Forest Hill Community High School

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Forest Hill Community High School
Address
Forest Hill Community High School
6901 Parker Avenue

West Palm Beach
,
Florida
,
33405

United States
Information
TypePublic (magnet) secondary
Established1958
School districtPalm Beach County School District
SuperintendentDonald Fennoy
PrincipalMary Stratos [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,457 (2020-21) [2]
Color(s)Red, white, black & blue     
MascotFalcon
Nickname The Hill
NewspaperThe Talon
YearbookGauntlet
Website https://fhhs.palmbeachschools.org/

Forest Hill Community High School (FHCHS) also known as Forest Hill or The Hill, is a coeducational public high school in West Palm Beach, Florida with an enrollment of 2,457 students. [3] The school is a part of the School District of Palm Beach County.

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History

Original building Forest Hill Community High School.jpg
Original building

The school opened as Forest Hill High School in 1959; [4] it is situated next to the West Palm Beach Country Club and I-95 in the southwestern corner of the City of West Palm Beach on a compact 17.38-acre (70,300 m2) tract. A larger building replaced the original structure on the same site in 2004. The school was first accredited in 1961. In the 1980s, the Palm Beach County School Board added the word Community to the names of all public high schools. Forest Hill is a public school for students in the local community, and for those coming from afar to the magnet programs held at the school. [4]

Academics

The school's attendance boundaries encompass a culturally diverse area with a high percentage of non-native speakers of English. [5] In order to expand the opportunities available to its student body, the school initiated many magnet programs: Information Technology, International Baccalaureate, Environmental Science, Engineering, Tourism and Hospitality, Criminal Justice and Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. In 2008, the Tourism and Hospitality magnet program introduced a marketing club, DECA, into its program; and in 2009, the club opened up the school's first alternative breakfast cafe called Falcon Cafe, run by its members and officers.

The school also offers English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Exceptional Student Education (ESE). The basic classes are: English, Math, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language, Art, Physical Education, Culinary, and Woodwork.

Athletics

The school ended their 37-game football losing streak on October 23, 2009. The Varsity Falcons beat Spanish River 12-7. They had the longest losing streak in the state with 43 games from 1999-2003. The win was only fifth in the decade for Forest Hill. The game was won on Forest Hill's Senior night, the last home football game for the 2009-2010 season, except for the homecoming game, which was held on November 6, 2009.

School rating

School Grades [6] [7]
YearSchool Grade
1999C
2000D
2001D
2002F
2003C
2004C
2005B
2006C
2007C
2008C
2009C
2010C
2011C
2012C
2013C
2014C
2015C
2016C
2017C
2018C
2019C
2020C
2021C

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