Schools like Sarasota's Pine View are hard to match; it offers students a standard curriculum in addition to dozens of other programs they may participate in throughout the course of the school year. Specialized programs offer students the opportunity to be invited to gifted education courses where they can deepen their learning and gain a further understanding of more advanced subjects. Students are also given free reign of their schedule, with the opportunity to start as early as 7:40 a.m. and end as early as 1 p.m.
Offering classes from grades seven through 12, West Shore High School in Melbourne is the winner of the 2006 Blue Ribbon in the No Child Left Behind Program. It has a mandatory dress code for students in the effort to make everyone feel equal, as well as dozens of extracurricular activities including soccer, basketball, drama, and dance. Students also enjoy top-notch instruction from a highly qualified staff of teachers and administrators.
Named the #9 school in the nation for 2010, Palm Beach's Suncoast High School has been in the top 10 since 1999. With award-winning programs in band, chorus, football and tennis, it's regarded as one of Florida's finest public institutions. Suncoast has about 1,300 students and a massive campus full of many diverse facilities for faculty and student use. The school also offers a broad range of extracurricular activities, including chess club, swim team, and woodcrafters.
With courses offered for students grades seven through 12, Merritt Island's Edgewood Junior Senior High School requires 28 credit hours rather than the state-minimal of 26 that most high schools demand for graduation. Students participate in the No Child Left Behind Program to ensure they'll be able to keep up with all the subject matter. The school has about 900 students, all of whom have the opportunity to take part in Edgewood's many programs, including baseball, football, bowling, and golf.