Western High School, Davie, FL

It has often been said that teaching is a thankless job. At Western, we want to ensure our teachers do not feel this way. We make a point to honor those teachers who go above and beyond and demonstrate leadership, initiative, creativity and unending devotion to their students and the teaching profession. Each month we honor one teacher for his/her dynamic work with our Wildcats. The teacher receiving this honor each month receives a Visa gift certificate, a Certificate of Appreciation and a special parking spot in front of the school.

Dennis Rodrigues Honored as
October’s Teacher of the Month

Mr. Rod, as his students refer to him, is an exceptional educator with a tremendous passion for what he does. He started his career at Cooper City High School in 1989 and subsequently taught at Hollywood Hills High School, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; he has been at Western for three years.
Mr. Rod is dynamic in the classroom and outside of the classroom. He was named “Teacher of the Year” in 2001and has served his students and school community in various capacities throughout his career. He has long been a high school soccer coach, earning three state titles and one national title. He organized and led a small learning community at Stoneman Douglas for three years and has been the facilitator of a staff development team here at Western for the past two years.

Currently, Dennis is a class sponsor and the Student Government advisor. He also is an active member of our graduation committee. He organized the orientation program for our incoming 9th graders last summer and continues to give to our school. We are so lucky to have Mr. Rod here!!! A well deserved congratulations goes out to him!