HIGHLIGHTS and profile

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Canterbury School of Florida was founded in 1968 as a co-educational, college-preparatory day school. While affiliated with the Episcopal Church, Canterbury welcomes students of all races, creeds and religious origins, encouraging a diverse student body. The school is situated on two campuses minutes apart in northeast St. Petersburg: Hough Campus for prekindergarten through grade 4 and Knowlton Campus for grades 5 through 12.

Some of the 2009-2010 School year highlights are listed below.
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100% of the Class of 2010 is accepted to 116 colleges and universities.

The Class of 2010 earns nearly $4.8 million dollars in merit scholarships, and

41% of the class is accepted to university honors programs.

Senior is named National Merit Scholar, and two seniors were named Commended Scholars.

Senior is named National Hispanic Scholar.

Senior receives an appointment to the United States Naval Academy.

54 upper school students take 150 Advanced Placement exams in 17 subjects. AP classes are added in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, bringing the total number of AP classes offered to 20.

7 middle school students win state-level recognition in the Duke University Talent Identification Program, and 2 won Grand Recognition.

Groundbreaking takes place for a new upper school building.

Technology expands with SMART Boards™ in every classroom, document cameras in more than 70% of classrooms, extended in-house professional development for all faculty and staff, and increased accessibility of wireless resources.

3 seniors are recruited to play collegiate football.

Senior is one of twelve athletes named to FHSAA All Academic Team.

September 08, 2010
- Knowlton Campus Yearbook photos
September 09, 2010
- Hough Campus Yearbook Photos
- Rosh Hashanah
- Volleyball - Girls Middle School vs. Out-of-Door Academy (Home) 4:00 PM
- Volleyball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Manatee Home Education Athletic Team (HEAT) (Home) 5:00 PM

Please refer to the Calendar News for more complete event details:

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER!
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS & NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM SCHOLAR
Congratulations to our 2010 National Merit Scholar and our two National Merit Commended Scholars.

Congratulations also to our National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.

Our 2010 National Merit Scholar with her parents.

AP SCHOLARS
We are so proud of all our AP Scholars! AP Scholar designation is granted to students who receive grades of 3 (5 is the highest score) or higher on three or more AP Exams. This year we had three AP Scholars in the Class of 2009, four AP Scholars in the Class of 2010, and three AP Scholars in the Class of 2011.

AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR
The AP Scholar with Honor distinction is granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. This year we had one AP Scholar with Honor in the Class of 2009 and two AP Scholars with Honor in the Class of 2010.

AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION
The AP Scholar with Distinction designation is granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. This year we congratulate two AP Scholars with Distinction in the Class of 2009 and three AP Scholars with Distinction in the Class of 2010.