Activities/Athletics Staff

Mrs. Barone joined Naples High School as the Athletic Director / Activities Coordinator in the Fall of 2021. As a 2002 graduate of Naples High School, Cassie Barone is excited to continue to help grow, enrich, and support her Alma Mater. After graduating from Naples High, Barone attended the University of Florida, earning a degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences in the College of Health and Human Performance. In 2006, she completed a full-time internship at Naples High School under former NHS Athletic Director Ernie Modugno.

Before joining the Golden Eagles, Cassie worked as an Athletic Administrator at Community School of Naples and The Village School of Naples. In addition, she has been a successful Cross Country and Track and Field coach. Twice she was named as the FACA 1A Cross Country Coach of the Year. Her teams have won multiple individual and team state titles, but she is the first to comment that she values the opportunity to get to know so many student-athletes over any of the wins or accolades. She feels privileged to have been their coach.

Cassie has served on both the Sectional Appeals Committee and the Representative Assembly of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). Locally, she is a member of the City of Naples’ Community Services Advisory Board, an active volunteer at her children’s schools, and a volunteer coach for the Gulf Coast Runners Youth Team.

She is married to her running partner, Dan (NHS ’01), and they have two children who are future Golden Eagles: Lorelai and Shalane. She is looking forward to another successful year supporting the Golden Eagles.

Chris Bettridge is beginning his seventh year as the Assistant Athletic Director at Naples High School. Chris has been a Math, Science, and Engineering teacher at Naples High School since 2013. Before coming to Naples High, he taught Physics and Math at Lorenzo Walker Technical High School.

Chris was the Head Wrestling Coach at NHS from 2009-2013, and Girls Head Wrestling coach since 2022. Chris has teaching certifications in Math, Science, CTE, and Physical Education, and this school year will be teaching Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Aerospace Engineering.

Chris and his wife, Kelly, also a teacher at NHS, have two wonderful children who attend Collier County Public Schools. Chris is excited about the new school year and is looking forward to continuing using his athletic and administrative skill set to support the athletic and activities programs at Naples High School.

Trish Hendry is beginning her eighteenth year at Naples High School as the athletic/activities office assistant. She works with coaches, club and class sponsors, and student-athletes and their parents to provide the best possible support and service for all.

Her duties are varied, but include: preparing and maintaining the online eligibility database for all NHS athletes, processing all athletic and non-athletic, extra and co-curricular transportation requests for coaches and sponsors (school buses, charter buses, and activity vans), preparing and maintaining accurate and up-to-date sports rosters for all sports teams, maintaining accurate and up-to-date physical, insurance, academic eligibility and parent consent information for all student-athletes, preparing all iTravel requests for all away contests and club field trips, and preparing all athletic awards (letters, pins, plaques, and certificates, etc.) for all NHS sports teams. She also assists in the coordination of all school facilities usage.

Trish’s daughter, Tori, is a graduate of Naples High School and Florida State University.