Barron G. Collier High School

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Coordinates: 26°13′N, 81°45.6′W

Barron G. Collier High School is a standard four-year (grades 9-12) high school located at 5600 Cougar Drive in unincorporated Collier County, Florida, United States, northeast of the city of Naples.

Collier was included in Newsweek's 2006 list of top U.S. high schools by Jay Mathews's Challenge Index.^[1].

[edit] History

The school opened its doors to the first wave of students in 1978 as the third high school in the area, with the senior class graduating in Spring 1979.

Principals

• 1978-1996 Paul Manley
• 1996-1998 Toni Eubank
• 1998-2004 Raymond Baker - Former Superintendent
• 2004-2007 Ron Miller
• 2007-2008 Gary Brown
• 2008-2009 Mr. Kutz (first name unknown)

[edit] Athletics

Barron Collier High School is one of the seven members of the Collier County Athletic Conference. The school's official list of sports is separated by season.^[2] In 2006, the Barron Collier Cougars Varsity Girls Basketball won the Class 5A state championship^{[citation needed]}. The school also has a Lacrosse Club.^{[citation needed]} The main athletic crosstown rivals are Naples High School, Lely High School, and Gulf Coast High School.

[edit] Fall sports

• Cross Country^{[citation needed]}
• Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity Football
• Junior Varsity and Varsity Cheerleading
• Boys and Girls Golf Team
• Swim
• Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball

[edit] Winter sports

• Boys and Girls Basketball
• Boys and Girls Soccer
• Boys and Girls Lacrosse
• Field Hockey
• Wrestling

[edit] Spring sports

• Varsity and Junior Varsity Baseball
• Boys and Girls Lacrosse
• Varsity and Junior Varsity Softball
• Boys and Girls Tennis
• Track

[edit] Band

The Barron Collier Marching Cougar band is widely regarded as one of the state's premier high school marching bands. They have won numerous accolades and had the distinction to perform in numerous parades throughout the United States including performances in Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, The Neatherlands, France, and recently China, where the band was able to perform on the Great Wall of China as well as participate in the preview ceremonies for the 2008 Olympics.^{[citation needed]}

Bands:

• Marching Band
• (Drum line, weapon line, flag line and dance team)
• Wind Ensemble
• Symphonic Band
• Concert Band
• Jazz Band
• Scottish Unit
• Winter Guard
• Dance Team

[edit] Clubs

Barron G. Collier 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:

• DECA
• Drama Club
• JROTC (including Drill Team, Raiders Team, Rifle Team, Color Guard, Honor Guard)
• Key Club
• Model United Nations
• Mu Alpha Theta
• National Honor Society
• Spanish Honor Society
• Student Government
• Potter's Guild
• Green Group

[edit] Campus

The main BCHS campus consists of a large building with a small courtyard towards the east side of the building. Most of the building is on a single level, however there are several classrooms on a second floor above the media center. An auxiliary building contains the ROTC classrooms. The school also includes computer labs, two gymnasiums, a football stadium, a cafeteria with patio, a media center, a TV production studio, darkrooms, and an auditorium.

Also located on the same plot of land is the School District Administrative Building and Osceola Elementary school.

[edit] Recognition

• Ranked in the Top 1% of schools by Newsweek..^[3]
• Ranked as an 'A' school for five years (2001-2005) based on FCAT scores^{[citation needed]}
• Girls Basketball State Champions 2006/2008

• Wrestling State Champions 2008

[edit] Alumni

• Chris Resop - Right-handed pitcher with the Florida Marlins and later the Los Angeles Angels (class of 2001)
• Haley Bennett - Actress who played pop-sensation Cora Corman in the movie Music and Lyrics.
• Courtney Hansen - Actress, television personality, syndicated columnist, and model.

[edit] Images

Interior of campus in 2001

Mural in hallway near science wing

[edit] References

1. ^ Lewis, Katherine. "BCHS makes Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools", Naples Daily News, 12 May 2006. Retrieved on 2007-09-10. 
2. ^ Sports Schedules (English). Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
3. ^ The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools (English). Newsweek. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.