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School in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Worth Community High School is a public high school located in Lake Worth Beach, Florida. Established in 1922 as Lake Worth High School, it is currently one of Palm Beach County's largest schools.
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Lake Worth Community High School | |
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1701 Lake Worth Rd Lake Worth Beach , Florida United States | |
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Type | Public (Choice) Secondary - Title I [1] |
Established | 1922 |
School district | School District of Palm Beach County |
Principal | Elena M. Villani |
Teaching staff | 150.00 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,683 (2022-23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.89[2] |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) | Maroon and white |
Mascot | Trojans - Troy Trojan |
Rival | John I Leonard, Santaluces |
Accreditation | Florida State Department of Education |
The Palm Beach County School Board added the word "Community" to the names of all public high schools, including Lake Worth High School, in the 1980s.
Lake Worth Community High School offers a wide range of academic courses, including Advanced Placement (AP) and AICE (Advanced International Certificate of Education) courses, as well as numerous honors courses.
For English, students are required to complete four credits. The English curriculum spans from English 1 to AP English Language and Literature, providing students with a progressive pathway to develop their language and literary skills.
One credit of World History, one credit of American History, 0.5 credit of Economics, and 0.5 credit of Government are required to graduate. World history is usually taken during sophomore year, American history during junior year, and economics and government is taken during senior year.
Four Credits of Math are required to graduate. Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP Statistics are offered.
Three Credits of Science are needed to graduate. Integrated Science I (formerly known as Earth Sciences), Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, Physics, Environmental Science, Integrated Science I & II. Some courses are also available in AP version.
Foreign Language is required to graduate high school. At least two credits are required for college acceptance. Spanish and French are both offered from Spanish and French 1 up to AP Spanish Language and Literature and AP French Language.
Lake Worth Community High School has seven Choice Academies.[3]
The school also has one in-house Academy which is Construction Technology.[3]
The Lake Worth Community High School mascot is the Trojan (Troy Trojan) and the colors are Maroon, Silver and White. The current Athletic Director is Frank Baxley.
Trojan Athletics include:
Lake Worth has a long running crosstown rivalry with the Atlantic Community High School Eagles, the Santaluces Community High School Chiefs, John I. Leonard Community High School Lancers and most recently the Park Vista Community High School Cobras.
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