Loften High School

The Professional Academies' Magnet @ Loften High School (or W. Travis Loften High School) is a public high school in Gainesville, Florida in the United States. It is part of Alachua County School District and occupies a 174 acre campus in a medium-sized community.

Overview
Unlike other high schools in the area, Loften is not a school where students are regularly zoned to attend and assigned. Loften remains a "school of choice" where students must actively seek the school out and apply as opposed to simply showing up due to location. While this ensures only students who really want to go actually attend, it also means that Loften has a very small student body. Because of this, Loften averages around 300 students in the daytime. These students are divided among an estimated two dozen teachers in a 4-period block schedule.

Career focus
Beginning in the Fall of 2007, Loften became Alachua County's premier school for career and technical education. In total, it currently has six career-oriented programs including:


 * Academy of Automotive Technology
 * Academy of Fire and EMS (Firefighting/Emergency Medical Services)
 * Academy of Gaming and Mobile App Development
 * Academy of Media Production Technology
 * Academy of Robotics and Engineering
 * Institute of Graphic Art and Design

Discontinued Academies
 * Academy of Design and Technology
 * Academy of Early Childhood Education

Administration

 * Principal: Kristopher Bracewell
 * Assistant Principal: Lauren Chandler