Lely High School is a four-year

public high school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

located in Lely Resort, Collier County, Florida, about southeast of Downtown Naples. 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.

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 In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the National Honor Society of the Boy Sc ...

. The following is a list of just some of the many clubs and societies the school offers: * Academic Team *

Key Club Key Club International, also called Key Club, is an international service organization for high school students. As a student-led organization, Key Club's goal is to encourage leadership through serving others. Key Club International is the hig ...

* Mu Alpha Theta *

National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States and outlying territories, which consists of many chapters in high schools. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship (academic achi ...

Spanish Honor Society Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain ** Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries ** Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, ...

* JROTC * Art Club *

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

club * Drama Club * Debate Team * Future Business Leaders of America ( FBLA) * Poetry Club * C.O.R.E. Society

Music department

The following are ensembles (or groups) that Lely High School currently offers to its students for participation: Marching Band,

Jazz Band A jazz band (jazz ensemble or jazz combo) is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands vary in the quantity of its members and the style of jazz that they play but it is common to find a jazz band made up of a rhythm section and a ...

, Symphonic Band,

Concert Band A concert band, also called a wind band, wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind orchestra, symphonic band, the symphonic winds, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion famil ...

, 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

* Basketball * Cross Country * Golf * Lacrosse *

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

* Swimming & Diving * Tennis * Track & Field

Boys

* Baseball * Wrestling *

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Girls

* Cheerleading * Softball * Volleyball

Notable alumni

* Makinton Dorleant,

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

cornerback. *

Keith Eloi Keith Eloi (born November 1, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver. He graduated from Lely High School in Naples, FL. Keith was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at ...

, former

and United Football League wide receiver *

Lauren Embree Lauren Embree (born January 10, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player. Born in Naples, Florida, Embree made her USTA Pro Circuit debut at the age of 16.SourceProfile at Usta.com/ref> As a junior, she competed at the 2006 US Ope ...

, tennis pro and University of Florida graduate *

Asmahan Farhat Asmahan Farhat (born Mercedes Farhat on May 1, 1990Asmahan Farhat
...

(Mercedes Farhat), a swimmer who represented Libya at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Steve Octavien Steven Octavien (born November 25, 1984) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. Early ye ...

, former

linebacker. *

Jesse Witten Jesse Witten (born October 15, 1982 in Naples, Florida) is an American professional list of male tennis players, tennis player. He is a graduate of Lely High School and the University of Kentucky, where he majored in kinesiology. College career ...

, tennis pro and University of Kentucky graduate.

References

External links

* {{authority control High schools in Collier County, Florida Public high schools in Florida 1975 establishments in Florida