Lely High School

Lely High School is a four-year public high school located in Lely Resort, Collier County, Florida, about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Downtown Naples.

Lely High School
Location
1 Lely High School Blvd.
Naples, FL 34113
Information
TypePublic
MottoStrive to do your best
Established1975
School districtCollier County Public Schools
PrincipalEllen Keegan
Staff76.33 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,683 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.05[1]
Color(s)Black and Orange   
MascotTrojan
RivalNaples High School[2]
Feeder schoolsEast Naples Middle, Manatee Middle, Marco island Charter Middle
Websitehttps://www.collierschools.com/LHS

The school serves Naples Manor, Marco Island, Lely, Verona Walk, and some unincorporated areas of Collier County. The school is a part of the District School Board of Collier County. Lely's Feeder Schools are East Naples Middle, Manatee Middle, and Marco Island Charter Middle.

History

Lely High School opened its doors to students in the 1974-75 school year. In the 1990s the population of Naples was rising. As a result, Lely was becoming overcrowded, so three new buildings were added onto the school.

In 2004 Golden Gate High School opened, which relieved the overcrowding of both Lely and Naples High School. When the 2010-11 year zone change took place, students were placed into Golden Gate from Naples and Lely High to keep the student populations equal.

Demographics

Lely is 39.56% Hispanic, 35.85% White, 21.5% Black, 0.55% Asian.[3]

Traditions and spirit

For homecoming week, Lely's students participate in multiple events, which is also a common practice with the other high schools in the county. For all five days, students are encouraged to dress for that certain day's theme (for example: color day, in which, colors are assigned to each grade level for students to wear.) On Friday each grade level is assigned a stairwell to decorate. The grade with the best decorated stairwell is announced the winner.

Lely High's longstanding rival is Naples High. Every year Lely has an extended pep rally the Friday of the football game. The football game is named The Coconut Bowl. Naples and Lely have played the Coconut Bowl since Lely opened. Naples has won the Coconut Bowl every time from 1999 to 2005. Their winning streak ended when Lely won in 2005. However, Naples has won every game since 2009. The Trojan Marching Band performs at the half time of the game.

JROTC

Members of JROTC are called Cadets. There are four teams for cadets; Drill Team, Exhibition, Color Guard, and Raiders. The Drill Team has a Drill Competition in March. Raiders also have a Raider competition. In the summer a handful of cadets get accepted to go to Summer camp with other schools in the area.

Clubs and honor societies

The school is home to several extracurricular clubs and honor societies. The following is a list of just some of the many clubs and societies the school offers:

Music department

The following are ensembles (or groups) that Lely High School currently offers to its students for participation: Marching Band, Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Color Guard/Flagline, and Orchestra.

In the spring of 2015, the LHS Symphonic Band received an overall rating of SUPERIOR at the District 18 concert band festival. This was the first time the group had received such a rating since 2004.

In the fall of 2015, The Lely Trojan Marching Band received straight superior ratings and in the spring of 2016, both the concert band and symphonic band received straight superior ratings for the concert MPA.

Sports

Boys and girls

Boys

Girls

Notable alumni

References
  1. "LELY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. "PrepZone: Coconut Bowl still going strong after 40 years". Naples Daily News. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. "District School Board of Collier County". www.collierschools.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-17.

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