Fort Pierce Central High School

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Fort Pierce Central High School
FPC-logo.jpg
Address
Fort Pierce Central High School
4101 S 25th Street

Fort Pierce
,
Florida
34981

United States
Coordinates 27°23′28″N80°21′04″W / 27.3911°N 80.3510°W / 27.3911; -80.3510
Information
Type Public
MottoPride Makes the Difference
Established1970;54 years ago (1970)
School district St. Lucie Public Schools
PrincipalEldrique Gardner
Staff116.92 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,091 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio26.44 [1]
Color(s)  Purple
  Gold
MascotCobras
YearbookThe Hamadryad
Website https://schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us/fpc

Fort Pierce Central High School is a public high school located in Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. It is part of the St. Lucie Public Schools district.

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History

Fort Pierce Central High School opened its doors in 1970 as the first comprehensive high school to serve all students in St. Lucie County. [2] Prior to 1970, high schools in St. Lucie County were segregated, with white students attending Dan McCarty High School and black students attending Lincoln Park Academy. [3] Students were initially unhappy with the forced integration, and the first years of Fort Pierce Central's existence were marred by race riots that occasionally required police intervention. [4]

Campus

The school's original campus was located at 1101 Edwards Road, approximately 1.5 miles northeast of its present located on South 25th Street. The original campus was in use from the school's founding in 1970 until 2008, when the new campus was moved into. The new campus was built in order to both increase student capacity and regain facilities lost during the 2004 hurricanes [5]

The new campus is modeled after that of Treasure Coast High School, and consists of a large central courtyard entirely surrounded by four buildings. [6] There are four main areas containing classrooms in buildings one, two, and four. Classrooms within these areas were created in a modular "pod" format, with classrooms separated by retractable partitions so that areas can be combined if necessary. Building three is the largest of the four and contains the auditorium, cafeteria, gymnasium, automotive shop, and other elective classrooms. [7] [8]

Academics

The school provides multiple career academies to its students: [9]

Students have the opportunity to enroll in free traditional college courses through Indian River State College, as well as engineering-focused college courses through the on-campus Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Gaetz Aerospace Institute. [11] Students in the aerospace program are enrolled as Embry-Riddle students and their coursework will appear on an official college transcript. [12]

Athletics

Athletes from Fort Pierce Central compete as the Cobras and their colors are purple and gold. The school fields teams in 11 boys sports and 11 girls sports including Football, Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, and Volleyball. [13]

The Cobras play their football games at Lawnwood Stadium approximately 2.5 miles from campus.

Rivalry with Westwood

Each year, the Cobras football team competes against their crosstown rival Fort Pierce Westwood Academy Panthers in a game known as the Showdown, first competed in 1978. [14] The most recent edition of the rivalry was Showdown 42, in which the Cobras defeated the Panthers 29–28 on October 11, 2021. [15] As of the 2021 season, the Cobras lead the rivalry 22–20. [16]

State championships

Activities

The school offers students the following clubs: [22]

Notable alumni

Athletes

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Michael Brantley
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Ed Hearn

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