Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School - wikipedia Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Address Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Show map of Florida Show map of the US Show all 5901 Pine Island Road Parkland, Broward County, Florida 33076 United States Coordinates 26 ° 18 ′ 16 '' N 80 ° 16 ′ 04 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 26.3044468 ° N 80.2678302 ° W ﻿ / 26.3044468 ; - 80.2678302 Coordinates : 26 ° 18 ′ 16 '' N 80 ° 16 ′ 04 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 26.3044468 ° N 80.2678302 ° W ﻿ / 26.3044468 ; - 80.2678302 Information School type Public secondary school Motto `` Be Positive, Be Passionate, Be Proud to be an Eagle ! '' Established 1990 ; 28 years ago ( 1990 ) School district Broward County Public Schools CEEB code 101348 NCES School ID 120018002721 Principal Ty Thompson Teaching staff 129 ( on a FTE basis ) Grades 9 -- 12 Enrollment 3158 ( 2015 -- 2016 ) Student to teacher ratio 24.48 School color ( s ) Burgundy and silver Nickname Eagles Website www.browardschools1.com/stonemandouglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in June 2008 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is located in Parkland, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. It is a part of the Broward County Public School district, and it is the only public high school in Parkland. Contents 1 History 1.1 Shooting 2 Academics 3 Demographics 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External links History Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was named after the Everglades environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas. The school opened in 1990 with students in grade 9 through grade 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. Shooting Main article : Stoneman Douglas High School shooting On February 14, 2018, a shooting occurred at the campus leaving 17 dead and many wounded. The shooter was apprehended. Academics Newsweek magazine 's 2009 national ranking of high schools rated Douglas as No. 208 in the U.S., and No. 38 in Florida, which was the highest ranking of any school in Broward County. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School had a Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test ( FCAT ) school grade of `` A '' for the 2011 -- 2012 academic year. The school has an Army Junior Reserve Officers ' Training Corps ( AJROTC ) unit. Demographics As of 2015 and 2016, the total student enrollment was 3,158. The ethnic makeup of the school was 59 % white, 12 % black, 20 % hispanic, 7 % asian and 2 % multiracial. 23 % of the students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunch. Notable alumni Dave Aizer, news anchor of Southflorida.com on The CW, former Slime Time Live host on Nickelodeon Nick Bilton, journalist and author Karamo Brown, TV personality Mike Caruso, Major League Baseball player Matt Fox, Major League Baseball player Shayne Gostisbehere, ice hockey player Ian Grushka, bassist Cameron Kasky, activist Steve Klein, guitarist Jordan Pundik, singer Anthony Rizzo, Major League Baseball player Cassie Scerbo, actress, singer, and model Nicholas Thompson, pro golfer References Jump up ^ `` Stoneman Douglas High School ''. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 8, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School ''. National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 16, 2018. Jump up ^ Jack E. Davis ( 2009 ). An Everglades Providence : Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the American Environmental Century. University of Georgia Press. pp. 552 --. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8203 - 3071 - 6. Jump up ^ Grinberg, Emanuella ; Levenson, Eric ( February 14, 2018 ). `` At least 17 dead in Florida school shooting, law enforcement says ''. CNN. Retrieved February 15, 2018. Jump up ^ Shapiro, Emily ( February 14, 2018 ). `` Police respond to shooting at Florida high school, suspect at large ''. Yahoo ! News. Retrieved February 14, 2018. Jump up ^ `` SUBJECT : 10 District High Schools, One Charter Named Among Newsweek 's Top High Schools ''. Broward County Public Schools. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` FCAT School Grades -- High ''. Broward County Public Schools. 2012. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` JROTC Department ''. Stoneman Douglas High School. Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved 28 February 2018. Jump up ^ Diaz, Johnny ( February 14, 2018 ). `` Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland -- Facts about the site of mass shooting ''. South Florida Sun - Sentinel. Retrieved February 15, 2018. Famous alumni include Dave Aizer, a news anchor for Fort Lauderdale - Miami The CW affiliate WSFL - Ch. 39. Jump up ^ `` Human Rights Campaign on Twitter ''. Twitter. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 25. Jump up ^ Greenstein, Teddy ( April 8, 1998 ). `` Caruso Just Wants To Play ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 31, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Matt Fox Stats ''. Baseball-Reference.com. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Flyers ' Shayne Gostisbehere reacts to shooting at old high school ''. February 15, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Bowker, Tom ( March 15, 2001 ). `` Real World Punk ''. Miami New Times. Retrieved February 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Florida shooting : Cubs ' Anthony Rizzo sends support to his high school ''. USA Today. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018. Jump up ^ Marr, Madeline ( February 14, 2018 ). `` It was the scene of unspeakable violence. Hours before, it was just another high school ''. Miami Herald. Retrieved February 15, 2018. Notable alumni include... `` Sharknado '' actress Cassie Scerbo... Jump up ^ Davis, Craig ( February 26, 2015 ). `` McIlroy saves up - and - down day with late birdies ''. Sun - Sentinel. Retrieved February 16, 2018. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Official website Broward County Public Schools High schools Atlantic Technical Blanche Ely Boyd Anderson Broward Virtual Charles Flanagan Coconut Creek Cooper City College Academy @ BC Coral Glades Coral Springs Cypress Bay Deerfield Beach Dillard Everglades Fort Lauderdale Hallandale Hollywood Hills J.P. Taravella McArthur McFatter Miramar Monarch Northeast Nova Piper Plantation Pompano South Broward South Plantation Stoneman Douglas Stranahan West Broward Western Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Parkland, Florida Aftermath Never Again MSD 2018 NRA boycott 2018 United States gun violence protests March for Our Lives locations Portland Boycott of The Ingraham Angle Activists Alfonso Calderon Sarah Chadwick Jaclyn Corin Emma González Fred Guttenberg David Hogg Kyle Kashuv Cameron Kasky Andrew Pollack Alex Wind § parent, Δ student survivor, † supportive of gun control, ‡ critical of gun control ISNI : 0000 0004 0519 0843 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marjory_Stoneman_Douglas_High_School&oldid=834304395 '' Categories : 1990 establishments in Florida Broward County Public Schools Educational institutions established in 1990 Education sites affected by shootings in the United States High schools in Broward County, Florida Public high schools in Florida Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Hidden categories : Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism Use mdy dates from February 2018 Coordinates on Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2018 Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Français Português Edit links This page was last edited on 5 April 2018, at 00 : 17. 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Question: who is stoneman douglas high school named for
Answer: Everglades environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas