Forest Hill Community High School (FHCHS) also known as Forest Hill or ''The Hill'', is a

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with an enrollment of 2,457 students. The school is a part of the

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History

The school opened as Forest Hill High School in 1959; it is situated next to the West Palm Beach Country Club and

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in the southwestern corner of the City of West Palm Beach on a compact tract. A larger building replaced the original structure on the same site in 2004. The school was first accredited in 1961. In the 1980s, the Palm Beach County School Board added the word ''Community'' to the names of all public high schools. Forest Hill is a public school for students in the local community, and for those coming from afar to the magnet programs held at the school.

Academics

The school's attendance boundaries encompass a culturally diverse area with a high percentage of non-native speakers of English. In order to expand the opportunities available to its student body, the school initiated many

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, Tourism and Hospitality,

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and

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. In 2008, the Tourism and Hospitality magnet program introduced a marketing club, DECA, into its program; and in 2009, the club opened up the school's first alternative breakfast cafe called Falcon Cafe, run by its members and officers. The school also offers

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(ESOL) and Exceptional Student Education (ESE). The basic classes are:

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, Social Studies,

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, Culinary, and

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Athletics

* Football: Varsity & Junior Varsity Runner up 1986 & 1987 * Football

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: Varsity & Junior Varsity * Basketball

: Varsity & Junior Varsity *

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: Boys & Girls * Boys

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

: Varsity & Junior Varsity * Girls

: Varsity & Junior Varsity *

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: Boys & Girls *

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: Boys & Girls *

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: Varsity & Junior Varsity * Cross Country: Boys & Girls * Track: Boys & Girls *

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* Boys Soccer: Varsity & Junior Varsity * Girls Soccer: Varsity & Junior Varsity * Boys

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

: Varsity & Junior Varsity * Girls

: Varsity & Junior Varsity * Boys

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: Varsity & Junior Varsity * Girls

: Varsity & Junior Varsity The school ended their 37-game football losing streak on October 23, 2009. The Varsity Falcons beat Spanish River 12-7. They had the longest losing streak in the state with 43 games from 1999-2003. The win was only fifth in the decade for Forest Hill. The game was won on Forest Hill's Senior night, the last home football game for the 2009-2010 season, except for the homecoming game, which was held on November 6, 2009.

School rating

Notable alumni

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who joined at

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in 2003 *

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player who earned Most Valuable Player honors at the

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(Class of 1975) *

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, former

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player (

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) (Class of 1981) * Eddie Gaillard, Major League Baseball player (Class of 1988) * Jorge Labarga, Justice of the Florida Supreme Court *

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and record-setting

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(Class of 1987) * J.P. Soars, blues singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer. In 2021, he was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Contemporary Blues Male Artist' category. * Ken Stone, National Football League player (Class of 1968) *

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, Major League Baseball player (Class of 1980) * Harry Winkler (handballer), Harry Winkler, University of Florida basketball player 1965-67, 1972 and 1976 US Olympic Handball player (Class of 1963) * Mike Wood (baseball), Mike Wood, former Major League Baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers) (Class of 1998)

References

External links

Edline Page: Forest Hill Community High School

FLDoE School Grade Report: Forest Hill Community High School

USGS Supported Engineering Academy @ FHCHS

IB Information: Forest Hill Community High School
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