Browse past news stories for Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL.

• Friends Mourn Three Teens Killed In Canal Crash (CBS4 Miami)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:39:09 am
  Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland returned to class Monday with heavy hearts and dressed all in black as they mourned three of their classmates who died when their car crashed into a canal this weekend.
• Family & Friends Mourn Teens Killed in Crash (NBC Miami)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 12:18:58 pm
  Family members and friends gathered last night to remember the three Coral Springs teen boys who died in a tragic crash earlier yesterday morning when their car plunged into a canal.
• Crash Survivor Not Wearing Seat Belt (Local 10 Miami)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 03:48:23 am
  The sole survivor of a crash that killed three teenagers told investigators he was not wearing a seat belt when the car crashed into a Coral Springs canal early Sunday, police said.
• 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 ...
• Attorney General Says Parkland, Other Cities Cannot Enforce Ban On Texting While Driving (Our Town News Coral Springs)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 09:35:50 pm
  The City of Parkland’s ordinance that bans texting while driving cannot be enforced. The state Attorney General recently rendered an opinion stating that state statute preempts local ordinances that ban texting while driving.
• Parkland Elementary Schools Collect Food For Families In Need For Thanksgiving (Our Town News Parkland)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:14:04 pm
  Three Parkland elementary schools have joined together to collect food and donations for families in need this Thanksgiving.
• 32 Broward teachers lose contract suit (Miami Herald)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 06:00:02 am
  The Broward school district did not breach employment contracts with a group of teachers who were forced to retire last school year after being told they would have jobs this fall, a Broward judge ruled Thursday.
• Halloween for Grown-ups: Find out where to party in South Florida (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 08:00:17 pm
  Where will you be on Oct. 31? Start making plans with this guide of parties from Miami to Lake Worth. No matter what kind of evening you're looking for, South Florida festivities offer something for everyone.
• Parkland Student Wins 2009 Student Of The Year For Disability Awareness (Our Town News Parkland)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 09:59:04 pm
  Garrett Mayersohn is consumed with texting, Facebook and movies like any other typical 14-year-old. The only difference is that Mayersohn has turned his disability of Cerebral Palsy into a mission of ensuring that students with similar disabilities are included.
• Parkland Woman’s Club Gives Back Through Fashion Show (Our Town News Parkland)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 04:14:31 pm
  Fashion was the main course mixed with a side of charity at a recent Parkland Woman’s Club event.
• New rule restricts school fundraisers at BankAtlantic Center, LandShark Stadium, Lockhart Stadium (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 09:19:08 pm
  As money makers go, it's a big one -- a few hours of serving hot dogs, chicken tenders, sodas and beer at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise can net school groups hundreds of dollars.
• New details of Broward corruption probe emerge (Miami Herald)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 05:02:56 am
  A week after a trio of Broward political figures were arrested in a federal corruption investigation, a Sunrise city commissioner confirmed that she assisted the FBI in the probe.
• Parkland to ban texting while driving (Coral Springs Forum)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 02:58:48 pm
  Texting while driving within Parkland limits could soon leave you with $100 less. Parkland officials are getting ready to introduce an ordinance that bans texting while driving within the city. The ordinance passed on first reading recently and will become law after it comes up for discussion again in the next few weeks. There is a state law that limits the ability of municipalities to regulate ...
• Students And Volunteers Can Become Harvest Drive Heroes (Our Town News Parkland)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 08:41:16 pm
  The Harvest Drive is just around the corner and in its 17th consecutive year. Our goal this year is to provide a complete Thanksgiving dinner plus a weeks worth of groceries, new or gently used clothing, shoes, books and toys to 1,000 needy families in Broward County.
• 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.
• City Of Parkland Gives First Approval On Texting While Driving Ban (Our Town News Parkland)
  posted on September 15, 2009 at 04:41:17 pm
  Parkland teens and city officials sent a message to those texting while driving-ttyl- or talk to you later. That's what Parkland drivers will have to say to those texting them, or they could get a $100 fine.
• eNewsBoy local news site - Vandals Expelled From Douglas High, Coral Springs Middle (Our Town News Coral Springs)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 02:03:16 pm
  Three 15-year-olds, who were charged with vandalizing Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland the end of last school year, did not return to their former schools this school year. They have been expelled and are now attending an alternative center.
• 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.
• School board wants new classrooms (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 02:59:12 am
  Officials asking to boost size of county's western schools, despite falling enrollment elsewhere The Broward School District is asking the state for permission to build 226 new classrooms at nine overcrowded western Broward schools -- despite declining enrollment countywide and projections the district will have 34,800 empty seats in the next three years.
• Broward wants new classroom additions, despite empty seats (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 11:35:26 pm
  The Broward School District is asking the state for permission to build 226 new classrooms at nine overcrowded western Broward schools -- despite declining enrollment countywide and projections the district will have 34,800 empty seats in the next three years.
• Broward schools have record number of substitute teachers -- 66% increase in one year (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on July 10, 2009 at 05:19:00 pm
  It's often viewed as the kind of job that anyone with an associate's degree could fall back on in a pinch.
• Parkland: Douglas Graduate Wins Scholarship For Essay On MS (Our Town News Parkland)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 06:12:12 pm
  A recent Parkland graduate has turned his father’s illness into a triumph. Kevin Stillerman, a recent Majory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate, received a scholarship
• Stoneman Douglas, Taravella earn Newsweek recognition again (Coral Springs Forum)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 01:58:04 pm
  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs have been recognized by Newsweek magazine among the top high schools in the nation for the second year in a row. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High is ranked the highest among the high schools in Broward . The school is ranked 38th in Florida and 208th among schools in the nation. J.P. Taravella High was ...
• Coral Springs: Local Schools Named Among Newsweek’s Top High Schools (Our Town News Coral Springs)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 07:05:46 pm
  Ten Broward County Public Schools high schools and one charter high school were recognized among Newsweek magazine’s top high schools in the nation in 2009. The
• Broward Teachers Union to sue district over retirement extensions (Miami Herald)
  posted on June 3, 2009 at 07:03:26 am
  Marlene Sanders had been told in December she could delay her retirement one more year and continue working as guidance director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
• Parkland: Three Teens Arrested For Douglas Vandalism (Our Town News Parkland)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 06:39:21 pm
    Three 15-year-old students were recently arrested and now face felony charges for vandalizing Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives in Parkland recently
• Parkland: Douglas High Vandalized With Spray Paint Swastikas, Porn Images, BSO Investigates (Our Town News Parkland)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 06:39:08 pm
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School staff and students were welcomed to school today with vandalism, including spray painted swastikas, derogatory religious statements, and pornographic images
• Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in Florida down, vandalism up (Miami Herald)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 07:02:48 am
  Anti-Semitic incidents declined by an overall 2 percent last year in Florida, but anti-Semitic vandalism increased by 40 percent, according to an audit the Anti-Defamation League released Monday.
• Parkland High School Grounds Defaced By Vandals (CBS4 Miami)
  posted on May 29, 2009 at 10:37:44 pm
  Three juveniles were arrested by the Broward Sheriff's Office Friday afternoon for allegedly taking part in the defacement of parts of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. When students arrived at school on Friday morning, they found areas of their school were not accessible. The areas were blocked off by the Broward County Sheriff's department because someone spray-painted the school's ...
• 3 teens arrested after Parkland's Douglas High School vandalized (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on May 29, 2009 at 10:14:36 pm
  Three teenagers were arrested today in connection with defacing Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with swastikas and other graffiti, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.