John I. Leonard Community High School

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John I. Leonard Community High School
Address
John I. Leonard Community High School
4701 10th Avenue

Greenacres
,
Palm Beach County
,
Florida
33463

United States
Coordinates 26°37′50″N80°06′58″W / 26.63056°N 80.11611°W / 26.63056; -80.11611
Information
School type Public school
Established1965
School district Palm Beach County
PrincipalJesus Armas
Teaching staff175.00 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment3,549 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.28 [1]
Color(s)Black and orange    [2]
Nickname Lancers [2]
Newspaper (offline) The Knight Times Online
Website jilh.palmbeachschools.org

John I. Leonard Community High School is a public high school located in Greenacres, Florida, United States.

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History

The high school is named after John I. Leonard, who served as the first president of Palm Beach State College (then Palm Beach Junior College) and as Palm Beach County superintendent of public schools from 1936 to 1947. [3]

On August 7, 1964, Melvin J. Adolphson was named as the first principal of the new high school, [4] which opened in 1965. [3]

In January 1994, the school was annexed into the city of Greenacres. [5]

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "FHSAA Member Schools". Florida High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. 1 2 "John Ireson Leonard". Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "New Principals Named by Martin". The Palm Beach Post . August 7, 1964. p. 45. Retrieved October 7, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  5. ↑ "Greenacres Mayor: Annex Entire School". The Palm Beach Post. June 16, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved October 7, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  6. 1 2 Chris Lazzarino (December 18, 1992). "Trying to Beat Major Odds". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Football Signing Day Central". University of South Carolina Gamecocks. February 1, 2006. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Area alums Fagan, Richards-Ross among FHSAA honorees". Sun-Sentinel. February 18, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Pierre Garçon". 247Sports.com . Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Markus White". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2018.

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