Gulf Coast High School

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Gulf Coast High School


School type Public
Established 1998
Principal David Stump
Faculty 135
Students approx. 2000
Colors Black, Teal and Silver
Mascot Shark
Location 7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
Flag of United States United States
Information (239) 377-1400
Website http://collier.k12.fl.us/gch/

Gulf Coast High School is a secondary education school located in Naples, Florida, and is the largest of nine public high schools located in Collier County [1]. Gulf Coast High School is part of the District School Board of Collier County[2].

Gulf Coast High School opened its doors to Collier County students for the first time in August of 1998[3]. This new high school brought much interest to the community, since it was the first time in 20 years that the District School Board of Collier County opened a new high school[citation needed]. The total cost of the project was 44.5 million dollars[4]. Gulf Coast is home to the largest marching band in the state of Florida, which has been recognized and honored in many occasions.

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[edit] Athletics

Gulf Coast High School is one of the seven members of the Collier County Athletic Conference and also belongs to the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). The school offers the following athletic programs.[5]

[edit] Fall sports

[edit] Winter sports

[edit] Spring sports

The school also has a Hockey club, Lacrosse club, and a Racquetball club that are not listed as official school sports. The school also lists Cheerleading as one of their sports though it is not recognized by the FHSAA as one.

[edit] Career academies

Gulf Coast High School is home to two different Career Academies. The goal of these programs is to help students that are interested in a certain career. Over the course of their high school education, students enrolled in the Academy take several classes relating to the Academy, some of which are classes specifically made for Academy Students.

[edit] Sports and Entertainment Marketing Academy

The Sports Marketing Academy has affiliated itself with the local Germain Arena. They put on shows and programs throughout the school year.

[edit] Medical Academy

The Medical Academy's goal is to prepare students to pursue a career in any medical field they may be interested in.

[edit] Clubs

Gulf Coast High School is home to many different extracurricular clubs. An accurate, up-to-date list is difficult to keep, as clubs are added and dropped as students graduate or lose interest. However, some of the notable clubs are:

[edit] Theatre

Gulf Coast High School is part of District Six thespians and is International Thespian Society Troupe number 5876. Each year the theatre troupe puts on four main events. First there is a main-stage, full length production. There is also either a musical or dinner theatre, and then there are two shows featuring events scheduled to appear in District competition including Evening Extraordinaire: A One Act affair, and A Dramatic Showcase (featuring Individual Events). Occasionally there are other shows that are produced every few years, including the Pratfalls comedy show which appeared for its third production in 2005, and a Night of Improv, which returned April 2006 after its successful debut in Pratfalls III. The troupe performs in The Performing Arts Hall of Gulf Coast High School, one of the largest auditoriums in the school district[6].

The most recent District Competition took place January of 2007. Pieces are rated in the following fashion: Superior, Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor. In 2006, for the first time in troupe history, one theatre student received the award for Best Overall Technical Theatre Piece for their Costume Design in the District 6 Competition. This piece was chosen by the judges as the best technical theatre entry out of all the high schools participating, and out of all sub-categories in Technical Theatre. In 2007, three students were chosen to represent District 6 in State Competition. One received the award for Best Overall Technical Theatre Piece for a scenic design in the District 6 Competition, and a duo received the award for the Best Overall Pantomime in the District 6 Competition.[7].

[edit] Inventeam

In 2004, Gulf Coast High School was one of thirteen schools nation-wide that received a $10,000 grant from the Lemelson-MIT Inventeams Program. The program is part of the Lemelson-MIT program which endeavors to foster a spirit of research and invention in high schools nationwide through grants. The GCHS Inventeam's invention was a hybrid between an air ionizing system similar to the Ionic Breeze and a typical ceiling fan. The idea was that the ceiling fan would circulate the air around the room, and as the air flowed over the ionizing system it would be cleaned as well, providing multipurpose from an appliance standard in many households.[8]

[edit] Demographics

The District School Board of Collier County Web Site updates each school's demographics daily. The update as of January 23, 2007 lists the school's demographics as follows:[9]

[edit] Students by sex

[edit] Students by race

[edit] Average standardized test scores

Note that the 2005-06 School Year was the first year the SAT Writing section was available. Also note that the 2005-06 ACT Scores are not available. AP tests taken have increased yearly so while the percent 3 or above has decreased, the number of tests 3 or above has increased.[10] [11] [12]

School Year SAT Verbal SAT Math SAT Writing ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math ACT Reading ACT Science AP Test Mean AP % 3 or above
2001-2002 498 508 - 20.4 20 20.4 20.5 20.3 3.22 71
2002-2003 493 506 - 20.7 20 21 21 20.6 3.34 77
2003-2004 500 514 - 21.1 20.2 21.5 21.2 20.9 3.1 67
2004-2005 498 505 - 21.1 20.2 21.1 21.7 21.1 2.88 60
2005-2006 508 520 503 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.77 54


[edit] Campus

Gulf Coast High School occupies 12 acres of land owned by CCPS.

[edit] Related links

[edit] References

  1. ^ List of Collier County Public Schools (English). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
  2. ^ Gulf Coast High School - Home of the Sharks (English). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
  3. ^ Planning high-tech high (English). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
  4. ^ Planning high-tech high (English). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
  5. ^ Gulf Coast High School Athletics (English). Retrieved on August 15, 2006.
  6. ^ Opera Naples (English). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
  7. ^ Google Cached Page: GCHS Student Announcements (English). Retrieved on January 23, 2007.
  8. ^ Gulf Coast High School InvenTeam (English). Lemelson-MIT Program (2005). Retrieved on August 28, 2006.
  9. ^ Gulf Coast High School Demographics (English). Collier County Public Schools. Retrieved on January 23, 2007.
  10. ^ 2005-06 SAT Assessment Results (English) (31). Retrieved on January 23, 2007.
  11. ^ 2004-05 ACT Assessment Results (English) (12). Retrieved on January 23, 2007.
  12. ^ Advanced Placement Test Results 2005-2006 (English) (22). Retrieved on January 23, 2007.


Collier County High Schools Image:DSBCCLogo.gif
District School Board of Collier County
Barron G. Collier High School, Everglades High School, Golden Gate High School, Gulf Coast High School, Immokalee High School, Lely High School, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School, Naples High School, Palmetto Ridge High School
Private High Schools
The Community School of Naples, St. John Neumann High School
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