Pompano Beach High School
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| Pompano Beach High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Pompano Beach, Florida United States |
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| Information | |
| School district | Broward County Public Schools |
| Principal | David Gordon |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Motto | International Affairs with Informational Technology |
| Mascot | Golden Tornados |
| Color(s) | blue and gold |
| Established | 1928 |
| Homepage | [1] |
Pompano Beach High School (formerly Pompano High School and Pompano Beach High School Institute of International Studies) is a magnet high school located in Pompano Beach, Florida, encompassing grades 9 through 12. Founded in the 1920s, it is the second oldest high school in the Broward School District.[1] Since 1958, the school's sports teams have been named the Golden Tornadoes.
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[edit] Overview
Pompano Beach High School has an enrollment of 1,183 students.[2] As of the 2007–2008 school year, the principal is David Gordon,[3] formerly of Miramar High School.
In recent years, Pompano Beach High School has been one of the highest achieving in the area. In 2006, Pompano Beach High School was ranked the 13th best public high school in the state of Florida.[4] The following year, the FCAT scores of the PBHS's students earned the school an "A" rating, the highest possible, for the sixth year in a row.[5][6]
Due to the continued high academic performance of its students, there are no classes on Fridays. Since nearby Blanche Ely High School's FCAT scores fell several years ago, Pompano has been the only school in Broward County to enjoy this privilege. The school follows block scheduling.
[edit] History
[edit] Early years (1928-1985)
Pompano High School was founded in the 1920s, in what was then known as Pompano, Florida, to address the growing need for secondary education in northeastern Broward County. Twelve students comprised the first graduating class in 1928. The school's sports teams were called the Beanpickers after the part-time job that many of the school's students had in the rural area. The Beanpicker was also the name of the school's yearbook, which was first published in 1943.
In 1947, following the merger of the towns of Pompano and Pompano Beach, the school changed its name to Pompano Beach High School. In 1957, construction began on a new campus located several blocks away from the original site. To commemorate the impending move, the student body changed the name of the school's teams from the Beanpickers to the Golden Tornadoes in 1958. The school moved to its new facility in 1960, during the 1959-1960 school year. After the move, the school's current gymnasium was built. A second, smaller gym was added in the early 1980s.
In the 1980s, changing population trends led to lower attendance, and in 1985, Pompano Beach High School closed. Its campus was then used as a center for adult education, a preschool, and various other community purposes.[7]
[edit] Return (1997-present)
In 1997, the school was resurrected as a satellite campus of Blanche Ely High School called the Pompano Beach High School Institute for International Studies. Later, it once again became a school in its own right. Almost always known simply as Pompano Beach High School, it was Broward County's first all-magnet school,[8] specializing in "International Affairs with Informational Technology." Located on the 1960 campus, the school grew to fill the buildings it had once occupied, with the exception of several buildings that had come to be used in the intervening years by the City of Pompano Beach and by the Broward School District. In 2001, the first class graduated from Pompano since the school's closure in 1985.[9]
In February 2004, the school's name was shortened to Pompano Beach High School. On April 13 of that year, a new campus, constructed adjacent to the existing one, opened. On this new campus, the school's cafeteria, library, offices, and classrooms are contained in a single three-story building. That year the girls' Track & Field team captured the Class 2A State Championship. An auditorium was completed in 2005. The two gyms are still in use. Those buildings that had been used by the school since its 1997 reopening were demolished to make room for a parking lot.
Despite having been closed for 12 years in recent history, the school maintains some connections with its long past. Volume 64 of the Beanpicker was published in 2007; the volume numbers for the years 1985-1997 were skipped. Alumni from the school's earlier days continue to meet for reunions.
[edit] Sports
Pompano Beach High School participates in the following sports:[10]
- Baseball
- Basketball (boys' and girls')
- Cheerleading
- Cross country running
- Color guard (flag spinning)
- Flag football
- Football
- Golf (boys' and girls')
- Soccer (boys' and girls')
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis (boys' and girls')
- Track and field
- Volleyball
[edit] Activities and clubs
The school's extracurricular activities and clubs include the following:[11]
- Anime Club
- Band
- Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- Cappies
- Crime Watch
- Drama Club
- Excel Club
- First Priority
- Florida Future Educators of America (FFEA)
- French Club
- Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
- Gift Givers
- Green Team
- History Club
- Human Relations Council
- Jew Crew
- Journalism Club
- Junior ROTC
- Key Club
- Literary Magazine
- Model United Nations
- National Art Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- The Order of the Blue Rose (Renaissance Club)
- Robotics Club
- Students Against Destructive Decisions/Peer Counseling
- Science Club
- SECME Club
- Student Government Association
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kenneth Hill, Entrepreneur
- Barry Krauss, professional football player for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins[12]
- Pamela Kruse, swimmer, former world record holder[13] and 1968 Olympic medalist[14][15]
- John Nelson, swimmer, 1964 Olympic medalist[16]
[edit] References
- ^ Pompano Beach High School » Pbhs Newsletter
- ^ Pompano Beach High School - Pompano Beach, Florida - FL - school overview
- ^ Pompano Beach High School » Principal'S Message
- ^ http://www.soflo.org/idata/data/Top50HighSchools.pdf
- ^ POMPANO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL - Home of the Golden Tornadoes
- ^ FCAT School Grades - High
- ^ http://www.pompanobeachhigh.com/page.asp?id=124
- ^ http://www.pompanobeachhigh.com/page.asp?id=124
- ^ Pompano Beach High School » Pbhs Newsletter
- ^ Pompano Beach High School
- ^ Pompano Beach High School
- ^ Barry Krauss Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com
- ^ Naiad's Triumph - TIME
- ^ Pamela Kruse Olympic medals and stats
- ^ girls swimming & diving
- ^ HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Men's Swimming Medalists
