Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School

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**Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School**
District	Broward County Public Schools
School type	Private School
Religious affiliation	Catholic
Opened	August 1960
Location	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Enrollment 2005-2006	875 students
Grades	9-12
Campus surroundings	Suburban
School Mascot	Lions
School colors	Scarlet White and Blue
School Hours	8:00 AM to 2:35 PM
Average Class Size	21

Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School (CM) is a private, Roman Catholic, school located within Hollywood, Florida on Chaminade Drive, near Nativity Catholic School in the Archdiocese of Miami. Covering high school and college preparatory curricula, it runs from 9th Grade to 12th Grade. The school has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1973 and is also a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

1 History
2 Facts & Achievements
3 Notable Alumni
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

To cope with the growing population and the need for quality Catholic schools, the Archdiocese of Miami led the Marianists to establish a school for boys called Chaminade High School, and a school for girls called Madonna Academy. Chaminade High School and Madonna Academy was officially established for the Miami-Dade and Broward communities in 1960. In August 1988, Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory was established as a co-ed high school on the campus of Chaminade High School in the City of Hollywood.

Principal Robert Minnaugh led the school from the time of its integration until 1997 when he retired. He was briefly replaced by Mrs. Ann McGrath, former Assistant Principal of CM. In Fall 1998, Patrick Snay was appointed as the principal of the institution. From the school's creation until Summer 1999, Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory had been known for having some of the best non-sport related extracurriculuar activity programs within Broward County. This included an award winning Key Club program, debate team and an award-winning professional theatre company. Under Principal Snay's leadership, the school's focus turned to the development of an award winning sports program. This included the construction of a several million dollar sports complex, increased scholarship availability and other improvements that led the achievement of an award winning program. The school is currently led by Mrs. Gloria Ramos, who was appointed in July 2003.

[edit] Facts & Achievements

2003 - Won All-State Football Championship.
2005 - Won 2A High School Football Championship against South Sumter (50-15).
2006 - Varsity Football Team Ranked #2 In State of Florida.
2006 - Varsity Football Team Ranked #23 In United States of America.
2006 - Varsity Cheerleading NCA National Championship Champions

[edit] Notable Alumni

John Beason - University of Miami, Football Team, Linebacker
Desiree Boisvert - University of Central Florida, Football Team, Defense
Cyrus Bolooki - New Found Glory, Drummer
Joseph Dawson - Florida Atlantic University, Football Team, Defense
William Floyd - Florida Atlantic University, Football Team, Offense
Travis Harmon - Howard University , Football Team, Offense
Phillip Marro Jr. - Entrepreneur, Youngest American on Forbes 400
Eric Stumpff - Florida State University, Actor Hoot
Jade Weiss - University of Central Florida, Actress Hoot
Jim Wilson - University of Miami, Football Team

A large percentage of graduates from Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory have or currently are serving as enlisted personnel and officers within the United States Military.