extended essay, and various other academic and social requirements in order to receive their IB diploma. PHS IB is the only school in Northwest Florida with National Merit Commended Scholars, Semi-Finalists, and Finalists every year for the past 21 years. In addition, 15 students have been accepted into MIT in the last 16 years. At least one student every year has been accepted into a top Ivy League School PHS IB is the only school in the county that offers: 3 years of Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. AP BC Calculus & IB Math HL -instrumental in some college acceptance. PHS is consistently ranked one of the top most challenging schools Communities served Most of Pensacola's historic North Hill community, sections of East Hill community, downtown Pensacola and towards Naval Air Station Pensacola, and Pensacola Beach are zoned for Pensacola High School. Pensacola High School also serves students throughout Northwest Florida through magnet programs and career academies: International Baccaleaurate Program, Scholar's Program, English Language Learner Program, Academy for Health Professions, Advanced Manufacturing Academy, Early Childhood Education Academy, Law and Public Service Academy, Sports Medicine Academy, and Culinary Arts Academy Even though Pensacola Beach is zoned to Pensacola High School, most high-school students in Pensacola Beach attend Gulf Breeze High School, operated by Santa Rosa County School District. National recognition and prominence In the news magazine Newsweek's published list of America's Top Public High Schools, Pensacola High School ranked as follows: 2003 - #188 2005 - #8 2006 - #38 2007 - #38 2008 - #42 2009 - #54 2010 - #22 2016 - The Washington Post named Pensacola High School in the top 10% of the hardest schools in America, ranking it number 35 out of several thousand. Extracurricular programs PHS currently features several extracurricular activities that compete in Escambia County, and across the state: PHS is home to FL–12 AFJROTC, a large Air Force JROTC unit founded in 1969. FL–12 is one of the first JROTC units in the United States. The FL–12 drill team was founded in 1972, winning titles at the local, region, and national level. The Academic Team (quiz bowl) has had the longest win streak in the Cox Academic Tournament. The team has been champions for the previous ten years. The team has competed on the state and national level, with both the team and individual team members placing highly. Mu Alpha Theta (Math Team) which