FORT PIERCE — St. Lucie County Public Schools marked the opening of the new Fort Pierce Westwood Academy campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 13, unveiling a replacement high school designed to support modern learning, career training and future growth.
The new campus offers a wide range of updated facilities intended to prepare students for college and the workforce, according to Lydia Martin, chief communications officer for the St. Lucie County School District.
“The new Westwood Academy delivers a true 21st-century learning environment,” Martin said, pointing to more than 80 classrooms and career and technical education labs, a 750-seat auditorium, a modern gymnasium and cafeteria, and a full slate of athletic facilities. She said the campus also includes “a cutting-edge agriculture technology complex on 10 dedicated acres,” expanding hands-on learning opportunities for students countywide…