Leone High School is a senior high school in Vailoatai and Leone, in the

Western District, American Samoa The Western District is one of the primary divisions of American Samoa. It consists of the western portion of Tutuila Island. It has a land area of 74.781 km2 (28.873 sq mi) and contains 29 villages plus a part of Nu'uuli village. Among th ...

. It is operated by the

American Samoa Department of Education American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) operates public schools in American Samoa, an insular area of the United States. The public primary schools of the Eastern District includes the following: Matafao Elementary, Aua Elementary, Pago Ele ...

. It is the second-largest high school on Tutuila Island. It was opened in September 1965. It was designed for students from the Western District and transfer students from Manua. Central island and Eastern District students attended the High School of American Samoa at

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, later to be known as Samoana High School. Leone High School was the second structure in American Samoa to receive an honor for its design. The same architects, Wimberly, Whisenand, Allison, and Tong of Hawai'i, received their first award for the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium. They have also designed

Rainmaker Hotel Rainmaker Hotel was a 250-room luxury hotel in Utulei, American Samoa, Utulei, Pago Pago, American Samoa. It was the only proper hotel in American Samoa and was operated by the government. The hotel was at its peak in the 1960s and 1970s, when it w ...

and Pacific Coconut Processing (now part of

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).Sunia, Fofo I.F. (2009). ''A History of American Samoa''. Amerika Samoa Humanities Council. Page 281. .

Notable alumni

* Malaetasi Togāfau: First Valedictorian, Former Fono Representative (Itū’au District) & Former Judge (Class Of 1966) *Savali Talavou Ale: Fono Representative (Alātaua District) Longest & Current Speaker Of The House (Class Of 1971) *Fagaoatua Dorian Salāve’a: Former Educator & Principal of Leone High School & Former Fono Representative (Fofō District) (Class of 1993) *

Shalimar Seiuli Shalimar Seiuli, (July 6, 1976 – April 22, 1998) known professionally as Shalimar or Atisone Seiuli, was an American Samoan transgender dancer and public figure who gained infamy when she was seen getting into the car of the actor Eddie Murp ...

: Former Beauty Queen— Miss SOFIAS 1993 & Entertainer (Class Of 1994) *

Gabe Reid Gabriel "Gabe" Reid (born May 28, 1977) is a former American football tight end for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of BYU. Football career Reid played high school football for Le ...

: Former NFL Player (Class Of 1995) *

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: International Football Player (Soccer) & the First

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player to compete in a

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Qualifiers (Class Of 2006)

References

External links

Leone High School
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