Lake Worth Community High School

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.

Lake Worth Community High School
Location
Lake Worth Beach
,
Florida

United States
Information
TypePublic (Choice) Secondary - Title I [1]
Established1922
School districtSchool District of Palm Beach County
PrincipalDr. Elvis Epps
Teaching staff140 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,413 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.24[2]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Maroon and White
MascotTrojans - Troy Trojan
RivalJohn I Leonard, Santaluces
AccreditationFlorida State Department of Education

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 has many Advanced Placement and [AICE] courses as well as many honors courses.

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.

Choice Academies

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

  • 3DE by Junior Achievement
  • Air Force JROTC
  • Criminal Justice
  • Culinary Arts
  • Drafting and Design
  • Early Childhood
  • Medical Science / Biomedical Sciences

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

Trojan Athletics include:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball - Girls & Boys
  • Bowling- Girls & Boys
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country - Girls & Boys
  • Football - Boys
  • Flag Football - Girls
  • Golf - Girls & Boys
  • Soccer - Girls & Boys
  • Softball
  • Swimming - Girls & Boys
  • Tennis - Girls & Boys
  • Track and Field - Girls & Boys
  • Volleyball - Girls & Boys
  • Water Polo - Girls & Boys
  • Weightlifting - Girls & Boys
  • Wrestling

Lake Worth has a long running crosstown 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
  • Daniel Cane, co-creator of Blackboard Learning Management Systems.
  • Mayo Smith, former Major League baseball player and manager (Class of 1932)
  • Mark Foley, former member of the United States House of Representatives (Class of 1973)
  • Deidre Hall and Andrea Hall, twin sisters; both stars of the soap opera Days of Our Lives (Class of 1965)
  • Herb Score, former MLB All-Star and 1955 American League Rookie of the Year for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox (Class of 1952)
  • Otis Thorpe, former Providence College Friar and NBA basketball player for the Kansas City Kings (Class of 1980)
  • Robert McKnight, former Florida State Senator and Representative (Class of 1962)
  • Scott Levy, professional wrestler known as Raven (Class of 1982)
  • Joe Looney, professional NFL football player for the [Dallas Cowboys] (Class of 2008)
  • LaVon Brazill, Former American football player (National Football League - NFL) with the Indianapolis colts (Class of 2007)
  • Stanley Shakespeare, Former American football player (National Football League - NFL)
  • Dr. Edward H. Wood, MD, graduated in the first medical school class at the University of Florida (1960), served in the US Air Force as a flight surgeon/primary care physician for 23 years retiring as a colonel, later worked for the Colorado Veterans Administration where he established satellite clinics for remote medical care of veterans (Class of 1952)
  • Scott Henderson, award-winning jazz guitarist (Class of 1972)
  • James Looney, NFL player

References
  1. SDPBC Title I Schools Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. "Choice Academies". Lake Worth Community High School. Retrieved 30 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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