Browse past news stories for South Plantation High School in Plantation, FL.

• Center's preschoolers get pals for day (Miami Herald)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:26:54 pm
  Ethan Paul dragged a red crayon across his paper as he completed his artwork. Nikhil Mohip, a South Plantation High School senior, watched the preschooler intently, offering him words of encouragement and a ready smile.
• 'Skunk huggers' head Down Under (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 08:24:23 am
  Australia Zoo hosting juniors from animal magnet program Because they "hug skunks," two teens from South Florida are headed to The Land Down Under.
• UL focused on creating a new direction today (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 07:58:08 am
  Maurice Rolle Jr. recalls UL's history of disappointment against Florida Atlantic. Outside of a 6-0 win over the Owls in 2006, the Ragin' Cajuns have lost the other three meetings in the head-to-head series.
• Plantation run/walk will benefit sarcoma research (Miami Herald)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 08:00:09 am
  Paul and Allison Liotti will be among hundreds of walkers at Plantation's Central Park on Oct. 18 for the Second Annual 5K Run/Walk for a Cure to benefit the Sarcoma Foundation of America.
• It's official: Harrison named Plantation police chief (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 03:25:59 am
  Deputy chief accepts new job but rejects pay raise that comes with it, citing 'uncertain economic times' The City Council Wednesday night officially named Howard Harrison as the new police chief.
• Walkathon to benefit paralyzed man (Miami Herald)
  posted on August 22, 2009 at 11:16:25 pm
  Laurie Valenzuela is hoping hundreds of people will turn out this Saturday to walk for her older brother, who can no longer walk on his own. Her brother, Keith Peterson, was left paralyzed from the chest bone down after the four-wheel ATV he was riding flipped over on him this summer.
• Missing Plantation teens found Saturday (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 22, 2009 at 05:21:22 pm
  Two Plantation teenagers were found Saturday afternoon after being reported missing by their mother two days earlier.
• Do Lexus lanes discriminate? On the Roads answers that and more (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 14, 2009 at 06:25:01 pm
  Q: I see about one car a week trigger a blue light in the SunPass lanes on South Florida's toll roads. Are the penalties for not paying tolls that insignificant?
• Broncos sign Rashod Moulton and Travis Shelton (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 01:55:29 am
  Moulton is a first-year cornerback, Shelton a rookie wide receiver
• Sundancer team splits competition with first, second-place wins (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on July 18, 2009 at 11:36:56 am
  The award-winning Sundancer race team from Houston High School won its ninth championship in the open division of the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge in Texas on Friday, and unofficial results put the team in second place in the classic division.
• High school solar car competition hums along on the Texas Motor Speedway (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on July 14, 2009 at 07:19:46 pm
  G.J. McCARTHY/DMNThe Winston School of Dallas is one of two Texas teams facing students from New York, Connecticut, Florida, Oregon, Colorado, California, Nevada, Mississippi and Louisiana in a four-day competition that ends Friday.
• In South Florida, students increasingly use hate words as terms of affection (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on July 6, 2009 at 06:48:03 pm
  South Plantation High School graduate Melissa Jomsky answers the phone while gathered with friends. After a brief conversation, she puts down the receiver and screams "Asian!" to summon Lisa Tran.
• Bathroom break-in prompts police search at South Plantation High School (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on June 30, 2009 at 08:29:36 pm
  What looked to some like a massive manhunt involving several patrol cars and a police helicopter Monday evening turned out to be little more than teenage girls looking for a restroom at a local high school, police said.
• Bathroom break-in prompts police search at South Plantation High School (SouthFlorida.com)
  posted on June 30, 2009 at 01:45:33 am
  What looked to some like a massive manhunt involving several patrol cars and a police helicopter Monday evening turned out to be little more than a trespassing at a local high school, police said.
• South Plantation High team's hopes ride on solar-run car (Miami Herald)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 07:01:00 am
  There's something about hailing from a place known as the Sunshine State that makes winning a solar-powered car race much less about bragging rights as claiming what seems rightfully yours.
