Boca Ciega High School

Boca Ciega High School is an American four-year public high school in Gulfport, Florida, south of the St. Petersburg city line, and is part of the Pinellas County Schools district. Commonly referred to as Bogie by students and staff, the school has a student enrollment of 1,683 and 98.5 teachers .Boca Ciega's nickname is the Pirates and its colors are gold, white and navy . Its interscholastic teams compete in the Pinellas County Athletic Conference.Any student in the county may enroll in the BCHS "school-within-a-school" Fundamental Program, which emphasizes a “back-to-basics” educational structure, student responsibility and mandatory parental involvement. Boca Ciega is also home to the Center for Wellness and Medical Professions, a county-wide magnet program for students interested in careers in healthcare. The school's Project Lead The Way curriculum emphasizes science, engineering, and engineering technology.BCHS juniors and seniors with a grade point average of 3.0 and higher may be eligible to earn high school and college credit through dual enrollment coursework at St. Petersburg College.Opened in 1953, a new campus on the current site was completed in 2012.