Palm Beach Gardens Community High School

Palm Beach Gardens Community High School

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Location
4245 Holly Drive
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
United States
Coordinates 26°49′30″N 80°06′04″W / 26.82494°N 80.10099°W / 26.82494; -80.10099Coordinates: 26°49′30″N 80°06′04″W / 26.82494°N 80.10099°W / 26.82494; -80.10099
Information
Type Public Magnet
Established 1969
Principal Larry Clawson
Faculty 192
Enrollment 2,547 (2013-2014) [1]
Color(s) Orange and blue         
Mascot Gators
Athletics 8A
Website PBGHS web site

Palm Beach Gardens Community High School is a public magnet high school for grades 9-12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The school mascot is the Gator. It is well known for its athletics and medical magnet program. It was built in 1969 as a public high school. The original school was demolished and a new school opened in August 2009-2010[2]

Academics

Palm Beach Gardens' academic program is based on local School District of Palm Beach County policy, standards of the State of Florida. In addition, students are given the opportunity to join magnet programs such as Global Business and Entrepreneurship, Pre-Med, Sports Management, Tourism, and TV and Film Production. The magnet programs are supplemented by two career-building organizations which are Future Business Leaders of America and Health Occupations Students of America. Palm Beach Gardens Community High School is known for notoriously attaining the largest FBLA chapter in Florida, with members more than 400 strong.

Athletics

In 1974 the Gator football team went 11-0, its first season undefeated beating perennial power Fort Pierce Central H. S. Cobras, and earned a play-off spot against Haines City High School.[3] In 2005, the Gators won the Florida class 6A state championship in football.

The softball team won back-to-back class 6A state championship titles in 2005 and 2006 and again won back-to-back championships in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 the softball team ranked #1 in the ESPN National Softball Fab50 ranking.

The Gator lacrosse team won the 2008 1A Florida State championship, finishing their season 20-0.

During the 2008 season, the girl's varsity golf team became the County's Conference Champion, District Champions, and Regional Champions. The Lady Gators went to States and placed 9th out of 16.

CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Team
2011 6A Softball
2010 6A Softball
2008 1A Lacrosse
2006 6A Softball
2005 6A Football
2005 6A Softball

School specifics

Academic statistics

School demographics

Controversies

In February 2009, during a routine check of school spending by the Palm Beach County School District it was found that Principal Jonathan Prince was improperly spending school funds. Some of these charges include gas for a personal vehicle, room service at a convention, restaurant bills for his family, a tuxedo rental, flowers for school secretaries on Valentines Day, and an end of year dinner for the assistant principals and guidance counselors. In response Prince was forced to pay back thousands of dollars, Serve 20 hours of community service, and was demoted to Assistant Principal to avoid criminal charges. School Board Members and the Superintendent expressed support for Dr. Prince, and Dr. Prince apologized to the School Board and the Palm Beach Gardens Community and assisted in improving academic achievement in a number of high schools he was assigned to. As of today Dr. Prince is the principal of Colonial High School in Orange County, Florida.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://www.palmbeachschools.org/Schools/palmbeachgardenshigh.htm
  2. ↑ Laura Green (August 13, 2009). "Gardens High welcomes new state-of-the art facilities". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ Noted by Charles M. Cleveland, graduate, PBGHS 1974, email correspondence.
  4. ↑ schoolmatters.com
  5. ↑
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