Ida S. Baker High School is a public high school located in
Cape Coral,
Florida. The school was founded in 2004, and is one of six high schools located in Cape Coral. For the 2011–12 school year it was rated as an "A+" school in the State of Florida.
History
Ida Baker founding principal of Cape Coral High School and Lee County's first black female high school principal. Cape Coral's Ida Baker High School was renamed in her honor. Ida Baker worked in the Lee County school system as a teacher and administrator. She became Cape Coral High School's first principal in 1977 and became an administrator at the Florida Department of Education in 1986. After her death in 1992, educators created a statewide award for excellence in her honor: The Ida S. Baker Distinguished Minority Educator Award.
Classes available
ART
Ceramics/Pottery 1, 2, 3
Draw/Paint 1, 2, 3
Portfolio 1, 2, 3"
AP Studio Art 2D
BUILDING
Building Construction Technology 1, 2, 3
Drafting 1, 2, 3
BUSINESS, FINANCE, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Accounting Applications 1
Computing for College and Careers (Grade 9 only)
PC Support 1,2,3,4
Business Cooperative Education (OTJ)
Technical Support and Networking
Intro to Marketing
Intro to Finance and Business Technology
Financial Operations
Computing for College and Careers (Grade 9 only)
Introduction to Information Technology
Programming and Database
Web/Digital Media
Digital Design 1, 2, 3, 4
Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment Marketing Essentials
Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment Marketing Applications
Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment Marketing Management
Marketing Education Directed Study
Exploration of Career and Technology
CAREER RESEARCH
Critical Thinking and Study Skills
JOURNALISM
Journalism 1, 2, 3, 4
Creative Writing 1, 2, 3, 4
Intro to TV Production
Intro to Journalism
Industrial Communications
TV Production 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Exploration of Public Service Occupations
Criminal Justice 1, 2, 3
"DRAMA"
Drama 1, 2, 3
DRIVER'S EDUCATION
Driver's Education
ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING
Automotive Service 1, 2, 3
Engineering Assisting 1, 2, 3
SPANISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
English 1, 2, 3, 4
Honors English 1, 2, 3, 4
AP English- Language and Comp. (Grade 11 Only)
AP English- Literature and Comp (Grade 12 Only)
FIREFIGHTING
Firefighting 1, 2, 3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4
AP Spanish Language
Am. Sign Language 1, 2, 3
WELLNESS
Health Opportunities through Physical Education (H.O.P.E.)