History

JBHS opened in August 2004 with an enrollment of 1100 students in grades 9-11. A senior class was added the following year. It is an "open choice" school.

The 270000 square feet (25,083.8 m²) building complex is spread over 100 acre (0.404686 km²), which includes 17 acres (68,796.6 m²) of mitigated wetlands

Mitigation banking

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In May 2011, four students were charged with printing counterfeit money

Counterfeit money

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 and then using them at the school and local businesses.

Recognition

The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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 (SACS). It has been an "A" school for five straight years. In 2009, Newsweek magazine ranked JBHS as one of the top schools in the nation (636 out of 1500). in 2010 and 2011 "Newsweek" magazine rated JBHS one of the top schools in the nation. In 2011,JBHS was the only one of the three Martin County high schools to be credited by "Newsweek" In 2009, the International Center for Leadership in Education recognized JBHS as one of the 40 top schools in the nation. Previous recognition includes the Florida Department of Education naming JBHS as one of the top-50 high schools in the state, and being named a Positive Behavior Support

Positive behavior support

Positive behavior support strives to use a system to understand what maintains an individual's challenging behavior. Students' inappropriate behaviors are difficult to change because they are functional; they serve a purpose for the child. These behaviors are supported by reinforcement in the...

 (PBS) Model School (2007).

JBHS is also home of Mrs. Conney Dahn, Florida's Teacher of the Year in 2006.

Activities

The music department was one of six schools in Florida to be named finalists in the 2010 "Grammy Foundation's Signature Schools Program". Jubilate, the school's vocal ensemble compete in Atlanta's Heritage Festival National Competition where they received a gold rating and first place in their division.} The Concert Choir also excellent ratings at State Festival.

Athletics

JBHS has earned several state championships:

• Girls' Volleyball: 2007, 2009
• Girls' Basketball: 2007
• Boys' Soccer: 2006
• Girls' 4 × 800 Relay: 2006