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  Pensacola High School Test Scores - Pensacola, Florida - FL
This school was given a grade of "D" by the Florida Department of Education in 2005-2006.
Each school is assigned a letter grade (A-F) based on three criteria: the overall performance on the FCAT, the percentage of eligible students who took the test, and whether or not students made progress in reading and math.
This is a Title I school, which means the school may face consequences if it fails to make adequate yearly progress for two or more consecutive years.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/fl/1122   (498 words)

  
 Pensacola High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2001 and graduated its 100th class of seniors in 2005; however, the school has not always been at its current location.
The school is part of the Escambia County School District.
After Hurricane Ivan, which struck the Pensacola area on September 16, 2004, Pensacola High School was damaged, especially in the gym (one of the four towering walls was completely destroyed).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pensacola_High_School   (666 words)

  
 ESOL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
There are eight schools within the Escambia School District that have ESOL classes: five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.
Pensacola High School is the high school ESOL center for the school district.
Technically, therefore, even though students come to Pensacola High School from all over the county in order to take ESOL, the ESOL program is not a magnet program in the true sense of the word.
www.pensacolahighschool.org /academics/esol/esol.htm   (283 words)

  
 Pensacola, Florida at AllExperts
Pensacola is nicknamed "The City of Five Flags" due to the five flags that have flown over it during its history: the flags of Spain (Castile), France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States.
Pensacola was permanently established by the Spanish in 1698 and became the largest city in Florida and the capital of the colony of West Florida.
Pensacola is served by Interstate 10 and the Interstate 110 spur connecting I-10 with downtown Pensacola.
en.allexperts.com /e/p/pe/pensacola,_florida.htm   (3831 words)

  
 Pensacola High School, Top 100 Best High Schools In America, Beach, Milton High School, Florida
At a time when advanced learning was largely restricted to the wealthy, they voted to create the country's first public high school, open to boys 12 or older who could pass an entrance exam.
To meet their needs, the school houses a day-care center for teen parents, a Gay-Straight Alliance, a program to help kids find summer jobs and a social club for the large numbers of students from Somalia—among dozens of other activities.
Although that doesn't tell the whole story about a school, it's one of the best measures available to compare a wide range of students' readiness for higher-level work, which is more crucial than ever in the postindustrial age.
www.pensacolainformation.com /100besthighschools.html   (651 words)

  
 Community | PensacolaNewsJournal.com
Initiatives within the school system have resulted in development of programs such as the Santa Rosa Connection and worker-certification programs designed to prepare students for life after high school, pursuit of a higher education or joining the workplace.
Pensacola Junior College is a student-centered, comprehensive community college dedicated to providing educational opportunities to all residents of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Pensacola Catholic High School is the only Diocesan high school in Northwest Florida, developed from the merger of St. Michael and St. Stephen high schools in 1941 and moved to its present site in 1958.
cityguide.pensacolanewsjournal.com /fe/community/education.asp   (2849 words)

  
 Zero Tolerance in Pensacola
In Pensacola and elsewhere, case after zero tolerance case demonstrates to all but those who impose them that zero tolerance, as conceived and as applied, is an abomination of justice.
The new school year has barely begun, yet the zero tolerance torquemados are already hard at their unforgiving task, punishing the innocent in mindless obeisance to institutionalized dereliction of duty.
Pensacola High School, not a stellar attraction in the education firmament, has more than 1600 students, only a hundred of whom are in the International Baccalaureate program.
www.cfif.org /htdocs/legal_issues/legal_activities/litigation/zero_tolerance.htm   (979 words)

  
 CNN - Blade on nail clipper could get student expelled - June 8, 1999
Siding with the principal of Pensacola High School, where Dawson is a sophomore, a panel made up of a principal and two assistant principals from other schools agreed with the recommendation that the 15-year-old girl be expelled under a zero-tolerance policy on weapons.
Another Pensacola High School student was recommended for expulsion earlier in the year for bringing to school a pocket knife with a blade even smaller than the 2-inch one on Tawana's nail clipper.
In defense of the zero-tolerance policy, Pensacola High School Principal Norm Ross recalled the stabbing deaths of two students at schools where he was an administrator.
www.cnn.com /US/9906/08/zero.tolerance.01/index.html   (568 words)

  
 Pensacola travel guide - Wikitravel
Pensacola is home to the Pensacola Naval Air Station and has many historic districts that skirt the downtown area.
Naval Air Station Pensacola [4] Home of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and National Museum of Naval AviationAlso located on the grounds of the Naval Air Station is the Pensacola Lighthouse and Fort Barrancas, a military fort built on a location that has been occupied by various military installations since the 18th century.
Pensacola Museum of Art[6] 407 S. Jefferson St. This museum is housed in the Old City Jail, a Spanish revival structure in downtown Pensacola.
wikitravel.org /en/Pensacola   (2143 words)

