DESTIN – Destin High, a tuition-free, public charter school and the first high school in the city’s history, is now taking applications for 9th and 10th graders for its first year.Applications to be part of the first classes in DHS history can be taken online at www.destinhighschool.org, where parents can click on the “apply now” button to submit an application. The school’s enrollment will expand to include 11th and 12th graders for the 2021-22 school year.DHS will offer a “unique style of learning,” according to a press release from the school, with state-mandated core curriculum as well as specialized programs in courses such as marine science, environmental science, cybersecurity and hospitality/tourism.The deadline to apply in the first application window is 5 p.m., Feb. 15, 2020.As the school’s eight-person governing board is in the process of hiring its first principal, there’s also an ongoing campaign for fundraising for the school, with a stated goal of $2 million by the end of 2019.

<p>DESTIN &ndash; Destin High, a tuition-free, public charter school and the first high school in the city&rsquo;s history, is now taking applications for 9th and 10th graders for its first year.Applications to be part of the first classes in DHS history can be taken online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.destinhighschool.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.destinhighschool.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1575994285419000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEKjDCd5Rz1BehshvicxxR7jpgxOg">www.destinhighschool.org</a>, where parents can click on the &ldquo;apply now&rdquo; button to submit an application. The school&rsquo;s enrollment will expand to include 11th and 12th graders for the 2021-22 school year.DHS will offer a &ldquo;unique style of learning,&rdquo; according to a press release from the school, with state-mandated core curriculum as well as specialized programs in courses such as marine science, environmental science, cybersecurity and hospitality/tourism.The deadline to apply in the first application window is 5 p.m., Feb. 15, 2020.As the school&rsquo;s eight-person governing board is in the process of hiring its first principal, there&rsquo;s also an ongoing campaign for fundraising for the school, with a stated goal of $2 million by the end of 2019.</p>

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