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Palm Harbor University High School 1900 Omaha
Street Palm Harbor, Florida 34683 phone: (727) 669-1131 FAX: (727) 725-7936
Welcome to the Palm Harbor University High School International
Baccalaureate Program website! Your interest in our program has led you to our website which we hope does two things:
- First, it answers some of the general questions you have about
the IB program and how we implement the IB at Palm Harbor;
- Second, we hope that the information that you glean here will
lead you to contact us to further explore your educational opportunities with us.
We also encourage our current students to visit this website regularly
to connect to the links that our teachers have created to assist students in following their course syllabi.
The IB Program at Palm Harbor University High School continues
to be among the leading programs in the world based upon the number of IB diplomas earned by our seniors. In the
class of 2011, 93% earned the IB diploma at PHUHS. Our graduates have consistently been ranked among the best in
North America for IB Programs with greater than 60 diploma candidates.
Each year our graduates are accepted to the most competitive and prestigious colleges, universities, and military academies
in the United States and abroad; however, most will pursue their undergraduate degrees in-state, taking advantage of the Florida
Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
Palm Harbor University High School has an enrollment of approximately
2,600 students, and the IB Program, which has 540 students, operates as a school within a school. The IB students share
elective classes with their peers in the traditional program and the Center for Wellness and Medical Professions, as well
as participate in the athletic and varied extracurricular activities offered to all the PHUHS students. The academics, however,
are taught exclusively in the Pre-Diploma classes for grades 9 and 10, and then in the IB Program for grades 11 and 12.
We hope that you find our website informative and up-to-date. Please
feel free to contact either Dr. Corace or me for more information about the IB Program at Palm Harbor University
High School at 727-669-1131.
Sincerely yours,
Christen Tonry
Principal
TonryC@pcsb.org

A message from the IB Coordinator, Dr. Mary Beth Corace:

Summer Greetings to Our IB Family,
Is it that time again? How quickly the lazy
days of summer move! While students are enjoying their last few days to sleep
in, I am preparing to meet all of our new freshmen and looking forward to welcoming all of our returning International Baccalaureate
students to the 2011-2012 school year on August 22nd.
This school year is finally settling in with the same traditions of excellence as our
past 16 PHUHS IB school openings. With a lot of effort by many administrators,
teachers, parents, and students, IB at PHUHS will maintain Freshmen IB Summer Orientation, an A,B,C day block schedule, and
Academic Coaching. Additionally, the Academic Research course, IB Planners, Questia
& Turnitin software programs, and our prestigious faculty are back to assure another successful year.
I will miss our graduates of the Class of 2011 who have now joined the illustrious alumni
of the PHUHS IB program. This class excelled in so many areas: academics, athletics,
music, visual arts, theatre, various clubs, and volunteerism. I hope these graduates
keep in touch as they continue to take advantage of life’s many opportunities.
While replacing these graduates will not be easy, I have always been inspired by our rising
seniors, the Class of 2012, who I have watched matriculate through three years of IB coursework in grand style. These students have so many talents that support various efforts of the program, school, and community. It is a great joy to watch them develop in knowledge, skills, and understanding.
Our Junior class is embarking on the full IB Diploma curriculum. No longer in Pre IB, students are entering Higher Level (HL) and Standard Level (SL) classes of their choice
from the six subject areas that make-up the IB curriculum. Creativity, Action
and Service (CAS) begins too so our IB Juniors will be making the best use of their time during their high school years.
Rising Sophomores, congratulations! You have
completed your inaugural year of the most rigorous high school education recognized internationally for its standardization
of high level content and assessed knowledge of its graduates. Your 10th
grade year will not be easier in content but it should be easier for you to manage now that you understand the requirements
and the support of your fellow IB students and our IB faculty. Your class is
performing at high levels and it is the largest 10th grade class in the history of PHUHS IB program (and there
is still a waiting list). I look forward to your return and your next year of
PHUHS Pre IB. Incoming Freshmen, you belong in IB. You have the
talent, you have successfully completed the required courses in middle school, and you drew the right lottery number for PHUHS
IB. I am delighted that you are in our program.
Welcome to our web site!
On this home page,
we'll introduce our program and explore our curriculum. The purpose of this web site is to help you to make informed decisions
about course selections in the IB program. We hope that you can more easily understand the differences between the Standard
and Higher Level version of each subject.
Your academic coach is prepared to help you through this process.
We encourage you to share this information with your parents.
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Our International Baccalaureate Program is a rigorous pre-university course of studies,
leading to examinations, that meets the needs of highly motivated secondary school students in grades 11 and 12. Designed
as a comprehensive two-year curriculum that allows its graduates to fulfill requirements of various national education systems,
the International Baccalaureate diploma model is based upon the pattern of no single country but incorporates the best elements
of many. Our program is available in English, French and Spanish. In Pinellas County, a carefully designed Pre-Diploma curriculum
(grades 9 and 10) precedes the two year IB curriculum.
International curriculum planners seek to ensure that the organization's
educational aims are embodied in the structure and content of the programme itself. The means to achieving the diploma is
displayed in the shape of a hexagon with six academic areas surrounding the core. Subjects are studied concurrently and students
are exposed to the two great traditions of learning - the humanities and the sciences.
Diploma candidates are required
to select one subject from each of the six subject groups. At least three and not more than four are taken at the higher level
(HL), the others at standard level (SL). HL courses represent 240 teaching hours, SL courses cover 150 hours. By arranging
work in this fashion, students are able to explore some subjects in depth and some more broadly over the two year period (11th
& 12th grades); this is a deliberate compromise between the early specialization preferred in some national systems and
the breadth found in others.
Distribution requirements ensure that the science-oriented student is challenged to learn
a foreign language and that the natural linguist becomes familiar with laboratory procedures. While overall balance is maintained,
flexibility in choosing higher level concentrations allows the student to pursue areas of personal interest and to meet special
requirements for university entrance.
There are currently more than 843,000 students in 3,020
participating IB schools in 139 nations worldwide.
This web site is a terrific way to access the information
you need about our school, as well as serving as an educational resource. Whether you're currently enrolled or just curious
about what we have to offer, you're sure to find a wealth of helpful information.

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Latest News:
The PHUHS class of 2011 produced 110 IB diploma recipients of 117 eligible
candidates, or 94%
The PHUHS class of 2010 produced 106 IB diploma recipients of 113 eligible
candidates, or 93.8%.
The PHUHS class of 2009 produced 122 IB diploma recipients of 124
eligible candidates, or 98.3%
The PHUHS class of 2008 produced 75 IB diploma recipients of 76 eligible
candidates, or 98.7%.
The PHUHS class of 2007 produced 106 IB diploma recipients of 113 eligible
candidates, or 93.8%.
The PHUHS class of 2006 produced 126 IB diploma recipients of 137 eligible
candidates, or 92%.
The PHUHS class of 2005 produced 127 IB diploma recipients of 136 eligible
candidates, or 93.3%.
The PHUHS class of 2004 produced 89 IB diploma recipients of 92 eligible candidates,
or 96.7%
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