| Number of Schools Managed |
236 |
24 |
| Number of Students Managed |
176,211 students |
15,852 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$1,690,560,000 |
$150,286,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$1,843,419,000 |
$148,035,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,594 |
$9,481 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,461 |
$9,339 |
| District Graduation Rates |
85% |
90% |
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- Wellington High School is a public school located in Wellington, Florida, in central Palm Beach County.
- Curriculum
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School begins on 7:23 AM and ends on 2:50 PM.
- English
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Four Credits of English are required. English 1 is offered all the way up to AP English.
- Social Studies
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One credit of World History, one credit of American History, 0.5 credit of Economics, and 0.5 credit of Government are required to graduate. Geography is optional during freshman year, world history is taken during sophomore year, american history during junior year, and economics and government is taken during senior year.
- Math
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Four Credits of Math are required to graduate. Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, AP Calculus, Trigonometry, AP Statistics are offered.
- Science
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Four Credits of Science are needed to graduate. Integrated Science (formerly known as Earth Sciences), Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physics, Zoology, Marine Biology, Environmental Science, and the Veterinary Academy are all offered.
- Foreign Languages
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Foreign Language is required to graduate high school. At least two credits are required for college acceptance. Spanish and French are both offered from Spanish and French 1 up to AP Spanish and French. American Sign Language is also offered.
- Magnet Programs
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The Veterinary and the new Drafting and Design Academies are offered as magnet programs at WHS. There are two science labs and a long distance communications lab.
- Extra Curricular Programs
- Debate
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The debate team has had much success in regional and even national competition. The team is under the directory of Paul Gaba.
- Sports
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The Girls soccer team were the state champions in the 2007-2008 school year. There are also a full complement of team sports, including Football, Soccer, Swimming, Bowling, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Volleyball, Hockey ,and Golf.
- The 2008-2009 Boys Varsity Soccer team is ranked 2nd in the country by Adidas and 4th overall by Rise Magazine
- Track star Ashley Brasovan is a senior. She is ranked number one in the country by Rise Magazine and is attending Duke University next fall.
- The varsity football team under coach Chris Romano has won a total of one game in the past two seasons, that being homecoming 2008, beating the 0-5 Lake Worth.
- Band
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The Mighty Wolverine Sound Marching Band[1] has many participants. The band is directed by Mary S. Oser, who is assisted by 2-3 Drum Majors, which change every year. The Concert Bands are split by skill. There is the Wind Ensemble (the advanced band), the Symphonic Band (the intermediate band), and in the 2008-2009 school year, there will be a Beginning band for students new to music.
- However, it should be noted that Mr. Sciacca is not hardcore enough to be in the band.
- Chorus
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During the 07-08 school year, Dr. Robert Sharon retired, leaving behind an impressive legacy for the department. The three choirs at that time were separated by talent level. Visions, the beginning choir, Montage, the all-women show choir, and Impressions, the co-ed advanced honor show choir. Montage was seen performing around 15 concerts a year around Palm Beach County. The Impressions choir traveled overseas every year to perform for prime ministers and ambassadors, just to name a few. With nearly 60 concerts a year spanning 7 months the Impressions choir was widely known in the area, state, county and even overseas. The choir room became a safe haven for all choir students, many of them calling Dr. Sharon and fellow choir members a family. Doc, as he was known to his students, retired with the 2007 class, leaving behind fond memories for every student he taught, and a many recognitions and awards for Wellington High School. In 2008 Ms. Braedi DeLong took his place. Under Ms. DeLong's guidance, Montage, Impressions, and Visions received high scores at Solo & Ensemble, a local competition. Ms. DeLong was replaced by Mr. Bradley during winter break of that year for unspecified reasons. During that time, the three choirs scores at MPA were impressive, mostly due to the extensive work done by Ms. DeLong, which even Mr. Bradley has stated. At the end of 07-08 school year, it was said that Mr. Bradley would be returning to retirement and a new director would be taking his place. At the start of the 08-09 school year, Mr. Bradford Chase replaced Mr. Bradley. Since then, Visions was removed, leaving just Montage and Impressions. However, a new freshmen girls only choir replaced Visions. Montage currently has 12 members and Impressions has 39 members. They are accepting girls into Montage, and both girls and boys into Impressions. A minimum 2.0 GPA is required to remain in chorus.
- Literary Magazine
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Mr. Scott Zucker has published Poetic Justice Magazine for very nearly two decades, and it is the longest running poetry magazine in Palm Beach County. In Zucker's class, students are encouraged down a transcendental path of self discovery, and this is where the true learning and ecstatic truth occurs in Wellington High School. Students are given self-responsibility far more valuable than learning to operate sports utility vehicles or roller skates, editing and laying out the magazine as well as shopping around Wellington and the greater Palm Beach area to sell ads for the magazine. Many kids embark to the sea and metamorphose into giant sea tortoises and mermaids never to be seen again, and this is the best thing for them, really. Some of them make it all the way to Spain where the ghost of Francisco Garcia Lorca haunts them under the balmy nimbus of anonymous olive trees--Scott Zucker has a big dick
- Alumni of Note
- Stephanie Abrams of The Weather Channel
- Nick Zano of What I Like About You
- Vanessa Rousso of competitive poker
- Julian Battle of the Canadian Football League
- Sean Burnett of the Washington Nationals (MLB)
- Mike Porco of the Colorado Rockies (MLB)
- Bobby Bradley formerly of the Florida Marlins
- Brian Jeroloman of the Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Aguirre LTD professional skier
- External links
- Wellington Community High School Main Site
- Wellington High School Marching Band Main Page
- Wellington High School Debate Main Page
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