McArthur High School Alumni
Hollywood, Florida (FL)
Alumni Stories
Mike Zarra
Class of 1992
Dear Alumni,
Some of you might know me. My name is Mike Zarra. I started teaching and coaching at McArthur in 1992. After the rich tradition the Mustang wrestling program had through the 1970’s through the early 90’s, McArthur was going to drop the program 4 years ago because of a lack of participation and no coach. The program was down to 5 wrestlers. Coach Murphy and I took over the program and we went from 5 wrestlers to finishing this past season with 50 wrestlers. We went from 5 wins our first year to 28 wins this past season with a 6th place finish in the County Tournament.
With the new wrestling format for the regular season matches, the season schedule consist mostly of dual meet tournaments. This becomes very costly. Also, we are desperately in need of new wrestling mats! We have the same mats that were in 1992 when I started here.
We really need your help to bring McArthur Wrestling back to be the power in Broward County and the state!
Simply stated, with the way schools are funded these days, it’s really up to the coaches to raise the funds needed to run their programs successfully!
We need your support! You can make a tax deductible donation to the McArthur Wrestling Program by going to: http://estore.browardschools.com – once you get to this page, click on HIGH SCHOOLS, scroll down McArthur High School and make your donation. Anything you donate will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your support,
Mike Zarra
Head Wrestling Coach
McArthur High School
Some of you might know me. My name is Mike Zarra. I started teaching and coaching at McArthur in 1992. After the rich tradition the Mustang wrestling program had through the 1970’s through the early 90’s, McArthur was going to drop the program 4 years ago because of a lack of participation and no coach. The program was down to 5 wrestlers. Coach Murphy and I took over the program and we went from 5 wrestlers to finishing this past season with 50 wrestlers. We went from 5 wins our first year to 28 wins this past season with a 6th place finish in the County Tournament.
With the new wrestling format for the regular season matches, the season schedule consist mostly of dual meet tournaments. This becomes very costly. Also, we are desperately in need of new wrestling mats! We have the same mats that were in 1992 when I started here.
We really need your help to bring McArthur Wrestling back to be the power in Broward County and the state!
Simply stated, with the way schools are funded these days, it’s really up to the coaches to raise the funds needed to run their programs successfully!
We need your support! You can make a tax deductible donation to the McArthur Wrestling Program by going to: http://estore.browardschools.com – once you get to this page, click on HIGH SCHOOLS, scroll down McArthur High School and make your donation. Anything you donate will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your support,
Mike Zarra
Head Wrestling Coach
McArthur High School
Recent Members
| Bruce Becker | 1969 |
| Doreen Pachtinger | 1971 |
| George George Fitzgerald | 1967 |
| Gray Jefferson | 2011 |
| Jeremy Pineiro | 2020 |
| Kaylee Hilyer | 2020 |
| Leo Mesley | 1966 |
| Shawna Slagle | 2000 |
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