Atlantic Coast High School
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Atlantic Coast High School (ACHS) is the newest public high school
in the Duval County Public Schools
district, located in southeast Jacksonville, Florida
, and the first built since 1990.
, Englewood High School
, Wolfson High School
and Mandarin High School
. Sandalwood is the largest high school in Duval County, followed by Mandarin High School. The main feeder schools are Kernan Middle School and Twin Lakes Academy.
Students in grades 9-11 will attend the 2010-11 school year, allowing current seniors to graduate from their present school. The school will graduate their first senior class in 2012. Atlantic Coast High School has a capacity of 2,300 students. The two-story school building has an open courtyard between wings. The building is divided into "houses", one for each grade level, then further organized into "extended learning centers", where team teaching permits an instructor to provide help for individual students.
The gymnasium seats 1,621 and the auditorium's capacity is 840. There are tables and chairs for 450 inside the café, but another 300 can sit in the outdoor courtyard. The media center (library) has a television studio. The school mascot is the stingray
, and their colors are black, white and burnt orange. The school is currently zoned for the communities of Deerwood, Baymeadows, and neighborhoods along Southside and Butler Boulevards.
and honors
courses, but not the Advanced International Certificate of Education
or International Baccalaureate, which are available at several other Jacksonville schools such as, Jean Ribault High School
, Stanton College Preparatory School
, Mandarin High School
, or Paxon School for Advanced Studies
.
with concentration in Scientific Visualization or Gaming & Animation.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the Duval County Public Schools
Duval County Public Schools
Duval County Public Schools is the public school district for Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida. As of 2011, the district had an enrollment of over 123,000 students, making it the 15th largest school district in the United States, and 6th largest school district in Florida...
district, located in southeast Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, and the first built since 1990.
Overview
Construction of the 302,000-square-foot (27,000 m2) building was completed during the spring of 2010 at a cost of nearly $78 million. The school was constructed to relieve overcrowding at Sandalwood High SchoolSandalwood High School
Sandalwood High School is a public high school in the Duval County Public School district of Jacksonville, Florida. It is currently has the largest school population in the district.- History :...
, Englewood High School
Englewood High School (Jacksonville, Florida)
Englewood High School is a public high school located on Jacksonville, Florida's southside.Rich in tradition and pride, Englewood High School was constructed in 1956 and exemplifies the concept of a "neighborhood school." Located on on the Southside of Jacksonville, Florida, this school is one of...
, Wolfson High School
Samuel W. Wolfson High School
Samuel W. Wolfson High School is a public high school, named after Samuel W. Wolfson, located in the Duval County Public School district, serving students of the diverse south side area of Jacksonville, Florida. Samuel W. Wolfson High School serves grades 9-12 in the Duval County Public Schools...
and Mandarin High School
Mandarin High School
Mandarin High School is a public senior high school in Duval County Public Schools district located on Greenland Road in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2010, Newsweek ranked it 96th on its list of the best public high schools in the United States. In 2008, U.S...
. Sandalwood is the largest high school in Duval County, followed by Mandarin High School. The main feeder schools are Kernan Middle School and Twin Lakes Academy.
Students in grades 9-11 will attend the 2010-11 school year, allowing current seniors to graduate from their present school. The school will graduate their first senior class in 2012. Atlantic Coast High School has a capacity of 2,300 students. The two-story school building has an open courtyard between wings. The building is divided into "houses", one for each grade level, then further organized into "extended learning centers", where team teaching permits an instructor to provide help for individual students.
The gymnasium seats 1,621 and the auditorium's capacity is 840. There are tables and chairs for 450 inside the café, but another 300 can sit in the outdoor courtyard. The media center (library) has a television studio. The school mascot is the stingray
Stingray
The stingrays are a group of rays, which are cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes, and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae , Plesiobatidae , Urolophidae , Urotrygonidae , Dasyatidae , Potamotrygonidae The...
, and their colors are black, white and burnt orange. The school is currently zoned for the communities of Deerwood, Baymeadows, and neighborhoods along Southside and Butler Boulevards.
Academics
In addition to the standard high school curriculum and exceptional student education, the advanced scholars program gives students the option to participate in the rigorous programs of advanced placement, dual enrollmentDual enrollment
In education, dual enrollment involved students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. It may also refer to any individual who is participating in two related programs, but such a general form of usage is uncommon....
and honors
Honors course
Honors course is a distinction applied in the United States to certain classes to distinguish them from standard course offerings. The difference between a regular class and the honors class is not necessarily the amount of work, but the type of work required and the pace of studying...
courses, but not the Advanced International Certificate of Education
Advanced International Certificate of Education
The Advanced International Certificate of Education is an academically rigorous, internationally used, specialized, English language curriculum offered to students in the higher levels of secondary school intended to prepare them for an honours programme during tertiary education...
or International Baccalaureate, which are available at several other Jacksonville schools such as, Jean Ribault High School
Jean Ribault High School
-Statistics:Jean Ribault High School is a high school located on the Northside of Jacksonville, Florida.-History:Jean Ribault High School and William Raines High School have a unique rivalry and relationship that is based on their physical proximity, unusual for two public suburban high schools...
, Stanton College Preparatory School
Stanton College Preparatory School
Stanton College Preparatory School is an academically renowned American high school located in Jacksonville, Florida, whose history dates to the 1860s, when it was begun as an elementary school serving the African-American population under the then-segregated education system. It now serves...
, Mandarin High School
Mandarin High School
Mandarin High School is a public senior high school in Duval County Public Schools district located on Greenland Road in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2010, Newsweek ranked it 96th on its list of the best public high schools in the United States. In 2008, U.S...
, or Paxon School for Advanced Studies
Paxon School for Advanced Studies
Paxon School for Advanced Studies is one of three International Baccalaureate senior high schools in Duval County, Florida...
.
Academies
Their curriculum offers an academy program in the area of Information technologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
with concentration in Scientific Visualization or Gaming & Animation.