Boca Ciega High School - Home of the Pirates

Address: 924 58th St. S, Gulfport, FL 33707

Phone: (727) 893-2780

Fax: (727) 893-1382

Pinellas County Schools Administration: (727) 588-6000

Principal: Jennifer Gil

School Hours: 7:10 AM  -  1:55 PM

About:

At Boca Ciega High, we pride ourselves on offering extensive courses, including the Pre-AP Framework, Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, Cambridge AICE, honors courses, and various elective courses. There is a place for everyone within our wall-to-wall academy model, as students select an academy based on their interests and post-secondary goals. Each academy offers students an opportunity to earn college credit and industry certifications. Students are supported by award-winning faculty and staff, the AVID elective, and through incorporating AVID strategies school-wide. As an AVID National Demonstration Site, BCHS strongly emphasizes college and career readiness. As a result, our College & Career Center is staffed with two full-time counselors who dedicate their time to helping students and families explore, plan, and prepare for their post-secondary goals.

Highlights:

While at BCHS there are many opportunities to earn college credit through our extensive offerings of Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses. Boca Ciega is offering, as part of our curricular program, the Pre-AP framework. We also have a full-time College and Career Counselor available to students and families.

Points of Pride:

• BCHS is a National AVID Demonstration School, where AVID seniors consistently place within the top 10 of their graduation class and receive over $4 million in scholarships yearly. 
• BCHS offers over 25 rigorous courses between Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge AICE, and on-site dual enrollment through SPC.
• BCHS offers industry certification in Adobe Suite, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, and Autodesk REVIT.
• BCHS students participate in an ongoing Career Corner series connecting them with working professionals.
• BCHS has the largest number of students enrolled in the Take Stock In Children Scholarship program.
• BCHS graduates are accepted into top universities, including Yale, Harvard, NYU, FSU, UF, UCF and USF.
• The Center for Wellness & Medical Professions (CWMP) is the 2nd most requested program in south Pinellas County.
• The CWMP and PTC partnership allows CWMP students to pursue certifications in EMT and LPN.
• The CWMP and SPC partnership allows our CWMP LPN to enroll in an accelerated Bachelor's of Nursing program at SPC while receiving the first two of the three-year program for free. 
• CWMP seniors consistently earn certifications in EKG and CNA at a 90% pass rate.
• BCHS is a St. Pete Promise School. That means, through our partnership with SPC, all BCHS seniors who complete their FASFA and take a minimum of two classes in the fall following their graduation receive two full years of college for free. 

Vision: 100% Student Success

Mission: To open doors to success for our students

Core Values: Commitment to Children, Families and Community; Respectful and Caring Relationships; Cultural Competence; Integrity; Responsibility; Connectedness

Strategic Directions:

• Student Achievement
• Culture that Promotes Learning in a Rewarding, Healthy and Safe Environment
• Equity with Excellence for All
• Career- and College-Readiness
• Effective and Efficient Use of Resources
• Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

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