Pine Crest School

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Pine Crest School
Image:Pine_Crest_School.jpg
Motto Education. Character. Leadership.
Established 1934
Type Private
Head Dr. Lourdes M. Cowgill
Location Boca Raton &
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Campus Suburban, 49 acres (.20 km²)
Enrollment 1,600
Tuition $17,980 (Grades 9-12)
Colors Green & White
Homepage www.pinecrest.edu

Pine Crest School was founded in 1934 by Mae McMillan who was a tutor to children of families spending the winter in South Florida, USA. Years later, it is now one of the most elite private schools in Florida, regularly sending dozens of students to Ivy League universities, prestigious liberal arts colleges, and the University of Florida every year. In 1995, Dr. Lourdes Cowgill became the President of Pine Crest School, succeeding Bill McMillan, the son of Dr. Mae McMillan.

Pine Crest School has two campuses, one in Boca Raton, Florida, and one in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. The Boca Raton campus, originally Boca Raton Academy, hosts grades PK-8, and the Ft. Lauderdale campus hosts grades PK-12.

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[edit] Significant Academic Achievements

In the 2004-2005 school year, three students, Kyle Mahowald, Andrew Malcolm, and Caitlin McAuliffe, were named Presidential Scholars by the US Department of Education. This achievement marked the first time more than two students in Florida were given the award; usually two students per state are awarded (six total were awarded to Florida students in 2005). In October 2006, Pine Crest School announced that 29 members of the current Class of 2007 were named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. With 29 qualifying students, Pine Crest has the most semifinalists at any school in Florida and is among the top six private schools in the nation for its performance in the competition. The students will now go on to compete in the finalist portion of the National Merit Scholarship competition. [1]

[edit] Facilities (Boca Raton Campus)

Pine Crest at Boca Raton's most recent renovations include a new middle school building and dining hall extensions. Also, the Parents Association Building (the auditorium) has been rebuilt after the roof collapsed in the summer of 2004, causing children attending the camp to miss the next day. The new auditorium was completed during the 2005-2006 school year, with a higher capacity and new color scheme. New head master is Robert Goldberg.

[edit] Notable Alumni and Students

Notable alumni and students of Pine Crest School include:

[edit] Student life

Pine Crest middle and high schoolers also use laptops in their daily studies. The laptops are purchased by the students, who keep them after middle school. Laptops suggested to purchase are the Dell Latitude D620 and D820. They will also probably be introducing a line of Toshiba laptops, but that is in the process. PCFTL has a certified Dell technician group . Pine Crest does not charge for warranty work on Dell computers. Most costs are associated with out-of-warranty repairs. This has become a major topic in both the Pine Crest Mother's Club and the Pine Crest Father's Club, which are the Pine Crest versions of the PTA. Pine Crest students wear a uniform in all grades Pre-K through 12, but the high school uniform is called a "wardrobe" because of the variety of options offered to the older students. Pine Crest offers many different skirts, skorts, pants, shorts, and polos in a variety of colors. (Any color is availible in polos, including hot pink) The total enrollment for Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton is 2,577 students with a 23.6% diversity enrollment.

[edit] Debate

Members of the Pine Crest debate team were the 1976 National Forensics Champions and 2004 Florida Novice State Champions. They won prestigious tournaments in 2007 such as Montgomery Bell Tournament and St. Marks.

[edit] Publications

Pine Crest School produces many student-run publications including Type-One, The Scribbler, The ICI Newsletter, and The Crestian. Type-One is the school newspaper that features articles on current events, entertainment, the fine arts, and campus happenings. It is published on a semi-regular basis. The Scribbler is the school's literary magazine and is published annually. Entries in The Scribbler include short stories, poems, and excerpts from larger works. Alongside these literary works many student photographs and much student artwork is displayed. The ICI Newsletter is a summary of events happening at the Institute for Civic Involvement at Pine Crest School and is published on a semi-regular basis. The Crestian is the school yearbook and is published annually and distributed for free to all students.

[edit] Athletics

Pine Crest has many varsity and junior-varsity (JV) sports teams including football (1998 Division 15-3A champions), lacrosse, crew, cross-country, track, soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, and weightlifting. Athletics are divided by trimester into fall, winter, and spring, with some sports holding practices all three trimesters. The Pine Crest swimming team is known to be one of the best in the area, with several Olympian alumni winning Gold medals and an internationally-known swim camp. Additionally, the Pine Crest lacrosse team was the state champion in 2002 and ranked 44th nationally that year according to laxpower.com. There are a variety of areas in which these teams practice from the field with a surrounding synthetic track to the Kelley Boathouse for the crew team. The cross-country team used to run off campus until recently, they now run around the school. In Basketball, the current rival is Westminster Academy, located down the street, and Pompano Beach High School, after last year's district defeat. The crew team goes to regattas almost every weekend starting in February, and sends over 20 rowers each year to the preliminaries for the CRASH-B Sprints.

[edit] School Song

Pine Crest, Pine Crest, school so dear. Pine Crest we give you a cheer. Green and white, our colors true; fondly we remember you, like our tower so tall and white. Our minds expand, ideas take flight. Onward, upward we will soar. As years go by we'll love you more!

[edit] School Pledge

As a student of Pine Crest School, I will always strive to do my best. I will respect myself and others, and use my individual talents to bring honor to my family, my school, and my community.

[edit] Honor Code

I will not lie, cheat, or steal; I will respect myself and others.

Honor Pledge:

"I have neither given nor received help on this work."

The above pledge is intended to be written and signed on tests, quizzes, and submitted work in grades 4-12.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.pinecrest.edu/news/default.asp?newsid=314441#
  2. ^ http://www.corporations.org/wmi/huizenga.html
  3. ^ http://pinecrest.edu/ftpimages/112/download/download_group1672_id122152.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.newtimesbpb.com/issues/2003-10-02/news.html
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001288/bio
  6. ^ http://www.pinecrest.edu/news/publication_archive.asp?newsid=102086&groupid=3558&L1=4&L2=4&L3=1
  7. ^ http://bestof.browardpalmbeach.com/bestof/section.php?section=oid:12228&year=1999
  8. ^ http://www.pinecrest.edu/support/alumni/fort.asp?newsid=289081
  9. ^ http://cornellbigred.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/boothe_kevin00.html
  10. ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/draft/prospect?contentId=5528148
  11. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/30/teen.iraq/index.html

[edit] External links

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