  
 Pensacola Schools Report brought to you by
The mission of Pine Forest High School is to provide an optimal learning experience for all students, while respecting the diversity and promoting the unity of the student body.
The school is also a Tech Prep/School to Career Site that provides a number of programs and academies to benefit students who move from high school directly into the work force.
A few of the academic accomplishments include, but are not limited to, being named one of the top five high schools in the state of Florida by the Education Commission; offering an Archaeology Institute in cooperation with the University of West Florida and Pensacola Junior College; and receiving the Five Star School Award.
www.pensacolaschools.com   (1083 words)

  
 Pensacola Symphony Orchestra - History
The PSO continued to perform in the Pensacola High School auditorium for a relatively small audience for many years.
In addition, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra's performances continue to be broadcast regularly on WUWF-FM, reaching 45,000 listeners far beyond the concert hall stage.
Today, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra's dedication to its community is evident in the free concerts, church performances, school concerts, and numerous other activities that connect people with the traditions of Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky.
www.pensacolasymphony.com /history.asp   (474 words)

  
 November 8, 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Another Pensacola High School student has been arrested and charged with making a false bomb threat.
Pensacola High School, 500 W. Maxwell St., was evacuated Wednesday after Brabant gave a teacher a bomb threat note he said he found in the bathroom.
No bombs were found, and an investigation later determined that Brabant had written the note on some paper he had with him at school.
www.pensacolapolice.com /pressrelease/2001/sept01_dec01/11082001-01.htm   (74 words)

  
 The WCOA Crew - Pensacola's News Talk 1370 WCOA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Don Parker, although born in New York City, had the good sense to move to Pensacola with his family in 1960 when he was fourteen.
Graduating from Pensacola High School (to the amazement of his teachers) he attended Pensacola Junior College (that means he never actually graduated) and then "attended" two years in the United States Navy, stationed aboard a guided missile destroyer home ported in Charleston, South Carolina.
Back in Pensacola he worked as an emergency medical technician and ambulance driver for three years then spent the next eighteen years as a deputy sheriff with the Escambia County Sheriff's Department.
www.wcoapensacola.com /air/don.htm   (213 words)

  
 Pensacola High School
Pensacola High School has been an IB World School since January 1987.
The head of the school is Sara Lewis.
The school is open to male and female students.
www.ibo.org /school/000442   (130 words)

  
 Pensacola World Changers - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Pensacola World Changers is joining more than 350 high-school seniors to replace 26 roofs and make landscape improvements at select residences within the city of Pensacola and Escambia County, beginning July 13.
The students will be housed at Pensacola High School during their stay.
Approximately 100 Pensacola students will join our guests and are known as "Crew 2." Crew 2 will undertake landscape improvements in and around the houses receiving new roofs.
www.ci.pensacola.fl.us /worldchangers/news/061802.shtml   (523 words)

  
 THE SCHOOL BOARD OF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Brian Claggett, a student at Washington High School, was recognized for receiving a perfect score of 36 on the ACT test taken in October.
WHEREAS, the School District of Escambia County is proud and honored to have two audiologists, fifty-two speech-language pathologists, and six teachers of the hearing impaired.
Daniel Penniman, a student at Pensacola High School, was recognized for posting times to qualify for Junior Nationals in the 50 meter, 100 meter, and 200 meter freestyle.
www.escambia.k12.fl.us /board/4-3-03.rec.mtg.htm   (1622 words)

  
 Pine Forest High School - Pensacola, Florida/FL - Public School Profile
Pine Forest High School is a high school in Pensacola, Florida.
The school was designed as a social experiment that included a lack of walls in most areas to help promote open communication between teachers and students, as well as to foster the development of better manners, and social skills.While little proof has been offered as to the validity of this idea.
Athletics: Pine Forest lost the USA Today High School Football National Championship in 1988 (and the Class 5A state championship) after compiling a 13-1 record, the only time to date a Florida team has lost the award.
www.publicschoolreview.com /school_ov/school_id/17971   (337 words)

  
 The Florida Catholic - Pensacola Catholic High School celebrates commencement
Pensacola Catholic High School Athletic Director Richard LaBounty presents the Chris Gallman Sportsmanship Award to Anna Greskovich.
Pensacola Catholic High School celebrated its 64th commencement for 126 graduates the weekend of May 13-15.
"Throughout high school, we have been blessed with opportunities to grow and change through the guidance and nurturing of the faculty and staff at school and loving parents at home," she said.
thefloridacatholic.org /articles/2005/050527/050527-pt-graduation.htm   (1254 words)

  
 ASNE High School Journalism -
This lesson is designed to orient students in their role as reporters in the school community by focusing on the needs and preferences of its audience, mainly other students, and their responsibilities as journalists.
By understanding the role the paper should play in the daily life of the school, students will develop a sense of the newsworthiness of stories in the context of a scholastic publication.
The focus of this unit is to establish a mission statement for the school newspaper using the results of the poll and the addition of other "need to know" news stories.
www.highschooljournalism.org /Teachers/Lesson_Plans/Detail.cfm?lessonplanid=213   (645 words)

