Welcome to the Stranahan Engineering Homepage.  This site is designed to provide students, teachers, parents, Engineering Partners, and Sponsors informed of the many happenings in the Stranahan Engineering program.  You will find Sponsorship information, important updates, and detailed explanations of the many competitions that our students participate in.  Please feel free to look around and give us your comments. 

Our Program

The Stranahan High School Engineering Magnet Program is an intensive four year program that is aimed at giving students real world design and research experience while preparing them for entrance into a College Level Engineering Program.  Stranahan High School is located in Fort Lauderdale and attracts the top young minds in Broward County.  During their four years at Stranahan students take three Engineering Research classes, two Design classes, and most will complete several Advanced Placement Science and Math courses.

Staff Profiles

The instructors responsible for organizing the Engineering Program at Stranahan are Mr. Payne and Mr. Platt.  They are also the Coordinators for the SECME Engineering Club, the Robotics Club, the and the Mathematics Competitions Club.

Mr. Payne grew up in Broward County and graduated from Coconut Creek High School.  He earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts.  He later went on to earn a Masters degree in Math Education from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida.  Mr. Payne began teaching high school in 1996 at America Heritage and has been at Stranahan since 1998.

Mr. Platt grew up in Hollywood, Florida.  He went to the University of Florida for one year and then transferred to the University of Michigan.  While at Michigan he earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and then a Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering.  Mr. Platt has been at Stranahan since 2000.

Contact Information

Email Mr. Payne at:  james.payne@browardschools.com

Email Mr. Platt at:    david.platt@browardschools.com

 

Telephone

954-765-6800

FAX

954-765-6829

Postal address

1800 S.W. 5th Place, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 33312

Electronic mail

General Information: james.payne@browardschools.com
 

Send mail to james.payne@browardschools.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: 10/12/03