Allen D. Nease High School

Allen D. Nease High School is a 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.[3]

Allen D. Nease High School
Address
10550 Ray Road

Ponte Vedra
,
Florida
32081

United States
Coordinates30°4′49″N 81°26′58″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1981
School districtSt. Johns County School District
SuperintendentTim Forson
PrincipalLisa Kunze
Staff106.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,115 (2020-2021)
Student to teacher ratio24.63[1]
Color(s)  Green
  Gold
Team namePanthers
RivalPonte Vedra High School
WebsiteSchool website
[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.[4] Tocoi Creek High School is currently under construction is scheduled to open for the 2021-22 school year to serve students residing in the World Golf Village area.

Allen D. Nease Senior High School is currently zoned to serve the communities of Nocatee, Ponte Vedra, Palencia, Kensington, Las Calinas and World Golf Village.[5] The main feeder schools are Pacetti Bay Middle School, Palm Valley Academy and Valley Ridge Academy. 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,[6] and 185th in 2010 by Newsweek.[7] Nease High School ranked 977th in the U.S. News and World Report 2018 list of best public high schools in America.[8]

Nease High School has the International Baccalaureate Program (IB), as well as the Advanced Placement Program.

Athletics

Nease competes in FHSAA Class 8A as the Panthers wearing the colors green and gold. The Panthers field teams in the following sports:[9]

  • Baseball (boys)
    • Boys state champion - 2017 (7A)
  • Basketball (girls & boys)
    • State champion - 2002 (3A)[10]
    • Girls state champion - 1999 (5A)[11]
  • Competitive cheer (girls)
  • Cross country (girls & boys)
  • Football (boys)
    • State champion - 2005 (4A)[12]
  • 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.[13]
  • Lacrosse (girls & boys)
  • Soccer (girls & boys)
    • Girls state champion - 2002 (2A), 2005 (4A), 2006 (4A) and 2008 (4A)[14]
    • Boys state champion - 2007 and 2008 (4A)[15]
  • Swimming (girls & boys)
  • Tennis (girls & boys)
  • Track & field (girls & boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)
    • State champion - 2008 (4A)[16]
  • Weightlifting (girls & boys)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

References
  1. "ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. New Principal Appointments Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Trulia Real Estate database Archived July 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek and The Daily Beast". Newsweek.com. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  7. "America's Best High Schools: The List - Newsweek and The Daily Beast". Newsweek.com. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  8. "Best U.S. High Schools". usnews.com. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  9. "Nease High School". www.c2cschools.com. C2C Schools LLC. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  10. "BOYS BASKETBALL 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  11. "GIRLS BASKETBALL 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. "Football 2013-2014 Championship Records" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  13. "BOYS GOLF 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  14. "GIRLS SOCCER 2013-14 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  15. "BOYS SOCCER 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.orf. FHSAA. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  16. "GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 2015-16 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (pdf). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  17. Len Mattiace page at PGA Tour website Archived November 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  18. Jeff Klauk page at PGA Tour website Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  19. Ben Nowland page at Arena Football League website
  20. Nathan Sturgis Archived June 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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