William T. Dwyer High School

William T. Dwyer Community High School
William T. Dwyer Community High School
Established	1991
Type	Public (magnet) secondary
Principal	Joseph Lee
Grades	9–12
Location	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
District	Palm Beach County School District
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Navy Blue, White, and Maroon
Mascot	Panther
Yearbook	Panthera
Newspaper	The Paradigm
Website	Official website

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William T. Dwyer High School is a public high school for grades 9–12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States. The school was named for William T. Dwyer, former vice president of Pratt & Whitney's Government Products Division and a community leader in Palm Beach County.^[1] It is best known for its Academy of Finance Program^{[citation needed]}, which is part of the National Academy Foundation^{[citation needed]}. It is also an International Baccalaureate school

[edit] Sports

State Championships:

Basketball - 2004, 2005, 2011 4A State Champions Ranked #8 in the nation (Rivals and MaxPreps)

Football - 2009 4A champions #1 in FL, #4 in the nation (Rivals and MaxPrepss)

Lacrosse - 2008 club champions #2 in FL, 2009 1A state champions

Rashad Butler – Offensive lineman for the Houston Texans of the National Football League who played college football at the University of Miami.
Ricardo Chambers – Track and field runner at Florida State University who represented Jamaica in the 400 meter race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Alonzo Gee – Small Forward/Shooting Guard for the National Basketball Association Cleveland Cavaliers team.
Hunter Jones – Pitcher for the Major League Baseball Boston Red Sox who played college baseball at Florida State University.
Scott Maine – Pitcher for the University of Miami drafted in the sixth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Jaevery McFadden – University of Wisconsin Linebacker and captain eligible for NFL draft,
Leemire Goldwire – shooting guard for the Charlotte 49ers college basketball team, selected to the third team all Atlantic-10 in 2006-2007. plays professionally in Turkey for the NBA developmental league.