J. P. Taravella High School

J. P. Taravella High School

Infobox Education in the United States
name= J. P. Taravella High School


imagesize= 300px
motto= J.P.T. Where the "P" stands for Pride!
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streetaddress= 10600 Riverside Drive
city= Coral Springs
state= Florida
zipcode= 33071
areacode= 754
phone= 344-2300
fax= 344-2430
email=
url= http://www.jptaravella.com/
schoolnumber=
schoolboard= Broward County Public Schools
affiliation=
superintendent=
trustee=
principal= Shawn Cerra
viceprincipal= Ty Thompson
schooltype= High School
grades= 9-12
area= Broward County
mascot= The Trojan
teamname= Trojans
colors= Silver and Blue
founded= 1980
enrollment= 2,860
enrollment_as_of= 2007

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.

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

* Michael T. Dunn (Class of 1995), actor and independent filmmaker
* Matt Ford (Class of 1999), former major league baseball player who once played for the Milwaukee Brewers
* John J. Miller (Class of 1988), reporter for the National Review
* Dan Morgan (Class of 1997), professional football player currently with the Carolina Panthers
* Brian Tutunick (Class of 1986), musician - founding member of Marilyn Manson
* Ryan Primack, musician, founding member of Poison The Well
* Todd Widom (Class of 2001), professional tennis player

Alma Mater

Let banners be raised with songs of praisefor 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.

External links

* [http://jptaravella.com/ Official Site] General Background
* [http://www.taravelladrama.com/ Drama Club Information] Taravella Drama Troupe 3502 Link
* [http://www.jptmusic.org/ J.P. Taravella Music] Band Info
* [http://jptfootball.com/ Varsity and JV Football Information] Varsity and JV Football Information


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