Everglades High School
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Everglades High School is a public school located in Miramar, Florida
. The school serves approximately 3,626 students from Miramar and Pembroke Pines
in grades 9 through 12. The current school hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. The principal is Dr. Paul Fetscher.
The first president of Everglades was Emanuel Washington Jr in 2004. The fourth president of Everglades was Latoya Jackson who served until 2008. The fifth President of Everglades was Joseph D. Mark of the Class of 2009. For the 2007-2008 school year, Everglades made all incoming freshman take classes in the portables at the former Charles W. Flanagan High School
Annex due to overpopulation. Another high school
was constructed in Pembroke Pines, Florida
, called West Broward High School
to resolve the overcrowding issue. Everglades High has an FCAT
school grade of "A" for the 2009-2010 academic year, with 71% of the students passing the math FCAT and 41% of the students passing the reading FCAT. Everglades has a student to teacher ratio of 22:1, above the state average of 15:1.
and Annex because of the ongoing final construction of the Everglades main building. The School schedule was held in double sessions during the months at the annex because of the large population, where the class of 2007 freshman had classes from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and upperclassmen had classes from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The class of 2004 of Everglades had a total of 12 senior students.
For the 2007- 2008 school year, freshmen students were sent to the annex portable site that they had originally used for the school's first class of students.
of the school was 33% White
, 25% Black
, 31% Hispanic
, 5% Asian
or Pacific Islander
, 2% Multiracial
, and 3% Native American
or Native Alaskan.
and junior varsity
sports. The Everglades football stadium, which is named Eastern Financial Stadium at Everglades High School, was funded in the school's first year of existence by Eastern Financial. Subsequently, Eastern Financial was closed by industry regulators and taken over by Space Coast Credit Union who have assumed ownership of the 30-year sponsorship plan. Some achievements by the sports teams include the 2006 girls' Varsity Softball team becoming state champions in 2007 and the 2006 Varsity Football team becoming undefeated district champions with a 10-0 record. Softball has also been District Champions from 2005-2007 and were also Regional Champions in 2005 and 2007. The Everglades High School Varsity Golf Team has "threepeated" as district champions from 2005 to 2007 with the help from Coach Most and Coach Graham.
Everglades High's athletic rival is Miramar High School
which defeated Everglades High last season by a score of 20-8.
The first Battalion Commander of the Everglades JROTC was Cadet LTC Ruben Veliz who served from 2003-05 and was the only Battalion Commander to serve multiple school years due to a school lacking a senior class. His first Executive Officer was Cadet MAJ Muthra, who was later replaced by Cadet MAJ Meghan Tallon in 2005. Other notable members of his staff included Cadet SGM Jared Bassel, Cadet CPT Jamar Germain (S-1),Cadet CPT Miguel Davis (S-2),Cadet Captain Nicole Morales (S-4), Cadet CPT Steven Bassett (S-5),Cadet CPT Figueroa (S-6),Cadet CPT Ajo (Company Commander), and Cadet CPT Delapaz (Company Commander), among others.
In May of 2005 Cadet LTC Meghan Tallon became the active Battalion Commander With Cadet CSM Darrel Zimmer as her Battalion Sergeant Major.Her Staff Included Cadet MAJ Jamar Germain as the Battalion Executive Officer,Cadet CPT Maria Rivero (S-1),Cadet 2LT Benjamin Ariza (S-2),Cadet CPT Georgian Pertrestco (S-3), Cadet 2LT Mitchel Valencia (S-4),Cadet CPT Steven Bassett (S-5), Cadet CPT Carlos Beltran (S-6)
Under Cadet LTC Tallon the Gator Battalion participated in the Broward County Drill Meet, The Superintendents Pass and Review, and she also initiated the first Gator Games, Gator Olympics, and Gator Drill Down at the encouragment of COL Teitge. She was the first and still is the only cadet to not participate in the county's Cadet of the Year Competition. The Battalion received its highest marks on their annual Inspection By the County SAI with Cadet CPT Maria Rivero (S-1), Cadet CPT Petresco (S-3) Operations scoring a 92% and Cadet CPT Bassett (S-5) Public Affairs Officer scoring a 97%.
