St. Lucie West Centennial High School
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| St. Lucie West Centennial High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 1485 SW Cashmere Blvd Port St Lucie, Florida, US |
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| Information | |
| School district | St.Lucie School District |
| Principal | Gayle Pike |
| Enrollment |
2520[1] |
| Faculty | 122[2] |
| Type | Public |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Nickname | Centennial |
| Information | (772) 785-6679 |
| Homepage | www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/slwch/ |
St. Lucie West Centennial High School is a Five-star Award winning high school in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Due to overcrowding, the school district is offering students who live in certain areas the option to attend the new $74 million Fort Pierce Central High School, which is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2008.[3] 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[4]
- 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 "D" 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 "C". [5]
Over 800 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.[6]
[edit] Scholarship Programs
- Graduating seniors awarded more than 1.2 million dollars in sports and academic scholarships anually
[edit] Extra-curricular Activities
- RANKED 5TH IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR THEIR CULINARY PROGRAM RUN BY CHEF STRELL & CHEF LEWIS.
- National award winning chorus, ranked No. 1 in the Southeastern United States
- No. 1 ranked, superior rated band in the quad-county area
- Multi-award winning Navy Junior ROTC, the only NJROTC in St. Lucie County
- District superior ranked Drama Department
[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
[edit] Sports
- Regional champions in softball
- District champions in softball, football, boys basketball and baseball
- Treasure Lake Conference champions in girls basketball and boys bowling
- St. Lucie County champions in flag football
- State recognized cheering squad
[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 Sherrif 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. [7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ greatschools.net
- ^ public school review.com
- ^ Treasure Coast Palm Newspaper
- ^ 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
