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Leon High School

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • 550 East Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers:
    • (850) 488-1971
    • (850) 922-5311 (fax)
  • Official Website:[1]
• History & Memorable Moments

Leon High School has always been a part of Tallahassee history. It was originally founded as Leon Academies in 1831 in Tallahassee, Florida, Leon County and helped shape education in the Capital City. Later in 1903 it would become the Leon County Graded and High School, which was originally set as the first public high school for whites on the corner of Duval, Tennessee and Bronough Streets. In 1911, a need for more room for the growing student population led to the construction of a second Leon High School where the LeRoy Collins Public Library now stands. The current building at 550 East Tennessee Street was built in controversy. Built by the WPA for $500,000, citizens thought the high school was too expensive, too far out of town and way too big with the three stories. ^[1]

Now with the classrooms filled, Tallahassee has grown far beyond old city limits, and other less architecturally unique high schools have been built at far greater costs. Leon High School continues the tradition of excellence that began in Tallahassee over 100 years ago. Works Progress Administration (later "Works Projects Administration"), a New Deal government agency that provided jobs to unemployed people from 1935 to 1943 to mitigate the effects of the Great Depression. On 14 April 2007, Leon High School celebrated 100 years of graduates with a grand reunion of all classes. ^[1]

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