| Allen D. Nease High School | |
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| 10550 Ray Road Ponte Vedra, Florida, 32081 United States |
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| Type | Public School |
| Motto | We are Nease |
| Established | 1981 |
| School district | St. Johns County School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Joseph G. Joyner |
| Dean | Bernie Blue and Jack Laverty |
| Principal | Kyle Dresback |
| Vice principal | Nicole Trojnar and Karen Davis |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,450 (2010-11) [1] |
| Hours in school day | 9:15 am - 3:45 pm |
| Color(s) | Green █ and Gold █ |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | www-nhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/ |
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 Mr. Kyle Dresback.[2]
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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.
Growth in the northeast corner of St. Johns County, primarily the Ponte Vedra/Palm Valley areas during the 1970s had warranted the construction of a new school. The school, which opened in 1981, was the second public high school built in St. Johns County. While Nease was designed to accommodate 1,500 students, enrollment has historically been at above capacity. Bartram Trail High School opened in the Fall of 2000 to alleviate overcrowding. Due to further growth in Northwest St. Johns County area, Ponte Vedra High School was built and opened in the Fall of 2008.[3]
Nease is currently zoned to serve the communities of Palm Valley, World Golf Village, and Orangedale. The main feeder school is Pacetti Bay Middle School, while some students also come from Landrum Middle School and Fruit Cove Middle School.[4]
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.
In 2010, nine students from Nease were finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.[7] There were eight in 2011.[8]
Special programs at the school include the following:
Nease Choir and Drama department is currently directed by Mrs. Laura Adkison.
Nease has staged productions such as Grease, Annie, Little Shop of Horrors, Evita, Oklahoma!, Lend Me a Tenor, and Our Town.
At District Festival 2007, Drama Troupe 4641 claimed six Critic's Choice Awards and two of four State Playwright selections along with double-digit Superior and Excellent ratings respectively. Every year for the past four, Nease has won an Ensemble Acting Critic's Choice. Districts 2007 became the first time in recent memory that one talented individual has won the Critic's Choice for all of their events. The Thespian Society at Nease includes six officer positions (President, Vice President, Secretary, Scribe, Historian, and Publicist) along with an active and diverse membership. 2009 they proudly were home to district Best-of-the-Best out of District 2.
Each year, the theater program produces two main-stage productions: one musical and one full-length play. Additionally, a one-act is taken to District Festival, later to be showcased at the school's Night of Stars and an IB Comprehensive Theater III/IV is produced during the school year.
Nease's band program is currently directed by Michael Johnson (University of Florida). Since Mr. Johnson's arrival in 2006, the band has grown from a 48 member marching band to 140 in 2009. The Nease "Panther Pride" Marching Band is considered to be one the top performing in Northeast Florida, winning numerous class awards at local competitions. Nease's two concert ensembles continue to perform at local Florida Bandmasters Association Music Performance Assessments. Notable previous directors include Mrs. Madeline Huffman (University of Florida), Ms. Sheila Harris (University of North Florida), Mr. Douglas Carroll (University of Florida), and Mr. Nick Albanese (University of Florida).
Alongside the band program, Nease boasts an Indoor Percussion Ensemble and several Winter Guard Teams. In the 1999 season, under the instruction of Jill (Moser) Brennan, Robby DuFresne and Chris Savoy, the Winter Guard A team was ranked 1st in the Scholastic A division at WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. In 2010, the Winter Guard A team was ranked 17th in the world, and the Indoor Percussion Ensemble was ranked 4th in the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit Scholastic Marching A class. In 2011, the Winter Guard A team was ranked 13th in the world, and the Indoor Percussion Ensemble was ranked 1st in the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit Scholastic Marching A class.
The Nease Athletics program was rated the #1 athletic program in the State of Florida in 2008.
Nease currently competes in FHSAA Class 4A. The mascot is the panther and the school colors are green and gold.
The current coach of the Nease Football Team is Danny Cowgill. The assistant coach is David San Juan.[9]
The football team was televised on ESPN High School Showcase when they played the Hoover Buccaneers in the first ever high school football game televised on ESPN on August 28, 2005.
The Nease Panthers football team were FHSAA Class 4A State Champions in 2005, as they beat the Armwood Hawks 44-37, led by Tim Tebow. The football team was also FHSAA Class 4A State Runner-Ups in 2006 and 2007, losing to the Plant Panthers 25-21 in 2006 and Washington Tornadoes, the #4 team in the country, 23-15 in 2007.
The state championship game in 2007 was at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. That game was the highest rated high school football game in television history with about one million viewers.
From 2003 to 2007, the football team was coached by Craig Howard and had a record of 56-12 with four straight playoff appearances and a Class 4A State Championship win in 2005. Nease Football has also produced 67 college football players since 2004, which is the most in Florida during this time. On January 12, 2008, Coach Howard resigned as head coach and was hired by Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida as their new head coach.
The boys team were Class 4A State Champions for the years 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2007.
The girls team were Class 4A State Runners-up for the year 2007.
The girls team were Class 4A State Champions in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2008.
The boys team were Class 4A State Champions in 2007 and 2008, and State runner-ups in 2003 and 2009.
The Nease volleyball team were Class 4A State Champions in 2008.
The boys team was Class 3A State Champions in 2002
The girls team was Class 5A State Champions in 1999, led by Kelly Stevenson.
The girls swimming and diving team was Class 2A State Runners-up in 2008.
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