Stranahan High School

Infobox high school


name = Stranahan High School
principal = Deborah Owens
superintendent = James F. Notter
established = 1953
type = Public
location =Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
district = Broward County School District
students = 1756 Students
enrollment = 9-12
address = 1800 SW 5 Place
city = Fort Lauderdale
state = FL, 33312
country = USA
colors = Orange and Blue
district = Broward County Public Schools
nickname = Home of the Dragons
mascot = Dragons
information =[phone]
website = [http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/stranahanhigh/ Stranahan High School] |

Stranahan High school, located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida was officially opened in 1953 as an elementary school. It was built on land donated by Ivy Cromartie Stranahan and named after her late husband Frank Stranahan. It became a high school in 1957 and is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The current principal is Deborah Owens. Stranahan High School has two magnet programs dedicated to engineering and medical sciences. It received a Gates Grant in 2005 and has begun a transition to small learning communities. The present community serving 9th grade students is CREST. Tenth through 12th grade students may choose among communities dedicated to business (downtown community), the arts (the studio community), technology and engineering (Sci-Tech community) or health related careers (the health pavilion community). In 2007 Stranahan was recognized by the College Board as one of three high schools in the nation to receive an "Inspiration Award" for outstanding achievement in minority student participation in Advanced Placement classes. It was also recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the top 500 high schools in the country. According to the Florida Department of Education classification, Stranahan High School is ranked a "C" school.

Alma Mater

From the skill and science flow,all our knowledge we thee oweLet our colors men seeStranahan we bow to thee!May each son look up to theeAnd defeat or victory.Alma mater we love thee with loyalty!

Extra Curricular

Stranahan High School features many extracurricular activities, most notably: football, band, and engineering.

*Ambassators Club
*Art Club
*Band
*Business Professionals of America
*Chess Club
*Computer Club
*Drama Club
*Ecology Club
*Freshman Class
*Impact Club
*International Club
*Junior Class
*Junior Academy of Science
*Key Club
*Literary Magazine
*Medical Science Club
*MJROTC
*Mu Alpha Theta
*National Honor Society
*Senior Class
*Social Studies Club
*Sophomore Class
*Spanish Club
*Step Team
*Student Government Association (SGA)
*Women of Tomorrow
*Youth Crime Watch
*Dance Club(Essence Dance)

Notable alumni

* Jim Naugle, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
* Andre King, Wide Receiver (2001-2004) Cleveland Browns
* Reynaldo Hill, Cornerback (2005-current) Tennessee Titans