Allen D. Nease High School is a high school in the

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, located in the Nocatee

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- Compare with school zone maps. (with a

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postal address), in

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. It is a part of the

. It was established in 1981. The school is a member of the

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program. The principal is Lisa Kunze. Communities in the school's attendance boundary include: the majority of Nocatee CDP.

Namesake

Nease High School is named after

Allen Nease Allen Dowling Nease (February 1, 1914 – September 1984) was a pioneer of Florida’s reforestation and conservation efforts in the mid-20th century.FitzRoy, Maggie"State champs pay special respect"Florida Times-Union, December 17, 2005 Early ca ...

, 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.

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opened in the Fall of 2000 to alleviate overcrowding. Due to the continual growth in Northwest St. Johns County area,

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was built and opened in the Fall of 2008.

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opened in Fall 2021 to serve students residing in the World Golf Village area. From the 2021-22 school year, Allen D. Nease Senior High School is zoned to serve the communities of Nocatee, Ponte Vedra, Palencia, Kensington and Las Calinas. The main feeder schools are Palm Valley Academy, Valley Ridge Academy and Pine Island Academy. Other students come from Pacetti Bay Middle School, 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, and 185th in 2010 by

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. Nease High School ranked 977th in the ''U.S. News & World Report'' 2018 list of best public high schools in America. Nease High School has the

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(IB), as well as the

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Athletics

Nease competes in

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Class 8A as the Panthers wearing the colors green and gold. The Panthers field teams in the following sports: *Baseball (boys) **Boys state champion - 2017 (7A) *Basketball (girls & boys) **State champion - 2002 (3A) **Girls state champion - 1999 (5A) *Competitive cheer (girls) *Cross country (girls & boys) *Football (boys) **State champion - 2005 (4A) *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. *Lacrosse (girls & boys) *Soccer (girls & boys) **Girls state champion - 2002 (2A), 2005 (4A), 2006 (4A) and 2008 (4A) **Boys state champion - 2007 and 2008 (4A) *Swimming (girls & boys) *Tennis (girls & boys) *4A Track & field (girls & boys) 2021 FHSAA Runner up *Volleyball (girls) **State champion - 2008 (4A) *Weightlifting (girls & boys) *Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

* Tim Tebow, did not attend (home schooled) played sports only, 2007

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winner, professional football and baseball player *

Len Mattiace Leonard Earl Mattiace (; born October 15, 1967) is an American professional golfer, formerly of the PGA Tour and now playing on the PGA Tour Champions. Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida. ...

, professional golfer *

Jeff Klauk Jeffrey Michael Klauk (; born November 28, 1977) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. Amateur career Klauk was born in Boynton Beach, Florida. He played golf at Nease High School. He played col ...

, professional golfer *

Ben Nowland Ben Nowland (born May 27, 1980, in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played most recently for the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. High school years He attended Allen D. Nease Senior High School ...

, professional arena football player (Grand Rapids Rampage) *

Nathan Sturgis Nathan Radford Sturgis (born July 6, 1987) is an American former soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Career Youth and college Sturgis attended Nease High School, played club soccer with the First Coast ...

, professional soccer player (Houston Dynamo) *

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, former

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known as Alicia Fox *

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, professional football player * Brodie Smith, professional disc golf player, YouTuber and professional ultimate frisbee player *

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, professional wrestler known as Dexter Lumis in WWE

References

External links

Nease High SchoolSt. Johns County School District
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