| Number of Schools Managed |
79 |
24 |
| Number of Students Managed |
44,072 students |
15,852 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$357,806,000 |
$150,286,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$362,107,000 |
$148,035,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,119 |
$9,481 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,216 |
$9,339 |
| District Graduation Rates |
87% |
90% |
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- 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. Gulf Coast High School is part of the District School Board of Collier County.
- Gulf Coast High School opened its doors to Collier County students for the first time in August 1998. The total cost of the project was 44.5 million dollars.
- Academics
- National Merit
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Gulf Coast High School has had several students in the past few years place as National Merit Scholarship Finalists.
- Average standardized test scores
- Athletics
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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.
- Fall sports
- Boys & Girls Cross Country
- American football
- Boys & Girls Golf
- Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving
- Girls Volleyball
- Girls Cheerleading
- Winter sports
- Boys & Girls Soccer
- Wrestling
- Boys & Girls Basketball
- Spring sports
- Boys Baseball
- Girls Softball
- Boys & Girls Tennis
- Boys & Girls Track and Field
- Girls Cheerleading
- Club Based Sports
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The school lists some club sports that students can participate in. Lacrosse and Water Polo are specific to Gulf Coast, and they also list the Naples Bears Rugby club, which recruits from several area high schools. The school also lists Cheerleading as one of their sports, however the FSHAA considers it a "Recognized Sport" and not a "Sanctioned Sport." Lacrosse
- Career academies
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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.
- Sports and Entertainment Marketing Academy
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The Sports Marketing Academy has affiliated itself with the local Germain Arena. They put on shows and programs throughout the school year.
- Medical Academy
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The Medical Academy's goal is to prepare students to pursue a career in any medical field they may be interested in.
- Clubs
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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:
- Green Club
- Anime Club
- Key Club
- National Honor Society
- Student Council
- Tiburon Players Drama Club
- DECA
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- FBLA
- Spanish Honor Society
- French Honor Society
- Journalism
- Mock Trial
- Model United Nations
- Speech & Debate
- SWAT
- Gay/Straight Alliance
- Marine Science Club
- Lacrosse Club
- Marching Band
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Gulf Coast High School is home to the 'Shark' Marching Band, the largest high-school band in Florida, with over 400 members. Former director Robert Hamberg resigned as of Monday, June 9 2009 after allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with a student; Mr. Steve DeLadurantey has since taken over as the new band director. The Band performs at all Varsity Football Games and takes part in many different events. In 2006, The Sharks received the honor of being the first High School band to perform at a Tampa Bay Buccaneer's halftime Show and has played there twice (2006 and 2007). In 2008, the band was asked to perform for the Buccaneers again, but due to scheduling conflicts could not make it. In 2008, the 'Shark' Band was invited to perform at a Miami Dolphins halftime show as well, and has been invited back next year. The band takes part in several different parades, such as the Disney Magic Kingdom 'Share a Dream Come True' Parade (9 consecutive years), the Universal Studios Macy's Christmas Parade, and the Naples Christmas Parade. In 2008, the band was also invited back for Universal Studios Mardi Gras Parade. The band has participated in the Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington D.C. twice, as well as the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City. The band has also taken part in the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade and the Bahamas International Music Festival. In 2008-2009, the band will be playing through their "Unleash The Beast" tour which includes "You Shook Me All Night Long" from AC/DC, "Bend Me Shape Me" by The American Breed, a drum solo called "One-Eyed Cheetah," and "In a Young Man's Mind" by The Mooney Suzuki.The 2009-2010 tour, "A Time to be Proud," features "School's Out" by Alice Cooper, "Livin'On a Prayer" by Bon Jovi, "Dude Looks Like a Lady" by Aerosmith and "Anyway You Want It" by Journey.
- Theatre
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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.
- The most recent District Competition took place January 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..
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- Inventeam
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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.
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- Campus
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Gulf Coast High School consists of 8 main buildings which enclose a courtyard which is 1/4 of a mile in size. Most of the building is on a single level, however Building 5, being the largest building, has classrooms on a second floor and the auditorium has a balcony on a second level. The school includes computer labs, a main gymnasium and an auxiliary gymnasium, a 3,000-seat football stadium, cafeteria, media center, TV Production Studio, darkrooms for photography, and an auditorium which is also home for the Opera of Naples.
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- *Bldg. 1: Administrative Offices *Bldg. 2: Gymnasium *Bldg. 3: P.E. Dept. *Bldg. 4: Classrooms *Bldg. 5: Classrooms *Bldg. 6: Classrooms *Bldg. 7: Cafeteria *Bldg. 8: Auditorium; Music Classroms
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- Demographics
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The District School Board of Collier County Web Site updates each school's demographics daily. The update as of October 12, 2009 lists the school's demographics as follows:
- Students by sex
- Male: 1046 (48.45%)
- Female: 1113(51.55%)
- Students by race
- White: 1601 (74.15%)
- Black: 50(2.32%)
- Hispanic: 400 (18.53%)
- Haitian: 19 (0.88%)
- Asian: 42 (1.95%)
- Multi-racial: 43 (1.99%)
- Native American 4 (0.19%)
- Related links
- Collier County Public Schools
- Official School Web Site
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