Park Vista Community High School
| Park Vista Community High School | |
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7900 Jog Road Lake Worth, Florida 33467 United States |
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| Coordinates | 26°33′31″N 80°08′41″W / 26.558719°N 80.144709°WCoordinates: 26°33′31″N 80°08′41″W / 26.558719°N 80.144709°W |
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| School type | Public |
| Established | 2004 |
| School district | School District of Palm Beach County |
| Principal | Reginald Myers |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,158 (2016-17) |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Black |
| Nickname | Cobras |
| Website | www.pvchs.com |
Park Vista Community High School (PVCHS, PVHS, PV) is a public high school in Lake Worth, Florida, United States.
Park Vista Community High School is one of the top-rated high schools in Palm Beach County, earning a Golden School Award by Palm Beach County each year since its inception. The school offers four academies (Information Technology, Television and Film, Medical, and Automotive), which students follow to act as their high school "major" and imparts various skills to apply to college and/or the job market. These academies act as the school's magnet program and draw students throughout Palm Beach County. In 2012, the school offered students three college dual enrollment courses (College Algebra, Medical Terminology, and Health Concepts) and 23 Advanced Placement classes on campus. PVCHS has been consecutively rated as an "A" school by the Florida Department of Education and the School District of Palm Beach County.
In 2011, Park Vista Community High School rose 200 spots on the High School Challenge list of America's top high schools in the Washington Post. The Cobra band, chorus, yearbook, athletic teams, academic teams and societies have been awarded numerous accolades at the District and State level. Advanced Placement Scholar Awards were awarded to 178 students in recognition of their exceptional performance on the college level AP exams in 2012.
Park Vista Community High School offers four academies, or magnet programs, that serve as a specialization of study to the student throughout his or her years at the school. Students in the Information Technology, Medical, and Automotive academies are offered opportunities to earn industry certifications, that will be designated on students' diplomas when they graduate.
The Information Technology (IT) Academy is the largest academy at Park Vista Community High School. It focuses primarily on multimedia, offering courses such as Introduction to Information Technology (must be taken Freshman year), Digital Video, New Media, Web Design (I, II, and III), Video Game Design, etc. There are also some courses related to computer support, teaching students about the mechanics of computers. Each academy member, depending on the class, works with numerous forms of technology. These include digital video cameras, green screens, iMac computers, and sound equipment. Some of the software and multimedia programs that are used by students in the academy are: Microsoft Office, Adobe Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Final Cut Pro.
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