- St. Lucie West Centennial High School
Infobox high school
name= St. Lucie West Centennial High School
principal = John Lynch
type = Public
faculty = 122 [ [http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/19902 public school review.com] ]
enrollment = 2520 [ [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/fl/2942 greatschools.net] ]
address = 1485 SW Cashmere Blvd
city = Port St Lucie
state = Florida
country = US
coordinates = coord|27.297951|-80.382716|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title
colors = Red,Blue,Silver
mascot = Eagles
nickname = Centennial
district =St. Lucie County School District
website = [http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/slwch/ www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/slwch/]St. Lucie West Centennial High School is a Five-star Award winning high school in
Port St. Lucie, Florida . The school has a Teacher/Student Ratio of 1.21.Academics
* Received full accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [ [http://www.sacscasi.org/schools/Proceedings_Accredited_SACS_CASI_FL.html SACS] ]
* Leadership Class developed and performed anti-domestic violence play for area middle and high school students
* Local, district and regional awards for Spanish, debate, science, history, HOSA, band and chorus
* Average SAT score higher than the state average
* This school was given a grade of "D" by the Florida Department of Education in 2006-2007; the school appealed the grade and it was changed to a "C.". In 2005-2006, this school received a "C". In 2004-2005, this school received a "C". [FL Dept. of Education, 2006-2007 "FCAT SCHOOL GRADES REPORT" 2006-7] Over 800 students are enrolled in AP coursework.The school has been the recipient of
Project Aspire , a grant that provides computer laptops for online and accelerated courses. Some students participate in a clinical rotation instruction program with the port St. Lucie Medical center. [ [http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/feb/09/30students-end-up-in-hospital-and-thats-a-good/ Treasure Coast Palm Newspaper] ]Scholarship Programs
* Graduating seniors awarded more than 1.2 million dollars in sports and academic scholarships annually
Extra-curricular Activities
* RANKED 5TH IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR THEIR CULINARY PROGRAM RUN BY CHEF STRELL & CHEF LEWIS.
* National award winning chorus, ranked No. 1 in the Southeastern United States
* No. 1 ranked, superior rated band in the quad-county area
* Multi-award winning Navy Junior ROTC, the only NJROTC in St. Lucie County
* District superior ranked Drama DepartmentCommunity
* Donated over 100 units of blood through HOSA sponsored blood drives
* HOSA students performed volunteer service to Make-A-Wish Foundation and Hospice of the Treasure Coast
* Organized PTSSA (Parent Teacher Staff Student Association)
* Eagles' Nest Child Care Center for 3-5 year olds
* Strong business partnership support, one of the largest in the school districtSports
* Regional champions in softball
* District champions in softball, football, boys basketball and baseball
* Treasure Lake Conference champions in girls basketball and boys bowling
* St. Lucie County champions in flag football
* State recognized cheering squad Golfer Michael Avery finished 3rd in district and advanced to region in 2007Operation Safe Kid
In 2002, after the school had 30 incidents of alcohol and drug related problems in the previous year, a police sting operation was conducted at the school, in which a Sheriff Deputy posed as a senior student for 6 months. As a result of the operation, 16 students and one non-student were arrested, mostly on drug-related charges. [ [http://www.cannatrade.com/ct/index.php?nav=2004&lang=en&article=423&topic=4 cannatrade] ] ["Officer's undercover 'schoolwork' nets 16 arrests" By Kathleen Chapman and Nirvi Shah, Palm Beach Post Staff Writers - Thursday, March 21, 2002]
References
External links
* [http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/slwch/ Official website]
* [http://plato.stlucie.k12.fl.us/html/reason___18.html School District Website]
* [http://slwchsband.org/ School Band & Colorguard Website]
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