Walter C. Young Middle School

Walter C. Young Middle School

Walter C. Young Middle School is a junior high school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

The Schools 8th grade 2006 eCYBERMISSION team (Chris Pannier, Matias Kaplan, Zachary Adler, Matthew Jacobs and their adviser Mrs. Mark) took first place at the national level.For several years running, the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math teams have been champions at the county level.Fact|date=August 2008

History

In 1977, a committee appointed by the city of Pembroke Pines came up with the idea of a multi-use facility to accommodate the needs of the citizens of Pembroke Pines, the Broward County School System, and social service organizations. Governor Bob Graham's task force strongly promoted the idea that future schools should be constructed as multi-purposed such as the Walter C. Young Resource Center proposal. Representative Walter C. Young, a retired school principal himself, saw great potential in this concept. In fact, he became the cheerleader for the idea, pushing people to build such a facility. With matching $8.5 million in state funding to build it, he got an agreement signed by The City Of Pembroke Pines and The Broward County School Board.

In April 1986, Representative Walter C. Young and the School Board Chairman, Don Samuels, took part in the historic groundbreaking of the center. The center would eventually be named after Representative Walter C. Young.

Clubs

There are currently nine extracurricular clubs at Walter C. Young Middle School.

*Scrabble Club - This club is a group of about 30 students that train weekly for the United States Scrabble Open (the National Scrabble Competition) for children in 6th-8th grade. The competition is held in Providence, Rhode Island. The competition will be televised on ESPN and only the top four will get an opportunity to be in the nationals. These students play at least two games a week and study relentlessly to improve their vocabulary.

*Tech Squad - This club provides the internet site for the school. They improve and add information to the site. Each academic team has its own page. Also provide technical support for the school as a whole, and may be called to aid teachers.

*First Priority - [First Priority] is a youth organization that supports student-initiated, student-led Christian clubs on middle school and high school campuses in South Florida. This club is sponsored by Ms. Detellis and meets every Monday in building 8.

*Scrapbooking Club is a club where students can exploremeets on Wednesdays from 3:30 until 5:00 in the library. Mrs. Zelinski, Scrapbooking Club Sponsor

*Student Government class room representatives meet the first Wednesday of every month at 8:30 am in room 711. Mrs. Alt & Mrs. Zucker, Student Government Sponsors

Media Center

Located on the campus is the Pembroke Pines Branch Library.It is also the home for two classrooms for students. The library is available to students from WCYMS to go there and use computers, do homework, and check out books.

Extracurricular Activities

Walter C. Young Middle hosts the Pembroke Pines Relay for Life. One team, headed by the schools art teacher, sold tiles that would be painted and posted on the bridge connecting the school's campus and C. B. Smith Park.

References

External links

* [http://www.wcyoungms.org/ Walter C. Young Middle School Website]


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