Leon High School

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title: "Leon High School" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["schools-in-tallahassee,-florida", "educational-institutions-established-in-1831", "high-schools-in-leon-county,-florida", "national-register-of-historic-places-in-tallahassee,-florida", "works-progress-administration-in-florida", "public-high-schools-in-florida", "1831-establishments-in-florida-territory"] topic_path: "society/education" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_High_School" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameLeon High School
logoLeon High School crest.jpg
logo_size120px
established
typePublic coeducational secondary
grades9–12
districtLeon County Schools
principalScotty Crowe
streetaddress550 East Tennessee Street
cityTallahassee
stateFlorida
zipcode32308
countryUnited States
enrollment1,923 (2023-2024)
ratio23.86
staff80.60 (FTE)
mascotLeo the Lion
newspaperThe Leon High Life
yearbookThe Lion's Tale
colorsRed and White

| | website | School website | | picture | [[Image:08-06-18LeonHighSchl1.JPG|235px]] | | picture_caption | Leon High School in 2008 | | name | Leon High School | | embed | yes | | coordinates | | | locmapin | Florida#USA | | architect | T.A. Monk, M. Leo Elliot | | architecture | Mission/Spanish Revival | | added | September 21, 1993 | | refnum | 93000982 | ::

| name = Leon High School | logo = Leon High School crest.jpg | logo_size = 120px | established = | type = Public coeducational secondary | grades = 9–12 | district = Leon County Schools | principal = Scotty Crowe | streetaddress = 550 East Tennessee Street | city = Tallahassee | state = Florida | zipcode = 32308 | country = United States | enrollment = 1,923 (2023-2024) | ratio = 23.86 | staff = 80.60 (FTE) | mascot = Leo the Lion | newspaper = The Leon High Life | yearbook = The Lion's Tale | colors = Red and White

| website = School website | picture = [[Image:08-06-18LeonHighSchl1.JPG|235px]] | picture_caption = Leon High School in 2008 | name = Leon High School | embed = yes | image = | caption = | coordinates = | locmapin = Florida#USA | area = | built = | architect = T.A. Monk, M. Leo Elliot | architecture = Mission/Spanish Revival | added = September 21, 1993 | refnum = 93000982 Leon High School is a public high school in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is the oldest public high school in the state, and is a part of the Leon County Schools system.

History

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Leon High School is one of the oldest high schools in the country. It was founded 14 years before Florida became a state. It was founded as Leon Academies in 1831 in Tallahassee, Leon County, and helped shape education in the capital city. In 1903 it became the Leon County Graded and High School, which was originally set as the first public high school in Florida, on the corner of Duval, Tennessee and Bronough Streets.

In 1911, a need for more room for the growing student population led to the construction of a second Leon High School where the LeRoy Collins Public Library now stands.

The current building at 550 East Tennessee Street was built in controversy. Built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for $500,000, citizens thought the school was too expensive, too far out of town and much too big with its three stories.

The architect was M. Leo Elliott, designer of many public buildings of merit, including the Old Jail on East Gaines Street in Tallahassee. The builder was Thomas Monk, who built dozens of high schools and commercial buildings around Florida, including the Monk Building in downtown Bradenton, renovated in 2000. In Tallahassee, Monk also built the Mayo Building in the Capital area, and a house in Los Robles for his daughter and son-in-law.

Until school integration and the closure of Leon County's black high school, Old Lincoln High School, in 1967, Leon High School was for whites only. The Florida Constitution of 1885 mandated school segregation. In 1954, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Brown v. Board of Education, which was not implemented in Leon County, Florida, until 1969. Effective January 7, 1969, the Florida Constitution of 1885 was superseded by a new Florida Constitution, which does not contain any requirement for racial segregation. In 2019 the enrollment at Leon High was 33% black.{{cite web |title=Leon High School |url=https://www.greatschools.org/florida/tallahassee/1682-Leon-High-School/#Students |accessdate=April 19, 2019}}

Athletics

Leon High School's mascot is the Lion, and their colors are red and white, with black also appearing on some uniforms, such as soccer. They were one of the 29 original member schools of the FHSAA. They have been a member of the Association since it formed in 1920. Leon has teams in the following FHSAA sports:

  • Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Baseball (boys)
    • State champions - 1940, 1944, 1951, 1998
  • Competitive cheer (girls) - 2016 2A State Runner-up; 2017 Regional Champion, 2017 Nationals- 7th place
  • Cross Country (boys and girls)
    • Boys state champions - 1969, 2007, 2008, 2009
    • Girls state champions - 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • Flag football (girls)
  • Football (boys)
    • State champions - 1969, 1974
  • Golf (boys and girls)
  • Lacrosse (boys)
  • Soccer (boys and girls)
    • Boys state champions - 1988
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming and diving (boys and girls)
  • Track and field (boys and girls)
  • Tennis (boys and girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)
    • State champions - 2011
    • State champions - 2019
  • Weightlifting (boys and girls)

Notable alumni

References

References

  1. "LEON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. {{NRISref
  3. (August 2003}} {{NRHP url). ["Photos"]({{NRHP url). [[National Park Service]].
  4. Fla. Const. of 1885, Art. XII, s. 12
  5. "Leon Lions". C2C Schools LLC..
  6. "BASEBALL 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS". FHSAA.
  7. "BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS". FHSAA.
  8. "GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS". FHSAA.
  9. "FOOTBALL 2013-14 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS". FHSAA.
  10. "BOYS SOCCER 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS". FHSAA.
  11. "GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 2015-16 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS". FHSAA.
  12. "Collection: Karl Allen collection". [[University of Kansas]].

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