West Shore Junior - Senior High School

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Name

West Shore Junior - Senior High School
Address

250 Wildcat Alley, Melbourne FL 32935
Established

1998
Type

Public (Lottery)
Students

Approx. 950
Grades

7 to 12
Principal

Rick Fleming
Nickname

West Shore High School, West Shore, WS, The Shore
Mascot

Wildcat
Colours

Navy, Gray, and White
Motto

"Excellence Achieved"
Publications

The Roar (Newspaper) Alter Ego (Literary Magazine)-Discontinued
Yearbook

Arcadia
Newscast

WCTZ News
Website

http://westshore.hs.brevard.k12.fl.us

West Shore Junior - Senior High School, or as it is more often known, West Shore, is a secondary school located at 250 Wildcat Alley in Melbourne, Florida; its current principal is Rick Fleming. It is the first 'School of Choice' in Brevard County, Florida. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida, West Shore aims to deliver quality education to students from grades seven through twelve, and help these children to fulfill the school's motto, "Excellence Achieved."

Contents

[edit] Enrollment

As a public school, West Shore accepts any student who has met minimum academic and social expectations set by the school, provided there is space available. If there are more students interested in the school than is space available, a lottery is held to determine acceptance.

[edit] Administration

  • Rick Flemming - Principal
  • Claudia Shirley - Asst. Principal - Curriculum
  • Ronald Dedmon - Asst. Principal - Facilities
  • James Melia - Dean of Students

[edit] Highlights

West Shore is unique in several areas, highlighted below.

  • The Maximum enrollment for all grades is capped at 950 students, in an effort to keep class sizes small.
  • Students are accepted from across the county. However, most students enrolled reside in southern Brevard county, mainly Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, West Melbourne and the Melbourne barrier island beachside.
  • Graduation requirements are increased from the minimum set by the county, with the addition of two extra credits, leadership in one or more areas or projects, 80 hours total of documented volunteer work, two completed areas of accelerated study with either Advanced Placement classes or Dual Enrollment at the local community college, eligibility for at least one post secondary scholarship, and completion of a senior project (similar to a senior thesis).
  • Activity period once a week, providing for the development of clubs and organizations.
  • Dress code (torn or ripped clothing provided)

[edit] Student Publications

The Roar is the student run newspaper published almost monthly. The Roar is designed, written, and published by students in the Newspaper class.

Alter Ego is the high school literary mag, commonly shortened to the lit mag. It contains poetry, prose, and artwork entirely produced by West Shore students.

[edit] Other information

West Shore currently offers fourtheen Advanced Placement courses: Calculus, Statistics, United States History, World History, American Government, English Literature, English Language, Spanish, French, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Biology, Music Theory, 2D art portfolio, and computer graphics.

Theatrical Productions: The drama department has put on productions of:

(from least recent to most recent)

The drama department is also hoping for a new theatre to be added onto the school and facilitate their theatrical needs better than a "cafetorium."

Both Boy's Soccer and Girl's Golf teams have been District Champions, and were 2003-2004 Regional Semi-Finalists, and Finalists (respectively).

[edit] External links

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