In 2006 Cadet LTC Tallon graduated and was replaced by Cadet LTC Maria Rivero as the active Battalion Commander. Her staff served as the first staff at Everglades High School to undergo the tri-annual 6th Brigade inspection, which the unit is a part of. Cadet Rivero's chosen staff included Cadet SGM Joshua Iverson (Sergeant Major), Cadet MAJ Carlos Beltran (XO), Cadet CPT Anthony Ghezzi (S-1), Cadet CPT Ben Arriza (S-2).
Miramar, Florida
Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named after the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,041...
. The school serves approximately 3,626 students from Miramar and Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Pembroke Pines is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city had a population of 154,750 at the 2010 census, making it the second most populous city in Broward County, the tenth most populous in Florida, and the 150th most populous in the United States...
in grades 9 through 12. The current school hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. The principal is Dr. Paul Fetscher.
The first president of Everglades was Emanuel Washington Jr in 2004. The fourth president of Everglades was Latoya Jackson who served until 2008. The fifth President of Everglades was Joseph D. Mark of the Class of 2009. For the 2007-2008 school year, Everglades made all incoming freshman take classes in the portables at the former Charles W. Flanagan High School
Charles W. Flanagan High School
Named after former mayor Charles W. Flanagan, Charles W. Flanagan High School opened its doors in 1996 as the first public high school in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Flanagan High School is located near Broward County's C.B. Smith Park and the Walter C. Young Middle School and Resource...
Annex due to overpopulation. Another high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
was constructed in Pembroke Pines, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, called West Broward High School
West Broward High School
West Broward High School is a secondary school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida serving students in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district....
to resolve the overcrowding issue. Everglades High has an FCAT
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT , is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida...
school grade of "A" for the 2009-2010 academic year, with 71% of the students passing the math FCAT and 41% of the students passing the reading FCAT. Everglades has a student to teacher ratio of 22:1, above the state average of 15:1.
History
The temporary location was at the former Charles W. Flanagan High SchoolCharles W. Flanagan High School
Named after former mayor Charles W. Flanagan, Charles W. Flanagan High School opened its doors in 1996 as the first public high school in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Flanagan High School is located near Broward County's C.B. Smith Park and the Walter C. Young Middle School and Resource...
and Annex because of the ongoing final construction of the Everglades main building. The School schedule was held in double sessions during the months at the annex because of the large population, where the class of 2007 freshman had classes from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and upperclassmen had classes from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The class of 2004 of Everglades had a total of 12 senior students.
For the 2007- 2008 school year, freshmen students were sent to the annex portable site that they had originally used for the school's first class of students.
Demographics
As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 4077. The ethnic makeupEthnic group
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of the school was 33% White
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, 25% Black
Black people
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, 31% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, 5% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
or Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
, 2% Multiracial
Multiracial
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, and 3% Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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or Native Alaskan.
Athletics
Everglades High has a variety of varsityVarsity team
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and junior varsity
Junior varsity
Primarily in North America, junior varsity or JV players are the members of a team who are not the main players in a competition , usually at the high school and college levels in the United States and Canada. The main players comprise the varsity team...
sports. The Everglades football stadium, which is named Eastern Financial Stadium at Everglades High School, was funded in the school's first year of existence by Eastern Financial. Subsequently, Eastern Financial was closed by industry regulators and taken over by Space Coast Credit Union who have assumed ownership of the 30-year sponsorship plan. Some achievements by the sports teams include the 2006 girls' Varsity Softball team becoming state champions in 2007 and the 2006 Varsity Football team becoming undefeated district champions with a 10-0 record. Softball has also been District Champions from 2005-2007 and were also Regional Champions in 2005 and 2007. The Everglades High School Varsity Golf Team has "threepeated" as district champions from 2005 to 2007 with the help from Coach Most and Coach Graham.
