J. P. Taravella High School

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J. P. Taravella High School
J.P.T. Where the "P" stands for Pride!
Address
10600 Riverside Drive
Coral Springs, Florida 33071
Information
School board Broward County Public Schools
Principal Shawn Cerra
Vice principal Ty Thompson
Enrollment

2,860 (2007)
School type High School
Grades 9-12
Area Broward County
Mascot The Trojan
Team name Trojans
Color(s) Silver and Blue
Founded 1980
Homepage http://www.jptaravella.com/

J. P. Taravella High School is a secondary school located in Coral Springs, Florida which teaches grades 9-12. It has achieved the status of an "A" school and is ranked within the top 1% of all public high schools in the United States. It was also the recipient of the National School of Excellence Award in 1987, and also was a State of Florida "A" rated school.

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Dedication

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 in 1963.

Notable alumni

Alma Mater

Let banners be raised with songs of praise for Taravella High;
Let trumpets sound, let joy abound at Taravella High.
The friends we make we'll not forsake and though the years go by
We'll always be true to the silver and blue of J. P. Taravella High.

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