Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida,then the Florida Territory,in 1824. In 2022,the population was 201,731,making it the eighth-most populous city in the state of Florida. The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 385,145 as of 2018. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region,and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.
Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of the 2020 census,the population was 292,198.
The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) is a not-for-profit organization designated by the Florida Legislature as the governing organization to regulate all interscholastic activities of high schools in Florida. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Florida uses the contest rules set by the NFHS in its sports.
Leon County Schools (LCS) is a school district headquartered in the LCS Admin Complex in Tallahassee,Florida,United States. It is the sole school district of Leon County.
SAIL High School,also known as School for Arts and Innovative Learning and formerly School for Applied Individualized Learning,is a public secondary school,serving grades 9-12 for the Leon County Schools in Tallahassee,Florida. A magnet school,it has a focus on arts and applied humanities.
Loranne Ausley is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee,Florida. She served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2020 until her defeat in 2022,representing Calhoun,Franklin,Gadsden,Gulf,Hamilton,Jefferson,Leon,Liberty,Madison,Taylor,and Wakulla Counties. Previously,she represented the Tallahassee area in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and then again from 2016 to 2020. Ausley was defeated for re-election in 2022 by Republican Corey Simon.
Eleanor Sobel is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate,representing the 33rd District,which includes Davie,Hallandale Beach,Hollywood,and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County,since 2012,previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate,Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006.
The history of Tallahassee,Florida,much like the history of Leon County,dates back to the settlement of the Americas. Beginning in the 16th century,the region was colonized by Europeans,becoming part of Spanish Florida. In 1819,the Adams–Onís Treaty ceded Spanish Florida,including modern-day Tallahassee,to the United States. Tallahassee became a city and the state capital of Florida in 1821;the American takeover led to the settlements' rapid expansion as growing numbers of cotton plantations began to spring up nearby,increasing Tallahassees' population significantly.
Amos P. Godby High School is a public high school in Tallahassee,Florida,named for Amos P. Godby,who first served as a teacher and coach at Leon High School,and later became Leon County Superintendent and President and Secretary of the Florida Superintendents Association.
Kurt S. Browning is an American Republican politician and former Secretary of State of Florida. He currently serves as Superintendent of Schools for Pasco County,Florida.
The history of Florida State University dates to the 19th century and is deeply intertwined with the history of education in the state of Florida and in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State University,known colloquially as Florida State and FSU,is one of the oldest and largest of the institutions in the State University System of Florida. It traces its origins to the West Florida Seminary,one of two state-funded seminaries the Florida Legislature voted to establish in 1851.
Alfred James Lawson Jr. is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district,which was eliminated following redistricting during the 2022 Florida legislative session,stretched across most of the border with Georgia,including most of the majority-black areas between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. Lawson challenged fellow Congressman Neal Dunn in the newly redrawn 2nd congressional district,which pitted them against each other in Lawson's home city. Lawson won the Democratic primary unopposed,and lost to Dunn in the general election.
Charles McBurney is a Republican who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 16th District,which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County between 2007 and 2016.
Carey Baker is an American politician currently serving as the Property Appraiser for Lake County,Florida. He is a former Republican member of the Florida Legislature. Baker served as the State Representative for the 25th District of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2004 and served as the State Senator for the 20th District of the Florida Senate from 2004 to 2010.
Curtis B. Richardson is an American elected official,who has been a member of the Tallahassee City Commission since 2014. He previously served for eight years in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Gadsden and Leon Counties from 2000 to 2008.
Robert C. Wonderling was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 24th District from 2003 to 2009. The district he represented includes portions of Montgomery,Berks,Lehigh and Northampton Counties and includes the population centers of Easton,Lansdale,and Emmaus. He resigned his seat on July 28,2009,to become president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.
Lincoln High School is a public high school located in Tallahassee,Florida. It is part of the Leon County Schools district.
Alberto M. CarvalhoMedM is a Portuguese-American educator and the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. He previously served as superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS),the fourth-largest school district in the United States,with over 346,000 students and 52,000 employees. He was appointed superintendent in September 2008. In February 2014,the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) named Carvalho the 2014 National Superintendent of the Year. On February 28,2018,New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio named Carvalho as the city's next Department of Education Chancellor,but he refused the offer the following day.
Manny Díaz Jr. is an American politician who is currently serving as the 28th Education Commissioner of Florida. Díaz was a member of the Florida Senate from 2018 to 2022,representing the 36th district,which encompasses the Hialeah area in northwest Miami-Dade County. He also served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2018,which encompassed parts of Hialeah and Northwest Miami-Dade County,Florida.
Richard Michael Corcoran is an American politician who served as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. A Republican,Corcoran represented the 37th district,which includes central Pasco County,from 2012 to 2018,and previously represented the 45th district from 2010 to 2012. From 2019 to 2022,Corcoran served as the state's education commissioner. In 2023,he became president of the New College of Florida.
