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°W / 30.08028; -81.44944Coordinates: 30°4′49″N 81°26′58″W / 30.08028°N 81.44944°W / 30.08028; -81.44944
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1981
School district	St. Johns County School District
Superintendent	Joseph G. Joyner
Principal	Lisa Kunze
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2260 (2016-2017)
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 Lisa Kunze.^[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 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 its 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 Palencia, 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]

Baseball (boys)
- Boys state champion - 2017 (7A)
Basketball (girls & 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

Tim Tebow, (played football, basketball, and baseball for the school, was homeschooled) professional baseball player
Len Mattiace, professional golfer^[15]
Jeff Klauk, professional golfer^[16]
Ben Nowland, professional arena football player (Grand Rapids Rampage)^[17]
Nathan Sturgis, professional soccer player (Houston Dynamo)^[18]
Alicia Fox, former WWE Divas Champion
Mario Butler, professional football player

References

↑ "St. Johns County School District - Media Release: Opening Day Student Count". Stjohns.k12.fl.us. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
↑ New Principal Appointments Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Trulia Real Estate database Archived July 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
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↑ "America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek and The Daily Beast". Newsweek.com. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
↑ "America's Best High Schools: The List - Newsweek and The Daily Beast". Newsweek.com. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
↑ "Nease High School". www.c2cschools.com. C2C Schools LLC. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "BOYS BASKETBALL 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "GIRLS BASKETBALL 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "Football 2013-2014 Championship Records" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "BOYS GOLF 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "GIRLS SOCCER 2013-14 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "BOYS SOCCER 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.orf. FHSAA. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 2015-16 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ Len Mattiace page at PGA Tour website Archived November 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Jeff Klauk page at PGA Tour website Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Ben Nowland page at Arena Football League website
↑ Nathan Sturgis Archived June 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

St. Johns County School District schools
High schools	Bartram Trail High School Creekside High School Pedro Menendez High School Allen D. Nease High School Ponte Vedra High School St. Augustine High School St. Johns Technical High School
Middle schools	Alice B. Landrum Fruit Cove Gamble Rogers Pacetti Bay R. J. Murray Sebastian Switzerland Point
Elementary schools	Crookshank Cunningham Creek Durbin Creek Hickory Creek Julington Creek Ketterlinus Mill Creek Ocean Palms Osceola Ocean Palms Otis A. Mason PVPV - Rawlings R. B. Hunt South Woods Timberlin Creek W. D. Hartley Wards Creek Webster
K-8 schools	Liberty Pines Academy Patriot Oaks Academy Valley Ridge Academy
Private schools	St. Gerard Campus School St. Joseph Academy
Alternative schools	Gaines Alternative Program at the Evelyn B. Hamblen Center Transition Program at the Evelyn B. Hamblen Center Hastings Youth Academy St. Johns Regional Detention Center
Charter schools	First Coast Technical High School The Academy of Business and Leadership Education (ABLE)
State schools	Florida School for the Deaf and Blind

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