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Contact: Dr. Henry C. Fraind
305-995-1206

June 3, 1999


One hundred of Coral Reef Senior High School's best students will be honored at the annual International Baccalaureate (IB) Pinning Ceremony, Thursday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m., in the school's auditorium, 10101 S.W. 152 Street. The students to be pinned have completed their freshman and sophomore years in the “Pre-IB” program and will dedicate themselves to the challenge of two additional years of IB study. They will be pinned by next year's twelfth grade students who have already completed one year of the IB Program. The colorful and symbolic ceremony will be followed by a reception on the school's patio, featuring ethnic foods that symbolize the cultural diversity of the IB program and its students.

Coral Reef is a MegaMagnet high school, and the International Baccalaureate Organization, based in Geneva, Switzerland, certified Coral Reef's IB program last year. The class of 2000 has 50 IB diploma candidates; the class of 2001 has doubled with over 100 diploma candidates.

IB students study six core subjects concurrently and sit for international examinations. Candidates also are required to submit an independent essay, engage in a special course titled “Theory of Knowledge,” and contribute 150 hours to community service and extracurricular activities. IB diploma holders gain admission, scholarships, advanced standing, and course credits to the most selective universities throughout the world.

For more information, contact Michele Patterson, IB Coordinator, at 305-232-2044, extension 127.

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