Lake Worth High School Pool

Iguanas share blame for closure of Lake Worth High swimming pool

‘No one took care of it. To let it go like that is a shame.’

FOR ABOUT 60 YEARS, Lake Worth Community High School’s swimming pool provided training waters for thousands of people — from beginners taking lessons to student athletes setting speed records to seniors relaxing with water aerobics.

These days, the pool's only users are iguanas.

The invasive tropical lizards, known to cause power outages in Lake Worth Beach, are sharing blame for the Palm Beach County School District’s recent decision to “indefinitely” close the city high school swimming pool.

“In collaboration with the Department of Health, the School District of Palm Beach County has closed the pool at Lake Worth Community High School indefinitely to ensure the safety of students and the community. Outdated equipment and environmental contaminants have compromised the pool's water quality and safety,’’ a district spokesperson said Friday in an email to ByJoeCapozzi.com.

Read the article... and see the photos of the iguana take-over.

I was a kid, one of hundreds, who raised money to build the pool. We sold magazine subscriptions and did all that we could to help the school. "In 2002, it was named the Dennis F. Dorsey Swim Complex, in honor of the former Lake Worth mayor and Lake Worth High swimming alum who poured money in the school’s swim program over the years," my late brother-in-law.

Celebration of Life - Dennis Dorsey

Doris Dorsey's meme on Facebook--

Celebration of Life - Dennis F. Dorsey

Celebration of Life

 
DENNIS F. DORSEY
11/8/34 -8/2/21

Where: The Beach Club, One 7th Avenue North
When: Sunday, November 7
Time: 2-4pm

Seating will be both inside and out. Finger food.

RSVP: Doris Dorsey, 561-379-3843 

Leave message: Name and number of people or Text

Dennis Dorsey gave back to the community which he loved

It was a lifetime of giving!

Lost to COVID-19: Ex-Lake Worth Beach mayor developed Scholars for Dollars chapter

"Whenever David Cantley found himself in a financial pinch during his 19 years as principal at Lake Worth High School, there was one alumnus always ready to answer his call.

Dennis Dorsey, a class of 1953 graduate who served as mayor and city commissioner in Lake Worth Beach, made a small fortune in the funeral home business after graduating from his alma mater."

"He was successful and he gave back a lot – very, very generous with his money," said Cantley, the school's principal from 1980-99. " I was always needing money for something and Dennis always came through. He never turned me down on anything."

Dorsey, 87, died Aug. 2 after contracting COVID-19.

Please read this wonderful article for a wonderful friend who will be missed forever. Only subscribers will have access to this article.

Dollars for Scholars to Award Scholarships

Fifty Lake Worth High students will get $128,000 in scholarships

Everyone is invited to the Dollars for Scholars Scholarship event this Thursday at 7pm at the Lake Worth High School's auditorium to honor these worthy students.

Read about the event...

And for some trivia, the co-founder of Dollars for Scholars is the former mayor of Lake Worth, Dennis Dorsey.

Quote of the Day - Dennis Dorsey

"Although tattooing has been practiced for many centuries, there has never been a tattoo parlor in Lake Worth going all the way back to 1911--until now.  Tattoos to this day are strongly associated with deviance, personality disorders and criminality. Tattooing used to be underground and was illegal. Now this Lake Worth commission wants us to accept that this is progress and good for our downtown by allowing a tattoo parlor on Lake Avenue."

~ Dennis Dorsey
Former mayor and commissioner Lake Worth from 1972 to 1982

Toby and Dude at the Dorseys

Happy Birthday Dennis Dorsey

Celebrating Dennis' birthday today at the Atlantis Grill. He's still a "spring chicken."

Dorsey Dogs

Meet Toby and Little Dude

The Dorsey's Dogs--

the true masters of the house.

Sean Dorsey, his struggle to live

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Dennis Dorsey with his grandson Sean

Not expected to survive, Sean Dorsey, a student at the University of Florida, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. "He underwent surgeries to remove as much infection as possible and reduce the brain swelling, but doctors were forced to remove his right frontal lobe. Dorsey also suffered a stroke while in the emergency room, leaving him paralyzed on the left side of his body."

Sean is the grandson of Dennis and Doris Dorsey who stood by him every inch of the way with a lot of love. There were many prayers going on every day over the last few years and Sean believes that the power of prayer is what pulled him through.  He is now on his road to recovery, will be going  back to the University of Florida and plans on writing a book about his experience.

Read about Sean, this brave young man, in the Palm Beach Daily News (Shiny Sheet).

Dorsey Holiday Party

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Each room was prettier than the other but I especially like the formal dining room at the home of Dennis & Doris Dorsey who had their annual Holiday Party last night. Food was fabulous as well as the champagne!

All the challengers for Lake Worth commission and mayor were in attendance who gave us their reasons for running. Lake Worth's own Drew Martin, running for Shelley Vana's Palm Beach County Commission seat, spoke as well. They were each given two minutes to introduce themselves, the same time allotted by the current commission at city hall commission meetings.

Throughout the evening, we had an opportunity to meet with them one-on-one. As one person said to me, "All of them are 'real' people."