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J. P. Taravella High School
J. P. Taravella High School is a secondary school located in Coral Springs, Florida which teaches grades 9–12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. The school was named after Joseph Phillip Taravella (1919–1978), who was the president and chairman of Coral Ridge Properties, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and a founder of the City of Coral Springs.
Recognition.
Taravella is ranked as a public high school 148th in the State of Florida and 2022nd nationally. There is
a deadly mass shooting carried out by a 19-year-old former student.
History.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was named after the Everglades environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas. The school opened in 1990,
the year of her centennial with students in grades 9 through 11, most of whom transferred from nearby schools Coral Springs High School and J. P. Taravella High School. The first senior class graduated in 1992.
History Shooting.
On February 14, 2018, the school gained national attention when a shooting occurred at the