 It has also won first place from the National Asperger Association during both the 2009 and 2010 school years.In spring 2006, the school was one of 17 in Florida selected as part of "Sports Illustrated"'s "model SI Schools steroid and drug prevention initiative" for high school athletes.In April 2007 the school was awarded accreditation by the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer the IB Diploma Programme, making it the second IB school in Lee County and putting the school on track to graduate its first special needs class in 2009.