Allen D. Nease High School
| Allen D. Nease High School | |
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| Address | |
| 10550 Ray Road Ponte Vedra, Florida 32081 United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1981 |
| School district | St. Johns County School District |
| Superintendent | Joseph G. Joyner |
| Principal | Kyle Dresback |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1619 (2013-2014) |
| Color(s) | Green Gold |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Website | School website |
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Allen D. Nease High School is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in Ponte Vedra, Florida that was established in 1981. The school is a member of the International Baccalaureate program. The principal is Kyle Dresback.[2]
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Namesake
Nease High School is named after Allen Nease, a pioneer in Florida's reforestation efforts, and donor of the land on which the school was built. Nease also served on the St. Johns County School Board for 24 years, 17 of which as chairman.
History
Growth in the northeast corner of St. Johns County, primarily the in the Ponte Vedra Beach/Palm Valley areas during the 1970s had warranted the construction of a new school. The school, which opened in 1984, is the second public high school built in St. Johns County. The school first opened as a Junior/Senior High School, but as the growth of Northwest St. Johns County rose the school eliminated it's Junior high sector. Nease was originally designed to accommodate up to 1,500 students, however, enrollment has historically been at above capacity. Bartram Trail High School opened in the Fall of 2000 to alleviate overcrowding. Due to the continual growth in Northwest St. Johns County area, Ponte Vedra High School was built and opened in the Fall of 2008.[3]
Allen D. Nease Senior High School is currently zoned to serve the communities of Ponte Vedra, Town of Nocatee, and World Golf Village.[4] The main feeder schools are Pacetti Bay Middle School and Valley Ridge Academy, while other students come from Alice B. Landrum Middle School or Fruit Cove Middle School.
Academics
Nease High School was rated the 81st best high school in 2007, 91st in 2008, 93rd in 2009,[5] and 185th in 2010 by Newsweek.[6]
Nease High School has the International Baccalaureate Program (IB) as well as the Advanced Placement Program.
Special programs
Special programs at the school include the following:
- Communications Academy
- Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC)
- Stellar Academy of Engineering (sponsored by the Stellar construction company)
- International Baccalaureate
- St. Johns County Academy of Hospitality & Tourism
- Advanced Placement Program
Athletics
Nease competes in FHSAA Class 6A as the Panthers wearing the colors green and gold. The Panthers field teams in the following sports:[7]
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- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (girls & boys)
- Competitive cheer (girls)
- Cross country (girls & boys)
- Football (boys)
- State champion - 2005 (4A)[10]
- Golf (girls & boys)
- Boys state champion - 1995 (4A), 1996 (6A), 1998 (6A), 2000 (2A), 2001 (A) and 2007 (2A). Six titles is the most of any school in Florida.[11]
- Lacrosse (girls & boys)
- Soccer (girls & boys)
- Swimming (girls & boys)
- Tennis (girls & boys)
- Track & field (girls & boys)
- Volleyball (girls)
- State champion - 2008 (4A)[14]
- Weightlifting (girls & boys)
- Wrestling (boys)
Notable alumni
- Colby Boothman (2006-2009) actor Jurassic World, Star Wars Battlefront[15]
- Tim Tebow, (played football, basketball, and baseball for the school, was homeschooled) professional football player
- Len Mattiace, professional golfer[16]
- Jeff Klauk, professional golfer[17]
- Ben Nowland, professional arena football player (Grand Rapids Rampage)[18]
- Nathan Sturgis, professional soccer player (Houston Dynamo)[19]
- Alicia Fox, former WWE Divas Champion
- Mario Butler, professional football player
References
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- ↑ Len Mattiace page at PGA Tour website[dead link]
- ↑ Jeff Klauk page at PGA Tour website[dead link]
- ↑ Ben Nowland page at Arena Football League website[dead link]
- ↑ Nathan Sturgis[dead link]
