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HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Digital Media Available School Options
The Digital Media program is designed to provide practical experiences in both
graphic/digital design and photography. Students become proficient in, and refine, Choice
their use of concepts, terminology, techniques, and applications of digital imaging to · A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
create original work. Students produce digital still and/or animated images through the · Boynton Beach Community High
single or combined use of computers, digital cameras, digital video cameras, scanners, In–House:
photo editing software, drawing and painting software, graphic tablets, printers, new · Park Vista Community High (no audition
media, and emerging technologies. Students' increasingly independent approach to required)
their work promotes risk-taking in the completion of conceptually based, self-directed
work. All students applying to these programs must meet the following eligibility
criteria: 2.0 GPA and an eligible audition score.
Digital Media Technology- Scholastic Esports Available School Options
The Digital Media Technology - Scholastic Esports program focuses on Digital Media,
Gaming Development, and Entrepreneurship. Students can earn up to five industry Choice: None available
certifications through the four-year Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway. An In–House:
emphasis is placed on innovative and immersive career-oriented education aligning · Palm Beach Lakes Community High
with industry standards, integrated through the Network of Academic Scholastic
Esports Federation (NASEF). The rising interest in Esports among students motivates
us to infuse Esports components into daily teaching, aligning with the district's
comprehensive Esports ecosystem. The program goal is to nurture students' passion
for careers in Esports and enable them to access scholarships for higher education.
Esports equips students with essential academic and technical skills crucial for future
success in STEM and non-STEM postsecondary learning pathways and careers.
Drafting and Design
The Drafting and Design program offers two distinct strands designed to challenge Available School Options
students with laboratory and classroom based curriculum which promotes the use of Choice
critical thinking and computer technology skills. The content and activities in these · Lake Worth Community High
programs include entrepreneurship, safety, and leadership skills. In the Drafting courses · West Boca Raton Community High
of study, students employ the use of AutoCAD Computer Aided Design software for (Students will identify a preference to
architectural, mechanical, and 3D projects. In the Communications Technology Strand, study either Architecture and Engineering
the study of the processes, uses, and technical skills found in visual technologies (both or Communication Technology)
conventional and digital procedures), multimedia productions, computer animation In–House
and graphics, web page design, electronic media, and other new and emerging · Atlantic Community High
technologies will be incorporated. This program focuses on the understanding and · Wellington Community High—Drafting &
demonstration of the technological tools, machines, instruments, materials, processes Communications Design
and systems in business and industry.
All students applying to these programs must meet the following eligibility
criteria: 2.0 GPA.
Early Childhood Teacher Education Available School Options
The Early Childhood Teacher Education program is a program in which high school
students prepare for careers in child–related occupations, earning high school honors Choice
credits and/or Dual Enrollment college credits. Career possibilities may include · Lake Worth Community High
teaching, child psychology, social work, and day–care ownership. The program · Olympic Heights Community High
prepares students for post–secondary education or immediate entry into the Palm · Palm Beach Lakes Community High
Beach County workforce. Students gain teaching experiences through internships at · Santaluces Community High
· William T. Dwyer High
area preschools and elementary schools. Early Childhood Teacher Education programs In–House
provide students with teaching experiences in the laboratory preschools located on
high school campuses with the exception of Atlantic High and Boca Raton High. · Atlantic Community High
All students applying to these programs listed below must · Boca Raton Community High
meet the following eligibility criteria: 2.5 GPA. Applicants must · Boynton Beach Community High
pass a background check for continuation in the program. · Spanish River Community High

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