West Broward High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = West Broward High School
principal = Daniel Traeger
city = Pembroke Pines
state = Florida
country = USA
established = 2008
campus = Suburban
type = Public Secondary
students = 1900
grades = 9–11 (9-12 starting next year)
district = Broward County School District
mascot = Bobcat
colors = Carolina Blue, Silver and Black
website = http://www.westbrowardhigh.com

West Broward High School is a high school in Broward County. Construction has finished and the school opened on August 20, 2008 instead of August 18, 2008 due to the first two days of school being closed because of Tropical Storm Fay. The school is located in west Pembroke Pines, Florida. [http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/SCHOOLBOUNDARIES/Sept26DiscussionII/LLLbackground.pdf]

The school was constructed to relieve overcrowding at nearby schools such as Everglades High School, Charles W. Flanagan High School, Cypress Bay High School and Miramar High School. Daniel Traeger was named the school's first ever principal on November 15, 2007. The school's mascot are the Bobcats and the school colors are Carolina blue and silver. The school is notable for its first ever Veterinary Medicine career program. The school was built to house 2500 students.

West Broward High feeds 100% from Silver Trail Middle and portions of Glades Middle.

The school is on a 7 period A/B schedule. Periods 1, 2, 3 and 4 make up "A" day (also known as BLUE day) while "B" day (also known as SILVER day) consists of periods 5, 6, 3, and 7. 3rd period is shorter thus making the time spent in all classrooms about even.

The school follows the [http://www.browardschools.com/schools/grade.htm Broward County School Grading Policy]

Controversy

The school was the subject of much controversy prior to its construction. There were several problems with other sites that were selected for the school, and many considered its construction to be a boondoggle. Also, many nearby residents feared their homes would see increased traffic, noise and crime if a school was built in its current location. The residents of the neighboring Malibu Bay housing development petitioned to have a wall built between their development and the school. The school board refused which caused a great deal of conflict between the Broward County School Board and the City of Pembroke Pines. Lastly, there was further controversy with the name of the school. Many members of the community wanted to name the school "Pembroke Pines High School" or "West Pines High School". However, school board policy prohibited this. This led to a series of testy emails exchanged between school board and city officials.

Career and Technical Programs (CTACE)

West Broward High School offers a number of various Career and Technical programs such as:
*Veterinary Assisting
*The Institute of Business and Entrepreneurship (IBE)
*Web Design Services
*Academy of Culinary Operations (ProStart) / Hospitality
*Early Childhood Education
*First Responder / Allied Health Assisting
*Academy of Marketing Management / Finance
*Technology Studies

However these are not magnet programs and are offered to all students of West Broward High School. [http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/westbrowardhigh/School%20Information/School%20Info.htm]

References

External links

*http://www.westbrowardhighschool.com
*http://www.westbrowardhigh.com
*http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-152424051.html