School in Port St. Lucie, United States, Florida
Treasure Coast High School, abbreviated TCHS, is a high school located in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The school's name is taken from the Treasure Coast, the name of the region where the school is located, due to the presence of shipwrecks off its coast.
Campus
Treasure Coast High School is made up of four buildings and a central courtyard. The campus is designed to be very open and large to accommodate its students. The campus has trees and other plants. Three of the four buildings are two-story. The only building that does not have a second story is building three, which contains the auditorium, gymnasium, and several elective classes.
The school was designed so it would be possible to get to any class, from anywhere on campus, within five minutes.[citation needed]
Academics
Treasure Coast High School offers many classes, separated into Small Learning Communities, which are also known as academies. The SLCs are a part of a Global Community which includes the 9th Grade S.T.A.R.S. (Students Transitioning & Aspiring to Reach Success) academy,[2] the 10th Grade Explorer Academy,[3] and the various career academies.
Below is a list of the Career Academies, as well as classes that may be taken at the school:[4]
Academies
A.I.C.E Program, sponsored by the University of Cambridge
- AS and A-Level English Literature
- AS and A-Level Global Perspectives
- AS and A-Level Mathematics
- AS and A-Level Psychology
- AS and A-Level United States History
- AS-Level Art & Design
- AS-Level Biology
- AS-Level Chemistry
- AS-Level Economics
- AS-Level English Language
- AS-Level Environmental Management
- AS-Level European History
- AS-Level French Language
- AS-Level General Paper
- AS-Level Graphic Design
- AS-Level Marine Science
- AS-Level Media Studies
- AS-Level Music
- AS-Level Physical Education
- AS-Level Sociology
- AS-Level Spanish Language
- AS-Level Spanish Literature
- AS-Level Thinking Skills
Public Service and Safety
- Health Science & Allied Health Assisting
- First Responder
- Nursing Assistant
Criminal Justice
US Air Force JROTC
- Aerospace Science
- Leadership Education
Teacher Assisting
Visionary House
- Creative Photography
- Digital Photography
- Drawing
- Entertainment Marketing
- Graphic Design
- International Business
- New Media Technology
Culinary Arts
Innovation House
- Biotechnology
- Pre-Engineering & Manufacturing
The School's Yearbook is called "The Odyssey", named after the epic by Homer.
Technology
Each classroom is equipped with a teacher laptop, data projectors, document camera and an audio enhancement microphone system. Each "quad", named after how the central lobby and classrooms are shaped, is provided with a wireless mobile laptop unit for instant access to online resources.
The school also has a manufacturing lab, complete with machinery, to accommodate pre-engineering students, as well as a large kitchen to accommodate culinary arts students. The school also has many computer labs scattered throughout the campus, a complete and working security system, Wi-Fi Connectivity, and a Cell Phone monitoring device.[citation needed]
Recognitions
In the 2008–2009 school year, the Florida Department of Education rated Treasure Coast High School a "C" school, for the second year in a row.[5]
In the 2009–2010 school year, the Florida Department of Education rated Treasure Coast High School a "B" school. It is the first true public high school in the St. Lucie County School District to be rated "B" with the exception of Lincoln Park Academy, a magnet school.[6]
TCHS received a B grade for the 2016–17 school year, thus making it eight consecutive years as a B school.
