Yes, you may prefer a particular school or educational program, but your son's or daughter's opinion, motivation and commitment to that choice are integral to the success or failure of the high school experience. What zoned high schools offer Each of Pinellas county's public high schools adheres to a common curriculum and augments that educational foundation with a broad range of academic and vocational choices. All high schools offer a full range of academic, elective, advanced placement and honors classes that meet specific areas of student interest or career goals while satisfying state graduation standards. Also, all high schools participate in a dual enrollment program with St. Petersburg Junior College, allowing students to earn up to a full year of college credit by the time they graduate from high school. Extensive after-school activity programs supplement this concentration on academics.
Students can participate in a full spectrum of competitive sports from football to swimming.
There are academic organizations, as well as interest clubs such as multiculturalism, drama, junior crime watch, teen parenting, and television production, among others. Dixie Hollins students can enroll in auto detailing as well as a range of technical programs. Lakewood High School has both a strong drama and an environmental studies program. Tarpon Springs has a music conservatory. Several schools offer ROTC programs for students interested in military careers.