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Pahokee Middle-Senior High has a variety of Choice and in-house programs, including Civil Air Patrol (CAP), Information Technology, International Baccalaureate, Medical Sciences - Pre-Medicine, and Robotics. Learn more about our programs, below.
Civil Air Patrol
The Civil Air Patrol Program (CAP) is designed to build a student's character by instilling skills as a leader. Cadets will be exposed to concepts in the Aerospace industry and career exploration tied to a STEM curriculum. The program consists of three missions: Aerospace Education, Cadet Program, and Emergency Services. Upon completion of the CAP program, Cadets are eligible to earn up to two pay grades higher than others should they choose to further their career in the Armed Forces.
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Pahokee Cadet Sqdn FL-830 is Palm Beach Counties only in school cadet squadron. The variety of activities that their cadets are involved with include meeting people like Mr Greg Sherven, AirTraffic Controller at Miami Center. They got to have a conversation with him as he spoke about what his career involves.
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Pre-Information Technology (6th - 8th)
The Pre–Information Technology program offers an innovative, integrated learning environment focused on computers, technology, and communications. Emphasis is placed on a college preparatory curriculum directly linked to career pathways in the IT career cluster.
Information Technology (9th - 12th)
The program offers the following certifications:
- Digital Information Technology
- Certification as a Web Designer (S.D.A. Site Development Associate.)
- Digital Design 1, 2, 3
- Adobe Certified Associate (Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Premier Pro, Dream Weaver, Flash)
International Baccalaureate MYP/DP - Pahokee Middle-Senior High School's Mission Statement
Pahokee Middle High International Baccalaureate World School is dedicated to the intellectual advancement and achieving of principled and caring students, who can effectively meet the challenges of a multicultural and global community.
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MYP Projects
Through the Middle Years Programme (MYP) projects, students experience the responsibility of completing a significant piece of work over an extended period of time.
-Community Project: Completed during 8th grade
-Personal Project: Completed during 10th gradeThe aims of the MYP projects are to encourage and enable students to:
- participate in a sustained, self-directed inquiry within a global context
- generate creative new insights and develop deeper understandings through in-depth investigation
- demonstrate the skills, attitudes and knowledge required to complete a project over an extended period of time
- communicate effectively in a variety of situations
- demonstrate responsible action through, or as a result of, learning
- appreciate the process of learning and take pride in their accomplishments.
IB Policies-Academic Integrity Policy
IB MYP Subject Briefs-individual-Societies
IB MYP Subject Briefs-Interdisciplinary-learning
IB MYP Subject Briefs-Phys-Health-Ed
IB MYP Subject Briefs-Language-Acquisition
IB MYP Subject Briefs-Language-Literature
IB MYP Subject Briefs-Mathematics
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International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (6th - 10th)
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) is for students in grades 6–10 and provides a framework of academic challenge and life skills appropriate to this stage of adolescence. The IBMYP offers a holistic approach that emphasizes critical thinking skills, global citizenship, and intercultural awareness, as well as traditional school subjects. The curriculum consists of eight subject groups explored through six global contexts: identities and relationships, orientations in space and time, personal and cultural identity, globalization and sustainability, fairness and development, and scientific and technical innovation. It encourages students aged 11 to 16 to make practical connections between their studies and the real world, preparing them for success in further study and in life.
For more information, please visit the IBO website
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IB Learner Profile
The aim of the IB Programme is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. IB learners strive to be:
• Inquirers
• Open-minded
• Knowledgeable
• Caring
• Thinkers
• Risk-takers
• Communicators
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The DP Curriculum at PMHS
IB Diploma candidates take one course from each of the six groups of study in the DP.
They enroll in at least three Higher Level Courses (HL) and two or three Standard Level Courses (SL) over the course of two years (11th and 12th).Six Groups of Study
Group 1: Studies in language & literature
IB English Language & Literature HL
Group 2: Language Acquisition
IB Spanish B HL
IB Spanish ab initio SL
Group 3: Individuals and Societies
IB History SL or HL
IB Social and Cultural Anthropology
Group 4: Sciences
IB Biology SL or HL
Group 5: Mathematics
IB Math Applications & Interpretations SL
Group 6: The Arts
IB Visual Arts SL or HLThree Core Requirements:
- THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE is a course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical).
- EXTENDED ESSAY is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of questions relating to one of the subjects they are studying.
- CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY, SERVICE requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom. while reflecting on their learning experiences.
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PMHS IB DP Handbook
You can access the 2022 and Beyond Pahokee Middle High IB Diploma Programme Handbook below:
PMHS DP Handbook 2022 and beyond -
IB Policies-Language Policy
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (11th - 12th)
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is an assessed programme for students in their junior and senior year. It is respected by leading universities across the globe. Through the DP, schools are able to develop students who: have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge, flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically, study at least two languages, excel in traditional academic subjects, explore the nature of knowledge through the programme’s unique theory of knowledge course. (IBO.org)
Program Requirements:- Follow IB curriculum
- 100 CAS hours (Creativity, Activity and Service) in 11th and 12th grades
- Extended Essay (an independent, self-directed research paper)
- Theory of Knowledge
IB Graduates can earn:
- A specialized IB diploma that is accepted worldwide
- Florida Bright Future Scholarship (100% tuition)
In House Academies (applicants must reside in the school zone):
Robotics
Our goal at Pahokee Middle High school is to present and expose many if not all of our students into inclusive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities and projects in an innovative way in order to increase student self-efficacy, motivation, and create positive attitudes towards STEM subjects. Through participation in FIRST LEGO League Robotics and FIRST TECH CHALLENGE, our students are introduced to real-world problems and multiple complex tasks where our students as a team had to research solutions to the problem and design an innovative solution to the existing real-world problem.
Medical Sciences - Pre-Medicine Academy (9th - 12th)
This academy provides students with the medical skills and training necessary to succeed in postsecondary healthcare career education and/ or to successfully transition into the healthcare workforce. Students can earn certifications in Allied Health Assisting and Electrocardiograph Technician.