Category: Staff Features 2022-2023

Staff Feature: Mrs. Aquino

Mrs. Michelle Aquino joined the Fort Lauderdale High School staff this school year as the Office Manager. Mrs. Aquino came to FLHS from Cypress Bay High School where she worked as an Administrative Assistant and Textbook Coordinator. She made the move to FLHS so she could spend more […]

Teacher Feature: Ms. Peña-Ramos

Fort Lauderdale High School is proud to welcome a new addition to the math team: Ms. Maried Peña-Ramos. Ms. Peña-Ramos teaches AP Statistics, Algebra 2 Honors, and Geometry. She has taught math since 2002 before coming to teach at FLHS this year.  Peña-Ramos previously worked at Somerset Academy […]

Teacher Feature: Ms. Avila

Ms. Michelle Avila is the new Reading and Computer Class teacher here at Fort Lauderdale High School. Coming from Piper High School, Ms. Avila brings five years of instructional experience with her, along with a passion for teaching.   Prior to her work at Piper High, Avila had […]

Teacher Feature: Mr. Puig

The 2022-2023 Fort Lauderdale High School school year kicked off with a new Hospitality, Personal Finance, and Digital Information Technology teacher, Mr. Gerson Puig (pronounced Pooch). Prior to becoming a Fort Lauderdale High School staff member, Mr. Puig worked remotely at the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association. He […]

Teacher Feature: Ms. Panza

Fort Lauderdale High School welcomes Ms. Kelly Panza as the cheerleading coach, Government and Economics, and Personal Financial Literacy teacher. Panza has been teaching for 13 years; before joining the Flying L family, her teaching career started at Tequesta Trace Middle School. She then worked for the Archdiocese […]

Staff Feature: Ms. Joann Bodah

This year Fort Lauderdale High School welcomed Ms. Joann Bodah as the school counselor for tenth through twelfth-grade students. This is Bodah’s fifth year as a school counselor. Previously, she worked at Cooper City High School and Olsen Middle School. She is an alumna. “I am loving it […]

Staff Feature: Ms. Julia Gannon

This year Fort Lauderdale High School welcomed Ms. Julia Gannon as the ninth-grade school counselor. This is Gannon’s 11th year as a school counselor. She has worked at all grade levels of schooling at public and charter schools in Missouri and Florida. “Experience has shown me that everyone […]