- McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy
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McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy 
Location 800 South Fourth St
Lake Wales, Florida 33853
United StatesCoordinates 27°53′18″N 81°35′03″W / 27.888369°N 81.584108°WCoordinates: 27°53′18″N 81°35′03″W / 27.888369°N 81.584108°W Information Type Public Established 1964 Principal Matt Burkett (2008-Present) Grades 6 - 8 Campus suburban Color(s) Orange, Black Mascot Highlanders Website schools.polk-fl.net/mclaughlin McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy is a Polk County Public Schools middle school located southeast of downtown in Lake Wales, FL.
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History
The school opened in 1964 as Lake Wales Junior High School. It's name was changed in 1985 to McLaughlin Junior High, then McLaughlin Middle School.
Arts Academy
Modeled after a similar institution in Detroit, McLaughlin added more intensive fine arts programs in 2007 .[1] The school changed its name to the McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy. The school is now one of four middle schools to have an arts focus in Polk County.
In 2011, McLaughlin was designated an Arts Achieve! Model School by the Florida Alliance for Arts Education. Through the 2013-2014, it will help other schools around Florida develop their visual and performing arts programs.[2]
References
- ^ "McLaughlin plans fine arts academy". Orlando Sentinel. January 24, 2007. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2007-01-24/news/OWEDNOTES24_1_choice-school-arts-academy-leukemia-and-lymphoma. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "McLaughlin Middle and Fine Arts Academy honored at board meeting". WTSP. July 7th, 2011. http://bartow.wtsp.com/news/arts-culture/mclaughlin-middle-and-fine-arts-academy-honored-board-meeting/68681. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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Categories:- 1964 establishments in the United States
- Educational institutions established in 1964
- Lake Wales, Florida
- Middle schools in Florida
- Schools in Polk County, Florida
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