C. Leon King High School

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C. Leon King High School opened in 1960 with 58 faculty members and 950 students. The school was named in honor of C. Leon King, a distinguished and respected member of the Hillsborough County Board of Public Instruction for 18 years. It is located at 6815 North 56th Street, Tampa, FL 33610. King High School is a traditional/hybrid magnet. It has one of the three International Baccalaureate programs in Hillsborough County, Florida. The IB program of King began in July, 1993. Eighty-nine percent of IB seniors earned the IB Diploma in 2006--one of the highest rates in the United States.

Its total student population is 2117, attendance rate in 2005 was 92%, and the Class of 2007 includes 24 National Merit semifinalists.

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[edit] Demographics

In C. Leon King High School, there are a total of 2117 students., The racial make up is 0.33% Native American, 7.89% Asian Pacific Islander, 37.13% African American, 15.16% Hispanic, 3.97% Multi Racial, 35.52% White, and 0.00% Other. Of these students, 35.13% are economically disadvantaged, 5.48% LEP (Limited english proficiency), and 14.74% SWD.

The percentage of students who scored at or above Level 3 in FCAT reading for the 2004-05 school year was 38.1%. The subgroups scoring above 50% are: Indians, White, Multi-racial and Native American students.

The percentage of students scoring at or above a Level 3 in Mathematics on the 2005 FCAT was 71%. 83% of the White subgroup scored at or above a Level 3.

[edit] Facts of interest

  • The King High School orchestral program has experienced great success[citation needed] in the last few years, and received a superior rating this year under a new director. The King Orchestra has maintained their status as the county's top orchestra program and was one of few schools in the state to receive straight superiors at State MPA.
  • The King High School National Honor Society is the largest chapter in the State of Florida.[citation needed]
  • Attractor programs include Culinary Arts, Teaching Academy, and King's relationship with the University of South Florida as a Professional Development School.
  • Students raised $104,132 for Relay For Life surpassing their initial goal of $96,000. Relay For Life is a night of festivities and fundraising to benefit cancer research and patients. King was the first high school in the nation to raise over $100,000. In 2005, King students raised $81,000. The teacher in charge of the Relay for Life in King is K. Smith, who teaches Inquiry Skills to IB freshmen.
  • One of the history teachers at the school, "Downtown" Marvin Brown, is actually a DJ and a college professor in his spare time. Teaching over 120 students, his pass rate for the Advanced Placement United States History Exam is consistently in the upper eighties. Many other King High IB teachers teach or have taught at various prestigious academic institutions throughout the world as well.
  • King High School's Boys Swimming team won the 2005 academic award for all of Hillsborough County Swim Teams with an average GPA of 3.539.
  • The King High Football team went winless in 2005 with a record of 0 - 11.
  • In 2005, Justine Perry was named Prom Queen of the Class of 2005.
  • The King High Football team broke their 18 game losing streak by beating Gaither 15-11 on September 1, 2006
  • The King High Football team won their second home game, 21-14 against Brandon High School on September 15, 2006
  • Justin Rodgers took over as Director of WKHS in August 2006, following a year of success under Garrison Hamilton.
  • In its first year (1999-2000 school year), the Mock Trial Club was very successful[citation needed], winning the two preliminary rounds at the FLREA district competition at the Edgecomb courthouse in downtown Tampa. They went on to place in the top ten at the state competition. In its second year (2000-2001) the mock trail team placed second overall in their district, with two "Best Attorney" and one "Best Witness" awards for the three rounds they participated in, including the final against Riverview High School.
  • The 2005-2006 C. Leon King High School Prom King and Queen were Marshall Cone, a senior in the IB Program, and Amy Dawson, also of the IB program,respectively.
  • King High School is home to one of the best Junior State of America chapters in the Southeast, consistently winning awards for superior public speaking and debating.
  • The 2006 IB Senior Class achieved an 89% pass rate for the IB Diploma.
  • On September 28 2006, The senior class won the homecoming float competition. The dance took place on September 28. The homecoming king was Senior Treece Lynch and queen Lamecha Mingo.
  • On February 14, 2007 the varsity Baseball team won its opening game over Jefferson High School 5-4. Jared MacBeth picked up the win for the Lions as Jamie Tutko got the save. The Lions this year play in a tough District 5A-8 where the district tournament should be up for grabs.
  • The crew intro for the WKHS morning Show were/are made by WKHS Director Justin Rodgers.
  • Highlights of the Brandon/King Football game [which was made by Justin Rodgers] were featured on the Beef O' Bradys High School Scoreboard
  • King High Speech and Debate team does very well.[citation needed] At the "Winter Springs" invitational, every student that participated broke to an elimination round, and Laura Kaufman got first place in the state of Florida for International Extemporaneous Speaking. A week later, at the Yale Invitational, Stephanie Buchman broke to quarterfinals in Original Oratory and Mohammad Gardezi broke to quarterfinals in Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking.[citation needed]

[edit] In the news

  • It has been recognized by Newsweek Magazine as being among the top 10% of all high schools in America, coming in at number 73. Its sister school, Hillsborough High School, is number 21.
  • The only native Rhode Islander to graduate from King High School is Lt. Carlton Arruda, North Kingstown Police Department in Rhode Island. Lt. Arruda, a 32 year police veteran, graduated from King High in 1968 and returned to his home state shortly after graduation.[citation needed]

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