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Atlantic Community High School

Established	1949
Type	Public Secondary (Magnet)
Principal	Dr. Kathleen Weigel
Students	2363
Grades	9–12
Location	Delray Beach, Florida, USA
District	School District of Palm Beach County
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Green and White
Mascot	Eagles
Yearbook	'Nautilus'
Newspaper	'The Squall'
Magnet Programs	International Baccalaureate JROTC
Website	http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/AtlanticHS/

Atlantic Community High School is a public high school located in Delray Beach, Florida. It is part of the School District of Palm Beach County. It is known for its International Baccalaureate magnet program and for its academics in general; in the Newsweek high-school rankings, the school was listed 57th in 2004, 18th in 2005 and 25th in 2006. In 2005, the school moved to a new location and added a freshman academy and a construction-oriented magnet program. As of 2009, the principal is Dr. Kathleen Weigel.

Contents 1 History 2 Student Demographics 3 Academic and Magnet Programs 3.1 International Baccalaureate 3.2 Construction Academy 4 Extracurricular activities 4.1 Athletics 4.2 JROTC 4.3 Band 4.4 Clubs 4.5 School Song (ALMA MATER) 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

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Seacrest High School was built in 1949 as a school for white students in Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida. African-American students of the cities attended Carver High School, which later became Carver Middle School and is now the Delray Beach Full Service Center. In 1971, the school began the process of desegregation and changed its name to Atlantic Community High School. The school adopted the colors of Carver High School (Green and White) and the mascot of Carver High School (the eagle). It kept Seacrest High's old location along Seacrest Blvd., though. In 1989, the school became an International Baccalaureate World School. In 2006, the school moved from its original location on Seacrest Blvd. to Atlantic Ave.

[edit] Student Demographics

As of 2009, Atlantic Community High School had 2383 students. Its student body was 47% African-American, 30% white, 9% Hispanic, 12% Asian-American/Pacific Islander, and 1% multiracial, and less than 1% Native American. The total enrollment is 2343 students.^[1]

[edit] Academic and Magnet Programs

[edit] International Baccalaureate

Atlantic is home to the International Baccalaureate program for the southern portion of Palm Beach County. It is regarded as a model school for this program due to its consistently high testing.^{[citation needed]} In 2006, 66 students graduated with the IB diploma.

[edit] Construction Academy

Atlantic's construction academy was added to the school beginning in fall 2005. The students of the academy are designing and building a house called the "Eagle Nest" in collaboration with the city of Delray Beach. The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held in December 2005.

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Eagle Nest is the focus of the Construction Academy at Atlantic Community HS in Delray Beach, Florida. Named after the school mascot, Eagle Nest will build a 3 bedroom, two bath CBS home (1500sq. ft.) that was designed by students. (Kid Designed, Kid Built). It is an excellent example of applied learning that students can do with industry and community support. The motto of the program is "Connect to Continue."[2]

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[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Athletics

Atlantic participates in the 5A athletic division. It participates in 43 sports including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, tennis, golf, bowling, volleyball, cross country, track and field, lacrosse, among others.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] JROTC

Atlantic also is home to the Eagle Battalion of the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. The Eagle Battalion is an Honor Unit with Distinction and has an award-winning drill team.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Band

The Atlantic War Eagle Marching Band] has a history of excellence and has performed around the United States, including at halftime of the 1999 Nokia Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, Louisiana),^{[citation needed]} the 2000 Aloha Festival Parade (Waikiki, Hawaii),^{[citation needed]} the 2005 New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade,^{[citation needed]} and the 2007 Saint Patrick's Day parade in Savannah, Georgia.^{[citation needed]}and in April of 2009 in Atlanta Georgia at Festival Competition. The current band director is young Kristopher Ferranti.

www.achsmusic.org

[edit] Clubs

Atlantic supports a wide variety of clubs, including Mu Alpha Theta, Academic Games, ACE, French Club, Environmental Club, Literary Club, Young Democrats Club, Art Club, International Culture Club, Global Club, Science Club / Science Olympiad, Blood Drive, Robotics Club, Mahjong Club, Classical Music Club, Jewish Forum, Latin Jazz Club, Model UN, Gay-Straight Alliance, Drama Club, Key Club, a Speech and Debate team (NFL certified) and chapters of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, and Rho Kappa (a social studies honor society).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] School Song (ALMA MATER)

Atlantic High we hail and praise you.
Forward we shall go.
Peace will reign throughout our futures.
As we live and know.
Teach us now to know thy wisdom,
To show our loyalty.
Atlantic High we are all brothers,
Proud we all shall be.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Mike Rumph, cornerback for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL
• Omar Jacobs, former quarterback for Bowling Green State University, fifth-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2006 NFL Draft, and former quarterback for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe.
• David Clowney, wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League.^[3]
• Brandon Flowers, defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.^[4]
• Bobby Butler after playing at Florida State went on to play for the Atlanta Falcons throughout the eighties and early nineties making him the first Atlantic high graduate to go to the NFL.
• Courtney Robinson plays for the Phillidelphia Eagles
• Jayron Hosley defensive back and kick returner for Virginia Tech University
• Junior Jean defensive back for University of Louisiana, Lafayette
• Karnell Hatcher defensive back for Louisiana State University

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• School site
• Band site
• Newsweek's 1200 Top U.S. Schools for 2005