St. Lucie West Centennial High School
| St. Lucie West Centennial High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1485 SW Cashmere Blvd Port St Lucie, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 27°17′53″N 80°22′58″W / 27.297951°N 80.382716°WCoordinates: 27°17′53″N 80°22′58″W / 27.297951°N 80.382716°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | St. Lucie County School District |
| Principal | John Lynch |
| Faculty | 122[1] |
| Enrollment | 2520[2] |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue and Silver |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us/swc |
St. Lucie West Centennial High School is a high school in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The school has a Teacher/Student Ratio of 1.21.
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[edit] Academics
- Received full accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
- Leadership Class developed and performed anti-domestic violence play for area middle and high school students
- Local, district and regional awards for Spanish, debate, science, history, HOSA, band and chorus
- Average SAT score higher than the state average
- This school was given a grade of "f" by the Florida Department of Education in 2006-2007; the school appealed the grade and it was changed to a "C.". In 2005-2006, this school received a "C". In 2004-2005, this school received a "f".[4]
Over 699 students are enrolled in AP coursework.
The school has been the recipient of Project Aspire, a grant that provides computer laptops for online and accelerated courses. Some students participate in a clinical rotation instruction program with the port St. Lucie Medical center.[5]
[edit] Scholarship Programs
- Graduating seniors awarded more than 1.2 million dollars in sports and academic scholarships annually.
[edit] Community
- Donated over 100 units of blood through HOSA sponsored blood drives
- HOSA students performed volunteer service to Make-A-Wish Foundation and Hospice of the Treasure Coast
- Organized PTSSA (Parent Teacher Staff Student Association)
- Eagles' Nest Child Care Center for 3-5 year olds
- Strong business partnership support, one of the largest in the school district
- NJROTC has participated in many events that really shape the students and mold them into outstanding citizens.
[edit] Sports
- William A. Cunningham mentored the 2008 women's bowling team to State Champions in Girls' Bowling 2008
- Regional champions in softball
- District champions in softball, football, boys and girls basketball and baseball
- Treasure Lake Conference champions bowling
- St. Lucie County champions in flag football
- State recognized cheering squad
- Multi-award winning NJROTC Program, top 10 in the state
- The highest ranked drumline in their class 09-10 and 10-11
- Marching Band performed at the Halftime Show for the 2011 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
[edit] Operation Safe Kid
In 2002, after the school had 30 incidents of alcohol and drug related problems in the previous year, a police sting operation was conducted at the school, in which a Sheriff Deputy posed as a senior student for 6 months. As a result of the operation, 16 students and one non-student were arrested, mostly on drug-related charges.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ public school review.com
- ^ greatschools.net
- ^ SACS
- ^ FL Dept. of Education, 2006-2007 "FCAT SCHOOL GRADES REPORT" 2006-7
- ^ Treasure Coast Palm Newspaper
- ^ cannatrade
- ^ "Officer's undercover 'schoolwork' nets 16 arrests" By Kathleen Chapman and Nirvi Shah, Palm Beach Post Staff Writers - Thursday, March 21, 2002