Everglades High's athletic rival is Miramar High School
Miramar High School
Miramar High School is a public high school located in Miramar, Florida. The school opened in 1970, serving students residing in southwest Broward County....
which defeated Everglades High last season by a score of 20-8.
JROTC
The JROTC program at Everglades is currently headed by SAI Colonel (Ret.) Dennis W. Teitge who has led the program since its initiation in 2004. He is a man who cares very much for his program and has stayed with it since its inauguration in 2004. He not only works with his cadets to see his program succeed, but to also see his cadets grow and learn what it means to be a citizen leader. The colonel is currently assisted by his AIs 1SG (Ret.) Torres and SFC (Ret.) Arias. The program has maintained an Honor Unit with Distinction (HUD) status since 2007 and has sent cadets to several competitive national conventions such as: The George C. Marshal Leadership Symposium, and the JROTC Academic Bowl. Both of these conventions are competitive and cadets compete from all over the world to obtain admission (including Hawaii, US bases in Japan and Germany, and all throughout the continental states). Some retired AIs from Everglades include: SGM (Ret.) Middleton, SGM (Ret.) Lagas, 1SG (Ret.) Bradshaw, 1SG (Ret.) Rivera, SFC (Ret.) Singleton, and 1SG (Ret.) Sosa.The first Battalion Commander of the Everglades JROTC was Cadet LTC Ruben Veliz who served from 2003-05 and was the only Battalion Commander to serve multiple school years due to a school lacking a senior class. His first Executive Officer was Cadet MAJ Muthra, who was later replaced by Cadet MAJ Meghan Tallon in 2005. Other notable members of his staff included Cadet SGM Jared Bassel, Cadet CPT Jamar Germain (S-1),Cadet CPT Miguel Davis (S-2),Cadet Captain Nicole Morales (S-4), Cadet CPT Steven Bassett (S-5),Cadet CPT Figueroa (S-6),Cadet CPT Ajo (Company Commander), and Cadet CPT Delapaz (Company Commander), among others.
In May of 2005 Cadet LTC Meghan Tallon became the active Battalion Commander With Cadet CSM Darrel Zimmer as her Battalion Sergeant Major.Her Staff Included Cadet MAJ Jamar Germain as the Battalion Executive Officer,Cadet CPT Maria Rivero (S-1),Cadet 2LT Benjamin Ariza (S-2),Cadet CPT Georgian Pertrestco (S-3), Cadet 2LT Mitchel Valencia (S-4),Cadet CPT Steven Bassett (S-5), Cadet CPT Carlos Beltran (S-6)
Under Cadet LTC Tallon the Gator Battalion participated in the Broward County Drill Meet, The Superintendents Pass and Review, and she also initiated the first Gator Games, Gator Olympics, and Gator Drill Down at the encouragment of COL Teitge. She was the first and still is the only cadet to not participate in the county's Cadet of the Year Competition. The Battalion received its highest marks on their annual Inspection By the County SAI with Cadet CPT Maria Rivero (S-1), Cadet CPT Petresco (S-3) Operations scoring a 92% and Cadet CPT Bassett (S-5) Public Affairs Officer scoring a 97%.
In 2006 Cadet LTC Tallon graduated and was replaced by Cadet LTC Maria Rivero as the active Battalion Commander. Her staff served as the first staff at Everglades High School to undergo the tri-annual 6th Brigade inspection, which the unit is a part of. Cadet Rivero's chosen staff included Cadet SGM Joshua Iverson (Sergeant Major), Cadet MAJ Carlos Beltran (XO), Cadet CPT Anthony Ghezzi (S-1), Cadet CPT Ben Arriza (S-2).