| Coral Glades High School | |
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| Location | |
| 2700 Sportsplex Drive Coral Springs, FL |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2004 |
| School district | Broward County Public Schools |
| Principal | Michael Ramirez |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,396 |
| Color(s) | Teal , black , and white |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Information | (754) 322-1250 |
| Website | www.coralgladeshigh.com |
Coral Glades High School is a public high school located in Coral Springs, Florida, built in 2004. It is part of the Broward School District.
The school's principal is Michael Ramirez. Its mascot is the jaguar, and the school colors are teal, black, and white. There are students in grades 9 through 12. The school newspaper, 'The Prowl', is published once a month and won various accolades from The Sun-Sentinel and Florida Scholastic Press Association. Coral Glades has an FCAT school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.[1]
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The school offers a large array of academic courses. The core academics include math, social studies, science, and English. There are many extra clubs and activities at the school, including (but not limited to) Drama Club, a wide variety of sports, a marching band, jazz band, concert band, drumline, indoor percussion, color guard, chamber orchestra, full orchestra, Debate Team, chorus, arts, culinary operations, step team, cheerleading, foreign language clubs, TV Production club, flag football, multicultural society, Mu Alpha Theta, DECA, Key Club, National Honor Society (NHS) and JROTC. Advanced Placement classes are offered also.
The school uses a program called Pinnacle Internet Viewer, by Excelsior Software, which allows students to check their grades from any computer connected to the internet. All a teacher has to do is update the grades after entering them, and then students can log in (using their student ID and password) and check them. Other information, such as absences and missing assignments, can also be viewed.
The current enrollment is about 2,400. The first graduating class was in the 2004-2005 school year, the school had one senior that graduated. Many students who started in their freshmen year came from Sawgrass Springs Middle School or Coral Springs Middle School, both located near Coral Glades. Most students newly entering the school in their sophomore, junior, and senior years were originally scheduled to attend J.P. Taravella High School or Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Coral Glades has a rotator schedule, in which a different class is skipped every day. The school hours are from 7:40 to 2:40. Students must take seven classes, but only six of these classes are attended in a day. Each class period is one hour, except for 4th, which is two hours, due to the two separate lunches (however, the actual 4th period class is still one hour). There are five minutes in between each bell and class, and an additional bell is rung when there are two minutes left to get to the next class.
Coral Glades High also is home to a television station dubbed "WJAG". Currently in charge is Dan Alonso, formerly with NBC and CBS for appx. 10 years, who began teaching at Glades in 2005. Examples of the equipment used are, but not limited to: Sony's Digital Video Cameras, Apple's G5 Mac computers, and a well equipped single layer studio. Its crew creates, on a weekly basis, a "recap" of the week: The WJAG Recap, which airs all day on Friday's, and a daily morning show: The WAKE UP. To watch The Recap follow WJAG at http://www.youtube.com/user/WJAGTVCoralGlades?feature=mhum
Coral Glades has a choral program with a variety of groups such as ensemble, show choir, quartet, men's ensemble, mixed and woman's chorus. The teacher is Mr. John Luffred. The choral program received Straight Superiors for the 2007-2008 school year.
As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 2865. The ethnic makeup of the school was 49% White, 21% Black, 21% Hispanic, 3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3% Multiracial, and 2% Native American or Native Alaskan.[2]
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