ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Four years ago, not a single student at Jones High School was enrolled in a physics course.
Any student interested in physics had to enroll through Florida Virtual School. Jones High School now has more than 230 students taking physics and two full-time teachers.
Principal Allison Kirby said the key to the program’s success was finding the right teachers. Enrollment in just one year has increased by 1,200%. [TRENDING: Boy charged with murder appears in court | Video: Man throws baby swans into cooler at Orlando park | Tiger spotted on front lawn still missing] “I think physics is one of those pathways people used to see that is exclusive and only the top students would take physics and we want by making it the senior