Heritage High School

Located in Okeechobee, Fla., Yearling Middle School serves more than 700 students in grades six through eight. It offers a variety of subjects, such as English and language arts, mathematics, sciences, social science and economics. Additionally, the middle school offers classes in technology and family and consumer science programs. The school has a library and media center that provides resources, such as books, journals and magazines and Internet access. Yearling Middle School s athletics department offers various sports activities, such as tennis, football, soccer, basketball, golf and baseball. In addition, the school conducts classes in health and physical education. Yearling Middle School provides a range of multicultural activities and offers counseling and career programs to students.

Jackson Heights Middle School is operated by Seminole County Public Schools and is located in Oviedo, Fla. The school maintains a parent-teacher-student association that conducts periodic meetings and organizes various events and activities for the overall development of the school. It has a student council and guidance and counseling department that assist students on various topics that include friendship and social skills, family issues, grief, self-esteem, anger management, drug abuse prevention, social skills training and career education. The school also has a library media center that offers a range of dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, magazines, portals, archives and more than 70,000 education-related Web sites as an additional resource to students. Jackson Heights Middle School has an enrollment of more than 1,200 students in grades six through eight.