Browse past news stories for Western High School in Davie, FL.

• Harvest drive comes to Stoneman Douglas High next week (Coral Springs Forum)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 08:58:19 pm
  Rabbi Mitch Feld has a simple reason for supporting Harvest Drive , a community driven fight against hunger going on in the county. “Food is a basic right. I believe hunger anywhere in the community is unacceptable,” Feld said. “I have food on the table. I have food in my fridge. I am lucky, but there are so many people out there who are not. I am glad there are people willing to help them.” For ...
• Donations are collected to feed needy (Miami Herald)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 08:39:07 pm
  Thanksgiving is still a month away, but some organizations are already collecting canned goods and money so they can provide a hot holiday meal to families in need.
• Harvest Drive aims to feed needy children (Pompano Forum)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 07:36:04 am
  Representatives of Harvest Drive 2009 have begun seeking donations to achieve their goal of providing 1,000 needy families in Broward County with a complete Thanksgiving feast. The organization is reaching out to the community in its search for donations and volunteers to help disadvantaged families with children.
• School's Harvest Drive aims to feed needy children (Pompano Forum)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 07:35:33 am
  Representatives of Harvest Drive 2009 have begun seeking donations to achieve their goal of providing 100 needy families in Broward County with a complete Thanksgiving feast. The organization is reaching out to the community in its search for donations and volunteers to help disadvantaged families with children.
• Marine's father faces deportation (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on October 13, 2009 at 07:29:16 am
  The cancer-stricken father of Pfc. Janos V. Lutz, who is serving in Afghanistan, was arrested at his Florida home last week and is scheduled for deportation to his native Hungary. The cancer-stricken father of a U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan was arrested at his Florida home last week and is scheduled for deportation to his native Hungary.
• Cancer-stricken Davie dad of Marine in Afghanistan awaits deportation (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 06:54:13 pm
  The cancer-stricken father of a U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan was arrested at his Davie home this week and is slated for deportation to his native Hungary after failing to appear for a court hearing in March.
• Western High students to honor those killed on Sept. 11 (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 12:45:46 pm
  Senior Chloe Rittenhouse was somewhere between government and economics classes at Western High School in Davie early Thursday when asked if she could fill in as featured speaker at a 9-11 commemoration less than 24 hours away.
• Ceremonies to mark 9/11 anniversary (Miami Herald)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 05:00:22 am
  South Florida residents will be joining together this week to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. One of the largest gatherings will be at Western High School in Davie, which is marking its eighth 9/11 memorial observance.
• Chris Volstad tosses shutout, stops Florida Marlins' skid against Giants (Miami Herald)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 02:16:08 am
  Flash back to July 11, 2008. That was the day Chris Volstad made his first major league start, and it was a dandy. Volstad not only got the win at Dodger Stadium, but also came within one out of recording a complete game shutout.
• Broward native Ryan Sadowski overcomes medical scare to pitch for Giants (Miami Herald)
  posted on July 6, 2009 at 10:45:52 pm
  The twin scars left by the brain surgeon who drilled two holes in Ryan Sadowski's skull are veiled by a thick growth of hair. His San Francisco Giants cap conceals the plastic, bowl-shaped helmet the rookie wears for protection when he pitches.
• Boca Raton-based Holocaust education group needs $60,000 by mid-August to stay afloat (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 01:36:00 pm
  A charity that teaches children about racial and religious tolerance needs $60,000 by Aug. 15 or it likely will close, its executive director said Wednesday.
• Holocaust education group faces budget crisis in poor economy (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 01:45:50 am
  LEAH may have to cut grants and other educational programs A charity that teaches children about racial and religious tolerance needs $60,000 by Aug. 15 or it likely will close, its executive director said today.
• More A's and B's earned by schools in this year's FCAT grades (The Jupiter Courier)
  posted on June 21, 2009 at 09:06:01 pm
  South Florida schools earned more A’s and B’s and fewer F’s on their final report cards, which were just issued by the state.
• Broward Teacher Layoffs Claim Two Popular Coaches (CBS4 Miami)
  posted on June 21, 2009 at 12:33:07 am
  Two of the 396 Broward County teachers laid off this week are popular high school football head coaches who aren't sure they'll roam the sidelines for the upcoming season. Rashad West at Western High School and Rick DiVita at West Broward High School received word this week they are being laid off from their respective physical education positions.
• Broward, Palm Beach County schools graded A overall (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 04:15:55 pm
  More than 75 percent of the nearly 3,000 public schools in Florida received an A or B and the number of F schools dropped to 44, the lowest number in three years, state educators said. South Florida schools earned more A's and B's and fewer F's on their final report cards, which were just issued by the state.
• Broward County lay-offs of almost 400 teachers hits elementary schools hard (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 01:11:04 pm
  The layoff of nearly 400 Broward teachers is hitting some schools — particularly elementary schools — much harder than others.
• Broward County teacher layoffs hit some schools harder than others (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 11:14:36 am
  Elementary schools had the most cuts, with at least 269 teachers losing jobs The layoff of nearly 400 Broward teachers is hitting some schools -- particularly elementary schools -- much harder than others.
• Reading, writing, recession. South Florida schools struggle to cope. (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 10:27:11 am
  Staff cuts. Supply shortages. Less money. More anxiety.
• West fire station's delay a hot-button issue for Davie residents (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on May 17, 2009 at 07:32:29 am
  Residents are upset at delay, as town has yet to decide on site They were promised a new fire station six years ago.
• Spring prospect offer list a long one (Knoxville News Sentinel)
  posted on May 16, 2009 at 06:24:10 pm
  Like the showers of April that bring the flowers of May, the spring evaluation period annually brings about a new crop of scholarship offers. Here are the prospects deemed worthy by UT coaches during the spring evaluation of scholarship offers:
• Davie residents vent over delayed fire station (SouthFlorida.com)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 06:19:01 am
  Fire-rescue crews aim to respond to emergency calls within four minutes.
• Davie residents vent over delayed fire station (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 02:17:19 am
  Fire-rescue crews aim to respond to emergency calls within four minutes. But residents in western Davie sometimes wait at least twice that long because the closest fire station is too far away, Fire Chief Joe Montopoli said Thursday night during a Town Hall meeting at Western High School.
• Davie planning fire station out west (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 04:02:19 pm
  Wondering what happened to the fire station promised for the town's west side?
• 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.