  
 Pensacola, Florida
The city of Pensacola, county seat of Escambia County, is located on the westernmost part of the Florida panhandle, about 10 miles from the Alabama border and 60 miles east of the city of Mobile.
The Pensacola King Mackerel and Cobia Tournament, held in June, is one of the Gulf Coast's largest fishing tournaments.
Pensacola is also home to two minor league professional sports teams.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/florida/pensacola   (919 words)

  
 Pensacola Little Theatre History
In Pensacola, it was the Civic Drama Players, incorporated one year later as the Pensacola Little Theatre, Inc., in the State of Florida as a nonprofit organization.
After that, while the Pensacola High School stage was still home for performances, rehearsal and storage space became a problem.
Built in 1911, the abandoned land mark was to be readapted to become the Pensacola Cultural Center.
www.pensacolalittletheatre.com /aboutplt/historyplt.html   (1016 words)

  
 The Florida Catholic - Pensacola Catholic High School celebrates commencement
Pensacola Catholic High School Athletic Director Richard LaBounty presents the Chris Gallman Sportsmanship Award to Anna Greskovich.
Pensacola Catholic High School celebrated its 64th commencement for 126 graduates the weekend of May 13-15.
"Throughout high school, we have been blessed with opportunities to grow and change through the guidance and nurturing of the faculty and staff at school and loving parents at home," she said.
www.thefloridacatholic.org /articles/2005/050527/050527-pt-graduation.htm   (1254 words)

  
 Success for At-Risk Students
Of the schooling practices that research has shown to be effective for educating students at risk of school failure, staff of Pensacola High School in Pensacola, Florida make use of many that are appropriate for students in grades 9-12.
Other high schools in the Escambia district were also involved in the program, which was coordinated by English teacher and CAI specialist Gene Evans.
Focusing in Pensacola High School's program in particular, Gene Evans notes that 30 percent of PHS's 1992 graduates were graduates of the CAI lab.
www.nwrel.org /scpd/sirs/7/snap27.html   (2931 words)

  
 Pensacola Catholic High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pensacola Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic diocesan high school in Pensacola, Florida under the jurisdiction of the Ordinary of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.
It is co-educational, organized on the 9-12 plan with an enrollment of over 600 students.
The school is an accredited Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and has been so ever since receiving the award in 1993.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pensacola_Catholic_High_School   (102 words)

  
 Pensacola: Tate High School | Film North Florida
Tate High School is located on Tate School Road off Highway 29 in north Escambia County.
The main school building is in the center of the photograph.
The baseball field is no the west side of the school campus.
www.filmnorthflorida.com /locations/Pensacola:-Tate-High-School   (275 words)

  
 Pensacola Opera
In partnership with county schools, we focus on designing and developing educational materials and programming to meet the needs of students in Northwest Florida.
Designed for elementary school children, this opera by John Davies tells the familiar tale using the music of Mozart.
Each summer, Pensacola Opera holds one- and two-week camps which focus on all aspects of opera production, including vocal coaching, dramatic training, audition techniques, set and costume design, and makeup.
www.pensacolaopera.com /education-schools-opera.asp   (523 words)

  
 Economic Development News | Pensacola Chamber of Commerce
Pensacola's economy has traditionally been based on its natural resources: water, lumber and agriculture.
Pensacola still boasts the Navy as its number one employer, but tourism, industry, health care and education make up the majority of its workforce and economy.
Industry, large and small, continues to provide job opportunities for Pensacolians and the school systems and universities are responsive to businesses and are supported by high-tech military training in the region.
www.pensacolachamber.com /economicdevelopment/news/default.htm   (194 words)

  
 Pensacola Area Education and Training
The Pensacola area is proud to offer a premier educational system to all residents.
This Florida Lottery-Funded Scholarship rewards students for their academic achievements during high school by providing funding for them to pursue postsecondary educational and career goals in Florida.
Pensacola Junior College is recognized, both locally and nationally, as a leader in technical training.
www.pensacolabayarea.com /education.asp   (806 words)

  
 Pensacola Little Theatre
Local performers, technicians and writers combined their efforts and produced their shows at the local high school for several years.
Original building tenants included Kaleidoscope/Ballet Pensacola with dance studios and office space on the third floor; West Florida Literary Federation with offices and a community library on the second floor; and the African American Heritage Society and the Pensacola Children’s Chorus, both with offices on the second floor.
In the spirit of the building intention, the Pensacola Children’s Chorus grew and moved to its own facility in 1997 and the Pensacola Opera moved into the Cultural Center.
www.pensacolalittletheatre.com /aboutplt/index.html   (1064 words)

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