Established 1922 Grades 9–12 Campus Urban Number of students 2,590 Founded 1922 | Principal Dr. Elvis Epps Enrollment 2,590 (2016) Phone +1 561-533-6300 Mascot Trojans - Troy Trojan Lowest grade Ninth grade | |
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Type Public (Choice) Secondary - Title I Address 1701 Lake Worth Rd, Lake Worth, FL 33460, USA Profiles | ||
School bus damaged by fire at lake worth community high school
Lake Worth Community High School is a B State of Florida rated public high school located in Lake Worth, Florida. Established in 1922 as Lake Worth High School, it is currently one of Palm Beach County's largest schools. It has six magnet programs: the award-winning Air Force JROTC led by former Multi-National Award-winning Drill Teams, Tyranny and Fidelis; Medicine and Allied Health; Child Care and Development; Criminal Justice; Culinary and Drafting and Design. 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.
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- School bus damaged by fire at lake worth community high school
- Lake worth community high school
- Academics
- Curriculum
- English
- Social Studies
- Math
- Science
- Foreign Languages
- Athletics
- Notable alumni
- References
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Lake worth community high school
Academics
Lake Worth Community High School has many Advanced Placement courses as well as many honors courses. The All-Star Academic Team has also been quite successful being able to make it to the finals during the 2008-2009 school year. Many students do well and are accepted into highly ranked universities. Students have been accepted to such schools as Columbia University, Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, the University of Miami, Emory University, Brown University, New York University, the Florida State University, Johns Hopkins University and Dartmouth College. During the 2008-2009 school year, one student was wait listed at Harvard University. Each year numerous students are accepted to the University of Florida, and many other respectable schools.
Curriculum
School begins at 7:23 AM and ends at 2:50 PM.
English
Four Credits of English are required. English 1 is offered all the way up to AP English Language and Literature.
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.
Athletics
The Lake Worth Community High School mascot is the Trojan (Troy Trojan) and the colors are Maroon and White (and also Gold pre-2000). The current Athletic Director is Mr. G. Stubbs.
Trojan Athletics include:
Many student athletes have graduated from the athletic's program at Lake Worth Community High School. Their longtime crosstown rivals have been Atlantic Community High School (Seacrest H.S.) Eagles, Santaluces Community High School Chiefs, John I. Leonard Community High School Lancers and most recently the Park Vista Community High School Cobras.