Dillard High School
Dillard High School is a historic public middle and high school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school was established in 1907 and named for black-education advocate James H. Dillard, and it is a part of Broward County Public Schools. Dillard is available to all of Broward County. The school is a magnet school for Emerging Computer Technology and Performing Arts. Dillard serves sections of Fort Lauderdale for middle school and sections of Fort Lauderdale and Lauderhill for high school. Dillard has an FCAT school grade of ""A"" for the 2013–2014 academic year. Magnet programs. Performing  arts. As the first public school for people of African descent in Ft. Lauderdale, Dillard High School incorporated two magnet programs in an effort to integrate and expand the educational horizons of this historic school. Dillard Center for the Arts (DCA) provides training in "dance, music, theater, and visual arts", as well as an academic schedule. Students must demonstrate ability and interest in one of the four artistic areas and exhibit academic potential. Such programs within the music department were keyboard, voice, band, orchestra and commercial music. The chorus, chorale, gospel choir, jazz band and rock band performs in Broward  county and the Fort Lauderdale community and their students perform at the local, state, and national levels. Graduates of the magnet program go on to attend some of the top colleges and conservatory programs in the United States, including the Juilliard School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and Columbia University. Emerging computer technology. The Emerging computer technology offers courses in "digital media, computer programming, robotics, and electronic technology hardware/network support". In addition, Dillard High School offers many advanced placement and honors courses. Dillard High School also offers an award-winning robotics team sponsored by "Motorola, Amazon, and Citrix