Fort Walton Beach High School - Fort Walton Beach, Florida/FL

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Fort Walton Beach High School

400 Hollywood Boulevard S, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32548-4540 -

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Definition of Terms

Fort Walton Beach High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Okaloosa County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2031 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

96 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 569 students

Grade 10 - 535 students

Grade 11 - 482 students

Grade 12 - 445 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	4%	18%
% Black	13%	26%
% White	78%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	1%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

12%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Okaloosa County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	58	24
Number of Students Managed	31,126 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$237,941,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$246,096,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,644	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$7,906	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	85%	90%

Abbott makes softball dreams come true (Northwest Florida Daily News)
posted on November 22, 2009 at 12:30:52 am
FORT WALTON BEACH – There was so much Crestview’s Courtney Adams wanted to ask Olympic softball player Monica Abbott. There was just one problem; no matter how hard she tried, Adams couldn’t prompt the words to leave her mouth. “It was...
CHOCTAW VS. FWB The outcome was one for the history books (Northwest Florida Daily News)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:33:28 am
The Fort Walton Beach High School Vikings squared off against the Choctawhatchee High School Indians on Friday night at Etheridge Stadium. See who won. »
A new beginning for Crestview girls basketball (Crestview News Bulletin)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:22:47 pm
The Crestview girls basketball team jumps right into the fire when the Bulldogs open the 2009-2010 season at home against District 2-5A power Fort Walton Beach on Monday. Crestview will then travel to Milton on Tuesday and return home Thursday to...
Lady Seahawks soar in Tip-Off Classic (The Destin Log)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:56:29 pm
Nine Seahawks put points on the board with Julie Williamson rising to the top with 17 points in the South Walton Lady Seahawks 68-50 victory over the Mosley Dolphins in the Tip-Off Classic at Fort Walton Beach High School Wednesday evening. ____ For...
Destin's Holly Burke dies after long fight with cancer (The Destin Log)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 10:35:28 pm
Holly Kaitlyn Burke Holly Kaitlyn Burke, 19, of Destin, passed away Oct. 30, 2009, surrounded by her loving family, fiance and caring medical team, at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tenn. Holly was born in Morristown, N.J., and...

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Fort Walton Beach High School is a secondary school located in the center of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Mrs. Charlene Couvillion is the current principal.
Fort Walton Beach High School serves residents of Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther, and of Destin.
FWBHS Beliefs
All students learn but at different rates and in different ways.
Students will develop behavioral, social, and intellectual skills to be successful in an ever-changing and diverse society.
All graduates will have the confidence and self direction to become life long learners.
Education should be personalized to meet the individual needs of each student.
Each student should be empowered to achieve at his/her highest level through a partnership between home, school, and community.
Academic activities
Advanced Placement Program
Fort Walton Beach High School offers the following Advanced Placement courses as of fall 2007:
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science
European History
German Language
United States Government and Politics
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics
Psychology
Spanish Language
Statistics
Studio Art
United States History
World History
Famous Alumni
Fielding W. Featherston, AIA, NCARB - Award-winning Florida Architect.
E. G. Green - Wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts from 1998-2000.
Danny Wuerffel - Won Heisman Trophy in 1996 as the quarterback of the Florida Gators
Angela Mason - State of Florida Prosecutor
Mike James -Major League Baseball player. Pitched for the California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Colorado Rockies from 1995-2002 with a 3.67 ERA.
Christopher Conroy - Two-time Emmy Award winner.

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