Allen D. Nease High School

Allen D. Nease High School
Address
10550 Ray Road
Ponte Vedra, Florida, 32081
United States
Coordinates 30°4′49″N 81°26′58″W / 30.08028°N 81.44944°WCoordinates: 30°4′49″N 81°26′58″W / 30.08028°N 81.44944°W
Information
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]

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]

Nease High School is currently zoned to serve the communities of Ponte Vedra, Town of Nocatee, World Golf Village, and Orangedale.[4] The main feeder school is Pacetti Bay Middle School, 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:

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]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls & boys)
    • Boys state champion - 2002 (3A)[8]
    • Girls state champion - 1999 (5A)[9]
  • 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)
    • Girls state champion - 2002 (2A), 2005 (4A), 2006 (4A) and 2008 (4A)[12]
    • Boys state champion - 2007 and 2008 (4A)[13]
  • Swimming (girls & boys)
  • Tennis (girls & boys)
  • Track & field (girls & boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)
    • State champion - 2008 (4A)[14]
  • Weightlifting (girls & boys)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "St. Johns County School District - Media Release: Opening Day Student Count". Stjohns.k12.fl.us. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  2. ↑ New Principal Appointments
  3. ↑ Trulia Real Estate database
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek and The Daily Beast". Newsweek.com. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  6. ↑ "America's Best High Schools: The List - Newsweek and The Daily Beast". Newsweek.com. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Nease High School". www.c2cschools.com. C2C Schools LLC. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "BOYS BASKETBALL 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "GIRLS BASKETBALL 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Football 2013-2014 Championship Records" (PDF). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "BOYS GOLF 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "GIRLS SOCCER 2013-14 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "BOYS SOCCER 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). fhsaa.orf. FHSAA. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 2015-16 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Len Mattiace page at PGA Tour website
  16. ↑ Jeff Klauk page at PGA Tour website
  17. ↑ Ben Nowland page at Arena Football League website
  18. ↑ Nathan Sturgis

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