Loften High School

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name = Loften High School


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location = 3000 E. University Avenue
Gainesville, Florida 32641
district = Alachua County School District
country = USA
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principal = Chet Sanders [http://www.sbac.edu/~loften/admin.htm Administration] . Loften High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.]
viceprincipal = Patricia Phillips
faculty = 27.0 (on FTE basis) [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=120003000027&ID=120003000027 W. Travis Loften High School] . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.]
ratio = 11.9
enrollment = 321
enrollment_as_of = 2005-06
type = Public
grades = 8 to 12
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homepage = [http://www.sbac.edu/~loften/ Loften High School]

Loften High School (or W. Travis Loften High School) is a public high school in Gainesville, Florida in the United States. It is part of Alachua County School District and occupies a convert|174|acre|km2|sing=on campus in a medium-sized community.

Overview

Unlike other high schools in the area, Loften is not a school where students are regularly zoned to attend and assigned. Loften remains a "school of choice" where students must actively seek the school out and apply as opposed to simply showing up due to location. While this ensures only students who really want to go actually attend, it also means that Loften has a very small student body. Because of this, Loften averages only 300-400 students in the day time. These students are divided among 24 teachers in a 4-period block schedule. In the community, it is noted for having a very liberal mindset and being unorthodox. It is a common rumor that Loften is a school for "bad kids" to be sent, but in reality has an average of one fight per year with very little other violations. For all ~350 students, only one dean is employed.

Childcare

Perhaps Loften's most defining feature is its ACCEPT program. The program focuses on pregnant teens and teen mothers, attempting to continue their education. Loften is the only high school in the area with an on-campus daycare for use by the students. The daycare is provided free of charge and cares for the children from the beginning to the end of a full school day.

Career focus

Beginning in the Fall of 2007, Loften will become Alachua County's Professional Academies Magnet School. In total, it has seven career oriented programs including:
* Academy of Information Technology (AoIT)
* Academy of Fire & EMS (Firefighting/Emergency Medical Services)
* Academy of Automotive Technology
* Academy of Business Administration (Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Business Systems)
* Academy of Biological Sciences (Horticulture)
* Academy of Early Childhood Education

Administration

* Principal: Dr. Chet Sanders
* Assistant Principal: Pat Phillips
* Dean: Marlon Jones
* Registrar: Denise Cruce

References

External links

* [http://www.sbac.edu/~loften/ Loften High School online]
* [http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/16792 publicschoolreview.com]
* [http://teacherweb.com/FL/PAM/AoIT/HTMLPage1.stm AOIT official page]