Barron G. Collier High School

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Barron G. Collier High School
School type	Public secondary school
Established	1978
District	Collier County Public Schools
Grades	9-12
Principal	Ron Miller
Faculty	110 teachers
Students	1802
Colors	Royal Blue and Silver
Mascot	Cougar
School Times	7:15 AM to 2:00 PM
Location	5600 Cougar Drive Naples, FL 34109
Information	(239) 377-1200
Website	http://collier.k12.fl.us/bch/

Barron G. Collier High School is a standard four-year (grades 9-12) high school located at 5600 Cougar Drive in Naples, Florida, USA.

1 History
2 Athletics
3 Band
4 Clubs
5 Campus
6 Recognition
7 Alumni
8 Images
9 References

[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 (now superintendent). ^[1]
2004-present Ron Miller

The building has been extensively expanded and remodeled over the years to keep up with the increasing student numbers.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Athletics

Barron G. 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]}

[edit] Fall sports

Cross Country
Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity Football
Freshman, 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

Marching Band (drum line, weapon line, flag line and dance team)
Wind Ensemble
Symphonic Band
Symphonic Orchestra
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:

[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 Other buildings nearby include the recently constructed Collier County Public Schools administrative center, an elementary school, and a YMCA.

[edit] Recognition

Ranked in the Top 1% of schools by Newsweek..^[3]
Ranked as an 'A' school for five years based on FCAT scores^{[citation needed]}

[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.

[edit] Images

Interior of campus

Mural in hallway near science wing

Patio outside school cafeteria

[edit] References

^ The Baker gets school chief job; specific goals not included in contract (English). Naples Daily News. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
^ Sports Schedules (English). Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
^ The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools (English). Newsweek. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.

Collier County High Schools
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