School Board held a high-tech town hall meeting Monday night to give some bad news to parents and teachers.
• Broward School Board grilled on proposed budget (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 01:47:19 am
  Parents, students and teachers grilled the Broward School Board and district officials Monday about proposed budget cuts, with questions ranging from how Broward would spend its economic stimulus money to whether schools would lose their arts, music and other electives.
• How bad is it? Orange schools in $240M hole (Orlando Sentinel)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 05:21:07 am
  'Everything is on the table' for savings, leaders say The budget sinkhole for Orange County schools has grown to a staggering $240 million for next school year as sales- and property-tax revenue continue their historic free fall.