Naples High School Good News!

Too often, we only hear about the bad things regarding education. At Naples High School we are proud of our students and staff, and their achievements This page features good news about Naples High students and staff!

Naples High School graduating seniors Karissa Britten and Daniel "Skipper" McShea have been named as semifinalists in the 2008 Presidential Scholars Program. Selected from nearly 2.8 million students who are expected to graduate from U.S. high schools this school year, they are among 25 in Florida and 500 nationwide to be named semifinalists.

Inclusion in the 44 th Annual Presidential Scholars Program is one of the highest honors bestowed upon high school students. Each year, up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars. Candidates are identified for the academic component of the program, based on having scored exceptionally well on the College Board SAT or the ACT assessment. Scholars are chosen on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character, and involvement in school and community activities. Consideration is also based on a student’s essays, self-assessments, list of activities, school recommendations and an official school transcript.

The Commission on Presidential Scholars, a group of 32 eminent citizens actually appointed by the President, will make the final selection of the 2008 Presidential Scholars. They will select one young man and one young woman from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. students living abroad; 15 students at-large; and up to 20 students from the creative and performing arts. The announcement of this year’s scholars will be made in May, and those selected will be invited to Washington, D.C. in June to be recognized, and to receive a Presidential Scholars medallion. The program began in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors.

Presidental Scholar Award
--posted 03/03/08

Congratulations to Seniors Karissa Britten and Daniel (Skipper) McShea who are candidates for the Presidential Scholar Award. Selected from over 2 million high school seniors from US high schools this school year, they are among 78 in Florida and 2,600 in the national who qualify for consideration. Inclusion in the 44th Annual Presidential Scholars Program is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating seniors. Candidates are identified for the academic component of the program based on having scored exceptionally well on the College Board SAT or ACT assessment. NHS is proud of these two students who are now in
competition to be named as a Presidential Scholar for 2008.

Naples High School is pleased to announce that its literary magazine, The Phoenix: Literary and Arts Magazine, has been selected to receive a rank of Superior in the 2007 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM). A total of 453 schools entered the 2007 program.

The 2007 edition of this exemplary magazine This issue included 52 pages of writing, photographs, graphic arts, and for the first time, a music CD with 4 original musical compositions (3 in English and 1 in Spanish). The magazine, except for printing, was completely coordinated by students. Literary editors were Zac Bowe and Rachel Cox; graphics editors were Matthew McCartney, Michael Robinson, and Kyle Rambosk; music producer was Alex Casement, and the budget/production coordinator was Jessie Savage. Faculty advisors were Martha McKee, Sharon Morrison, Mary Blackmon and Adam Janowski

There were 191 individual works in the magazine featuring the contributions of 148 Naples High School students.

NCTE’s Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines recognizes students, teachers, and schools for producing excellent literary magazines. The program’s mission is to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines, seeking excellence in writing and school-wide participation in production. The program is listed on the National Association of Secondary School Principals National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities.

On January 12th, Naples High School hosted a Regional Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Competition with 900 students attending from 36 different schools. Students competed in the following divisions: Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-calculus, Calculus and Statistics. Individual testing and team rounds kept the students busy during the morning along with a School-wide Test of trivia. Overall, Naples High School earned a 7th place standing with Cypress Bay (Dade County) taking 1st place. In the Geometry Individual testing, Elizabeth Black earned the 1st place trophy, Michael Lopez took home the 6th place trophy and Mahitha Rachumalla received a 9th place trophy. Haris Domond placed 20th out of 112 students. The Geometry Team took a 4th place trophy. Members on the team were: Elizabeth Black, Mahitha Rachumalla, Katie Kramer and Brittany Hunter. The Calculus and Pre-calculus teams each placed 11th in their divisions. The students will be attending the Ft. Myers High School Individual Competition on Saturday, January 26th.

The annual High School All State Art Show will be held at the Florida State Fair in Tampa from February 7th through February 18th. Nine of the sixteen Collier County students accepted in the show are from Naples High School. This is quite an honor.

The Naples High students in the show are:
Steven Anderson
Gabe Basham
Alysia Finger
Brent C. Griffin
Michelangelo Loreti
Matthew McCartney
Rene Pastir
Cody Shadley
Savannah Smith

Many students from across the state submit artworks to this competition. Congratulations to all students selected.

Band
--posted 11/05/07

NHS wins straight superiors at the Florida Bandmasters Association District XVIII Competition
Watch the video.

Cross Country
--updated 11/26/07

From the November 2, 2007 issue of the Naples Daily News:
Class 2A-District 6 Cross Country: Naples High boys, girls dominate

From the November 9, 2007 issue of the Naples Daily News:
Naples boys, girls win region meet; Immokalee's Pierre takes girls race

From the November 17, 2007 issue of the Naples Daily News:
Boys place 2nd, girls 8th in cross country state finals

Season ends.

Volleyball
--updated 11/12/07

From the November 2, 2007 issue of the Naples Daily News:
Naples High's Mang, Hubbard named District 4A player, coach of the year

From the October 31, 2007 issue of the Naples Daily News:
Volleyball: Naples advances past Riverdale in 4A region quarterfinals

From the November 6, 2007 issue of the Naples Daily News:
Lemon Bay knocks out Naples High in Class 4A regional semifinal

Season ends.

National Merit Semi-Finalists
--posted 11/01/07

Congratulations to Jackie Arcy, David Axline and Alexis Fernandez.

National Merit Commended Students
--posted 11/01/07

Congratulations to Erin Beal, Karissa Britten, Jacob Burzynski, and Andrew Wolfram.

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