CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL


'Cape Coral High School' is located in Cape Coral, Florida. It is one of three high schools in the city of Cape Coral and is also a part of the Lee County School District system. The total enrollment is about 2,000 students.
In September 2006, Eric J. McFee started his first school year as principal of the school.

Contents
Awards and recognition
Academics
Clubs and Organizations
Achievements
Athletics
Teaching Staff
School Financing
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)
Grade 9 Reading
Grade 9 Math
Grade 10 Reading
Grade 10 Writing
Grade 10 Math
Grade 11 Science
Student Body
Notes
External Links

Awards and recognition


During the 1988-89 school year, Cape Coral High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[1], the highest award an American school can receive.[2][3]
In the spring of 2006, the school was one of 17 in Florida selected as part of ''Sports Illustrated’s'' "model SI Schools steroid and drug prevention initiative" for high school athletes.[4]

Academics


Cape Coral High offers many diverse classes. Some offered classes included Honors, AP, and IB classes. The school also offers foreign language classes including Spanish, French, and German.

Clubs and Organizations


The school has these active groups:

★ Youth In Government

★ Model United Nations

★ Key Club

★ Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

★ Future Educators of America (FEA)

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

★ ''Hawk TV'' student television

★ Math Team

★ National Honor Society

★ A-team (Academic Team)

★ Scholars Club

★ Junior ROTC

★ Tri-M Music Honor Society

★ Interact

★ Marching band

★ Cheerleading

★ ''Seahawk's Eye'' student newspaper

★ Teen Trendsetters

★ Young Spirits Christian Club

★ Student Government Association

★ French National Honor Society

★ SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)

Achievements


Many of the academic clubs as well as sports teams have been receiving more recognition in the past few years. Also, the "Seahawks" football team recently defeated neighboring town rival, the North "Knights", although star-player Noel Devine was not in attendance.
Recent Sports Achievements Include:
(to be added)
Recent Academic Achievements Include:
(to be added)

Athletics


Cape Coral High School offers a variety of athletic programs for students during the fall, winter and spring.

★ Baseball

★ Basketball

★ Cross Country

★ Diving

★ Football

★ Lacrosse

★ Soccer

★ Softball

★ Swimming

★ Tennis

★ Track

★ Volleyball

★ Wrestling
Throughout the year, select clubs and teams host tournament fundraising games open to the student body. Recently, an ultimate frisbee showdown was held between the Pre-IB sophomores and freshmen There was also a dodgeball tournament held, open the all of the student body and faculty, wherein roughly twenty teams competed for the title of Ultimate Dodgeball Champions.

Teaching Staff


'Measurement' 'Cape Coral' 'State Ave.'
Students per teacher 22 16
Classes taught by out-of-field teachers 2% 6%
Average number of years teaching 16 13
Teachers with advanced degrees 40% 35%

This year, two of Cape Coral High School's teachers, Mr. Michael Cook and Mr. Robert Snyder, received the Golden Apple Award. Mrs. Sue Propert was also one of the 31 finalists for the 2006-2007 school year. This is an award given to only five teachers every year. It is a first for a single school to have two Golden Apple Winners in one year because there are numerous schools in the Lee district area.

School Financing


2004-2005[5] 'Cape Coral' 'State Ave.'
Per Pupil Spending $4,849 $6,072

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)


The Florida Department of Education "graded" Cape Coral High School with a "C" in 2005-2006. For the previous school year, the school received a "D".[3]Great Schools Web site, test scores page for Cape Coral High School; Web page cites source as Florida Department of Education ("Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2005-2006"), accessed March 1, 2007
The state uses "school grades" to measure the overall performance of schools in Florida on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The grades (A-F) are based on three criteria: overall performance on FCAT, percentage of eligible students who took the test, and whether or not students made progress in reading and math.
Recent scores on FCAT tests (unless otherwise noted, percentages are for those "scoring at or above grade level" as determined by the state Department of Education):
Grade 9 Reading

Year Cape Coral State
2006 40% 40%
2005 34%
2004 25%
2003 23%

Grade 9 Math

Year Cape Coral State
2006 58% 59%
2005 56%
2004 52%
2003 47%

Grade 10 Reading

Year Cape Coral State
2006 22% 32%
2005 21%
2004 25%
2003 29%

Grade 10 Writing

Scoring at/above level 3.5:
Year Cape Coral State
2005 92% 90%
2004 86%
2003 86%

Grade 10 Math

Year Cape Coral State
2006 63% 65%
2005 57%
2004 66%
2003 65%

Grade 11 Science

Year Cape Coral State
2006 24% 35%

Student Body


Ethnicity[4]Great Schools Website, which cites "Source: FL Dept.of Education 2005-2006", accessed February 28, 2007


'Ethnicity' 'Cape Coral' 'State Ave.'
White, not Hispanic 57% 48%
Hispanic 29% 23%
Black, not Hispanic 9% 23%
Multiracial 2% 3%
American Indian/Alaskan Native <1% <1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3% 2%

Student Economic Level


'Cape Coral' 'State Ave.'
Eligible for free/reduced price lunch 36% 47%

Notes


1. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
2. CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, ''Journal Inquirer'', November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. 'It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve'."
3. Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; ''The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 '"For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."'
4. [1]"Cape Coral part of SI program for steroid/drug prevention", article "by Daily News staff" in ''The Daily News'' of Naples, Fla., May 25, 2006, accessed March 1, 2007
5. [2]Great Schools Website, which cites "Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2004-2005", accessed March 1, 2007

External Links



Official school website

Cape Coral High at greatschools.net

National Center for Education Statistics data for Cape Coral High School

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