• Teens finding summer jobs are few and hard to get (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on May 16, 2009 at 03:44:46 am
  With Florida's unemployment level at nearly 10 percent, the outlook for summer employment for less-experienced teenagers is the worst it's been in several years.
• Buddies Friendship Ball provides some with social highpoint (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on May 4, 2009 at 03:17:19 am
  Buddies Friendship Ball brings together people who have special needs and their friends for a prom-like event Thirteen-year-old Tyler Alger arrived in a stretch limousine with 19 friends. Lauren Bandes, 15, had her hair done by a professional just before she entered the ballroom. And so eager to dance was early-bird arrival Donnie Lewandowski, 21, that he began showing off his moves as the DJ ...
• Media Advisory: Cousteau to Speak at Ceremony Honoring Winner of National Environmental Contest (Marketwire)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 01:40:25 pm
  South Plantation High School, Students, and Teacher Advisor to Receive $50,000 Grand Prize
• Broncos Sign 15 College Free Agents (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 07:10:57 pm
  The Denver Broncos have signed 15 college free agents following the NFL Draft over the weekend. These 15 players will join the other ten players drafted by the Broncos in training camp in July.
• Broncos Sign 15 College Free Agents (KMGH 7 Denver)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 05:25:28 am
  The day after the draft ends, Broncos add a big nose-tackle.
• Sunrise fest gets an eco-friendly jump on Earth Day (Miami Herald)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 06:55:50 pm
  Katlyn Paz, 12, wore a green T-shirt that screamed Hug a Tree during her hometown's Earth Day Festival at Sawgrass Sanctuary in Sunrise.
• South Plantation High wins $50K eco grant (Miami Herald)
  posted on April 16, 2009 at 01:01:45 pm
  South Plantation High School was named the $50,000 grand prize winner of the 2009 Lexus Eco Challenge last week. The nine-member EcoGeeks team, led by teacher advisor Allan Phipps, won for a plan to help hurricane relief efforts in Haiti by sending solar ovens, seedlings and a compilation of recipes with low-impact to the environment to Haiti's hurricane refugees.
• Wealthy Aventura developer charged with murdering wife (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on April 15, 2009 at 02:43:44 pm
  Authorities say a wealthy Aventura real estate executive strangled his wife in November 2007, then tried to cover up the crime by claiming she fell and slammed her neck on a bathroom magazine rack.
• Aventura developer arrested in Broward, charged with strangling wife (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on April 15, 2009 at 01:57:06 pm
  An Aventura real estate developer was arrested after authorities said a 17-month investigation revealed that he strangled his wife. Authorities say a wealthy Aventura real estate executive strangled his wife in November 2007, then tried to cover up the crime by claiming she fell and hit her neck on a bathroom magazine rack.
• Aventura developer charged with strangling his wife (Miami Herald)
  posted on April 15, 2009 at 01:26:20 pm
  Authorities say a wealthy Aventura real estate executive strangled his wife in November 2007, then tried to cover up the crime by claiming she fell and slammed her neck on a bathroom magazine rack.
• Deaf Plantation students will head to Academic Bowl in Washington D.C. (Miami Herald)
  posted on March 27, 2009 at 05:38:42 pm
  Five students from South Plantation High School will head to Washington, D.C., in April to take part in an event that comes once in a lifetime.
• South Plantation High School play presents a new challenge (Miami Herald)
  posted on March 20, 2009 at 07:42:16 pm
  The curtain has risen on another new challenge for the South Plantation High School Drama Department. The school, which routinely stages productions in the style of theater for the deaf, is now trying to raise awareness about the needs of mentally challenged adults.
• South Florida scientist works to save damaged coral reefs (Miami Herald)
  posted on March 12, 2009 at 07:06:08 am
  Biscayne National Park's veteran chief scientist bends over a tile saw in the hot sun, cutting what looks like a piece of rock in half. Out pop three wriggling orange worms.