J. P. Taravella High School - Coral Springs, Florida/FL

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J. P. Taravella High School

10600 Riverside Drive, Coral Springs, FL, 33071-7900 -

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J. P. Taravella High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Broward County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3020 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

166 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 825 students

Grade 10 - 784 students

Grade 11 - 754 students

Grade 12 - 657 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	26%	18%
% Black	14%	26%
% White	56%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	1%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

15%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Broward County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	285	24
Number of Students Managed	272,444 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$2,307,391,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$2,530,606,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,469	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$9,289	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	91%	90%

Springs Mayor seeks community forum to discuss teen violence, gets little support (Coral Springs Forum)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 04:35:23 pm
Distraught over the recent stabbing death of a local teenager by his older brother, Coral Springs Mayor Scott Brook made an emotionally-charged plea to other city officials to support his idea for a community forum to discuss teen violence in the community. There wasn’t much support coming his way. Brook wanted the city to organize a community forum or a town hall meeting “as soon as possible ...
Broward, Palm Beach County students flock to Florida's smaller state universities (Sun-Sentinel)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 04:34:08 pm
A steady stream of South Florida high school seniors walked into a college recruiting event last week at the Deerfield Beach Hilton, eager to get accepted into what many considered their first choice of schools.
Tragedy tearing family apart (Miami Herald)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:01:34 am
With one brother dead from a fatal stab wound, and another brother behind bars in connection with the stabbing, Shirley Gorzynski -- paternal grandmother of the boys -- said her family is mourning two losses.
Teen Charged In Brother's Murder In Court (CBS4 Miami)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 04:46:38 am
A Coral Springs teen charged with murder in the stabbing death of hisbrother will stay in custody for now. During a hearing Tuesday, BrowardCircuit Judge Robert Newman ordered that 15-year-old William Gorzynskiremain at the Juvenile Assessment Center until his next hearing onNovember 4th.
After Stabbing Death, Coral Springs Mayor Pushes For Anti-Teen Violence Forum, Commissioners Want To Wait (Our Town News Coral Springs)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 02:45:37 am
The recent stabbing death of a local teen by his brother over a loud computer has prompted Coral Springs Mayor Scott Brook to push for a community forum on teen violence- but that will not happen any time soon.

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J. P. Taravella High School is a secondary school located in Coral Springs, Florida which teaches grades 9-12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district.
J. P. Taravella is ranked within the top 1% of all public high schools in the United States. It was also the recipient of the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award in 1987, and has an FCAT school grade of "B" for the 2008-2009 academic year.
In 2007 Taravella won the Grand Championship and also swept all awards at the Vero Beach Crown Jewel Marching competition. Also, recently the J.P. Taravella Marching Band was picked as one of two bands (the other being Florida A&M) to represent Florida in Obama's presidential inauguration.
History
The school was named after Joseph Phillip Taravella (1919-1978), who was the president and chairman of Coral Ridge Properties Incorporated, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and a founder of the City of Coral Springs.
Notable alumni
Michael T. Dunn (Class of 1995), actor
Matt Ford (Class of 1999), former major league baseball player who once played for the Milwaukee Brewers
John J. Miller (Class of 1988), reporter for the National Review
Dan Morgan (Class of 1997), former professional football player who last played for the New Orleans Saints
Brian Tutunick (Class of 1986), musician - founding member of Marilyn Manson
Ryan Primack, musician, founding member of Poison The Well
Todd Widom (Class of 2001), professional tennis player
Jonathan D. Lovitz (Class of 2002), professional stage actor
Robert W. Ashkenas (Class of 1984) actor ,professional stage and screen A Love Lost Life -Off Broadway Stage Play
Chad Gilbert, musician - lead guitarist and composer for the e band New Found Glory
Jordan Pundik, musician - lead vocalist of the band New Found Glory
Cody Bradley, the man - plain and simple
External links
Official Site General Background
JPTV Taravella's TV Station
Drama Club Information Taravella Drama Troupe 3502 Link
J.P. Taravella Music Band Info
Varsity and JV Football Information Varsity and JV Football Information

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