Walter C. Young Middle School

Walter C. Young Middle School is a middle school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The Schools 8th grade 2006 eCYBERMISSION team (Chris Pannier, Matias Kaplan, Zachary Adler, Matthew Jacobs and their adviser Mrs. Mark) took first place at the national level.[1] For several years running, the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math teams have been champions at the county level.

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History

In 1977, a committee appointed by the city of Pembroke Pines came up with the idea of a multi-use facility to accommodate the needs of the citizens of Pembroke Pines, the Broward County School System, and social service organizations. Governor Bob Graham's task force strongly promoted the idea that future schools should be constructed as multi-purposed such as the Walter C. Young Resource Center proposal. Representative Walter C. Young, a retired school principal himself, saw great potential in this concept. In fact, he became the cheerleader for the idea, pushing people to build such a facility. With matching $8.5 million in state funding to build it, he got an agreement signed by The City Of Pembroke Pines and The Broward County School Board.

In April 1986, Representative Walter C. Young and the School Board Chairman, Don Samuels, took part in the historic groundbreaking of the center. The center would eventually be named after Representative Walter C. Young.

Clubs

There are currently nine extracurricular clubs at Walter C. Young Middle School.

Media center

Located on the campus is the Pembroke Pines Branch Library. It is also the home for two classrooms for students. The library is available to students from WCYMS to go there and use computers, do homework, and check out books.

Extracurricular activities

Walter C. Young Middle hosts the Pembroke Pines Relay for Life. One team, headed by the schools art teacher, sold tiles that would be painted and posted on the bridge connecting the school's campus and C. B. Smith Park.

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