Piper High School (Florida)

Public high school in Sunrise, Florida, United States

Piper High School
Location
8000 NW 44th StreetSunrise, Broward County, Florida 33351-5699United States
Coordinates	26°10′40″N 80°15′24″W / 26.1779°N 80.2566°W / 26.1779; -80.2566
Information
School type	Public High School
Mottoes	We are Bengals: Committed to Respect, Integrity, Scholarship, & Excellence[1]
Opened	January 5, 1972
School district	Broward County Public Schools
NCES District ID	1200180
Superintendent	Dr. Howard Hepburn[2]
NCES School ID	120018000264
Principal	Matthew Lewis[3]
Staff	92.00 (FTE)[4]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,193 (2022–23)[4]
Student to teacher ratio	25.11[4]
Colors	Orange, brown, and white
Mascot	Bengals
Website	www.piper.browardschools.com

Piper High School is a public high school located in Sunrise, Florida, one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district.[5]

The school serves over 2,100 students from grades 9 through 12. Its mascot is the Bengals.[6]

It serves most of Sunrise, northwest sections of Lauderhill, a section of North Lauderdale, and a section of Tamarac.[7][8][9][10][11]

History

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The current principal is Matthew Lewis[12]. Before that, Marie Hautigan served as the principal[13]. Roma Adkins became the principal in 1994. The school is named after aviation pioneer William T. Piper, who generously donated the land upon which the school was built.

Demographics

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2021-2022

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• Total student enrollment: 2,229
• The ethnic makeup of the school:[13]
  • Black: 73.8%
  • White: 21.4%
  • Hispanic: 16%
  • Multiracial: 2.2%
  • Asian: 1.8%
  • Native American or Native Alaskan: 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.2%

2025-2026

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• Total student enrollment: 2,193
• The ethnic makeup of the school:[13]
  • Black: 75.65%
  • White: 18.8%
  • Hispanic: 15.80%
  • Multiracial: 3.26%
  • Asian: 1.72%
  • Native American or Native Alaskan: 0.40%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.40%

Notable alumni

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This list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please help improve it by adding reliable sources for existing names which prove they are alumni. Unsourced names may be challenged and removed. (May 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

• Jessicka Addams, singer and artist
• Lashauwn Beyond, drag queen
• Ken Bishop, NFL defensive tackle
• Bennie Blades, NFL defensive back
• Brian Blades, NFL wide receiver
• Aaliyah Butler (transferred), track and field athlete[14]
• Albert Connell, NFL wide receiver
• Daniel Franzese, actor
• Kenneth Fuchs, composer
• Brian Gottfried, tennis player and coach
• Franco Grilla, football player
• Bobby Harden, NFL safety
• Quadtrine Hill, NFL football player, Class of 2001[15]
• Michael Irvin, NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver
• Nevin Lawson, NFL defensive back
• Anthony Naples, electronic musician
• Ski Mask the Slump God, rapper and songwriter
• Shannon Spake, ESPN NASCAR reporter
• Omar Wilson, philanthropist and entrepreneur
• Van Winitsky tennis player
• XXXTentacion, rapper, singer, and songwriter[16]

References

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1. ^ "School Info". piper.browardschools.com. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
2. ^ "School Board". www.browardschools.com. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
3. ^ "Contact Us". piper.browardschools.com. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
4. ^ a b c "PIPER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
5. ^ "Piper High School". US News. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
6. ^ "Piper High School / Piper Bengals". www.browardschools.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
7. ^ "Future Land Use Map." City of Tamarac. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
8. ^ "Piper High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
9. ^ "Zoning Map". Sunrise, Florida. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
10. ^ "Zoning map & officers." Lauderhill, Florida. Retrieved on September 27, 2018. See existing land use map (2007) and future land use map (2006)
11. ^ "Zoning Map." North Lauderdale, Florida. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.
12. ^ "Meet the Administrators". piper.browardschools.com. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
13. ^ a b c "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
14. ^ "High School Girls' 400m, 4A Final - Butler Breaks SRR's 400 FL State Record, 52.25!". Flotrack. May 6, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
15. ^ Player Bio: Quadtrine Hill Archived April 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Miami Hurricanes. Accessed March 13, 2007.
16. ^ "XXXTentacion Discusses His History of Violence & Why He's Against Feminism in New Interview". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

External links

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• Piper High School (official site)

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