Lake Worth Community High School

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Lake Worth Community High School
Address
1701 Lake Worth Rd

Lake Worth Beach
,
Florida

United States
Information
TypePublic (Choice) Secondary - Title I [1]
Established1922
School district School District of Palm Beach County
PrincipalElena M. Villani
Teaching staff150.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,683 (2022-23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio17.89 [2]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Maroon and white   
MascotTrojans - Troy Trojan
RivalJohn I Leonard, Santaluces
AccreditationFlorida State Department of Education

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.

Contents

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.

Academics

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.

English

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.

Social Studies

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.

Math

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.

Science

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 Languages

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.

Choice Academies

Lake Worth Community High School has seven Choice Academies. [3]

The school also has one in-house Academy, which is Construction Technology. [3]

Athletics

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.

Troy Trojan is the school's mascot Troy Trojan - School Mascot.jpg
Troy Trojan is the school's mascot

Trojan Athletics include:

Lake Worth has a long-running cross town 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.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ SDPBC Title I Schools Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 "LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Choice Academies". Lake Worth Community High School. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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