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The Center for Math and Science
The Center for Math and Science's title is usually shortened to just "C.M.S."

CMS is a program that helps Dunbar students exceed in math and science related areas. A separate application is required to be admitted into the Center. Registered students have the opportunity to listen to a number of special guest speakers and an optional study period called CMS Research.

Science Olympiad
DHS is also home to a Science Olympiad team.

2006: In the 2006 Florida state competition, Dunbar fielded one team which placed sixth.

2007:In the 2007 competition season, Dunbar fielded two teams in both the regional and state competitions.

On Dunbar's C-15 team, team members Joseph Scofield and Smit Patel placed third in Forensics, and team members Abigail Bryant and Josh Katine placed third in Rocks & Minerals. Dunbar's C-18 team placed first in Remote Sensing with team members Juan Carlos Quijada and Woody Culp. C-15 received 8th Place overall with a total of 240 points. C-18 received Tenth Place overall with a total of 263 points. Notably, Ernest R. Greer achieved third place by himself in a team competition.

2008: In 2008, the Dunbar team competed in the regional competition at FAU. The team received first place overall in this competition.

The Academy for Technology Excellence
In the Fall of 2005, Dunbar High School began the Academy for Technology Excellence. The program offers 9th-12th grade students hands-on experiences taught by highly certified instructors. All accepted students can acquire 12 or more recognized industry standard certifications in areas associated with information technology.

Students completing any of the component programs will have far greater fluency with technology, with specific productivity software, and with critical thinking skills that embody so much of the technical work that they do. The Academy offers honors weighted credit and dual enrollment credit for many of its courses, plus meets the requirements for the Florida Gold Seal Scholarship. Students exiting these programs will be ready to either advance to the next level of formal education or directly enter the workforce and become a technical specialist, systems engineer, PC support technician, office end-user specialists, web designer, software developer, database administrator, security specialists and many more. In addition, students will have an earning potential ranging from $35,000-$50,000 annually upon successful completion of these certifications.

Upon graduation, students will have all the prerequisite skills and knowledge to choose a career path within the Information Technology (IT). Combined with Dunbar’s rigorous Center for Math & Science and AP programs, students who are part of the Academy for Technology Excellence will have a competitive and empowering edge over most college-bound students.

Microsoft In November 2007 recognized Dunbar High School as the nations first Microsoft Certified High School. Microsoft has provided vouchers for all 980 students plus all the staff, not just for students in the academy. Microsoft would like every student to have at least one by the end of the year. Also the week of December 10 Microsoft was at Dunbar High School filming a documentary.

Certifications Offered
The Academy for Technology Excellence is dedicated to providing a rigorous and deliberate track as a part of the Information Technology computer science fields. As a response, the school offered a complete immersion track of courses that allowed students to have the potential to earn up to 12 industry standard, IT computer certifications. 1st and 2nd year (Tier 1 & Tier 2) Academy students will have a 2 period block in the Academy technology labs. 3rd and 4th (Tier 3 & Tier 4) year students will have a 3 period block in the Academy technology labs.

Tier One (Year One)
 * CompTIA A+ (Essentials & IT Technician)
 * Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Word
 * Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Excel
 * Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in PowerPoint
 * Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Windows Vista

Tier Two (Year Two)
 * Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)
 * Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
 * CompTIA Network+
 * Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Access

Tier Three (Year Three)
 * Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
 * Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
 * Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
 * Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Windows Vista

Tier Four (Year Four)
 * Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
 * Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist for Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
 * Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist for Windows 7
 * Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional Enterprise Support Tech
 * Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Enterprise Administrator
 * Microsoft Certified Application Specialist in Outlook

Awards and Achievements

 * 208 IT Certification tests passed in 2009-2010 as of 1-5-2010
 * 328 IT Certification tests passed in 2008-2009
 * Ryan Donald Gates received the CompTIA Creating Futures Scholarship on December 11, 2008.
 * 313 IT Certification tests passed in 2007-2008
 * 236 IT Certification test passed in 2006-2007
 * Selected as one of the top 15 innovative technology programs in the nation by T.H.E. journal
 * Comptia IT merit scholarship award winners
 * Danny Bell
 * Jacob Osterhout
 * Denise Spence, magnet grant technology lead teacher, was selected as the 1st ever career and technical education teacher of the year for 2006
 * Regularly featured as guest speakers for tech talk on learnTV in 2005-2008.
 * The Junior Class of 2009 is the first Academy class to have every student a Microsoft Certified Professional in March 2008