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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Leon County Schools - Names, Elementary
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Leon County Schools - Names
ELEMENTARY
Apalachee: named after the American Indian tribe
Astoria Park: in honor of the nearby neighborhood
Bond: named after the south-side community [See entry in this database under Bond Community]
Brevard: in honor of teacher Caroline M. Brevard
Buck Lake: For Buck Lake Road
Canopy Oaks: in homage to the trees and canopy roads near the school
Chaires: in honor of the community, which was named after Green Hill Chaires who helped settle Tallahasssee.
DeSoto Trail: named after the DeSoto Trail, the route taken by Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto in northwest Florida
Fort Braden: for the community, which was named after a military outpost created during the Second Seminole War
Gilchrist: to honor James M. Gilchrist, former principal of the school, which used to be called Timberland Elementary
Hartsfield: to honor Frank S. Hartsfield, Leon County Schools Superintendent from 1917-1936
Hawks Rise: name created to describe the area
Killearn Lakes: named for the community
W.T. Moore: to honor W.T. Moore, Leon County judge and former Leon County School Board Chairman
Oak Ridge: named for the oak trees around the school
Pineview: named for the pine trees around the school
Riley: to honor John G. Riley, Leon County's first black principal.
Roberts: named after a former all-black schoolhouse and a local farming family (Tallahassee Democrat, 5/7/01, p. 1B)
Ruediger: to honor Lillian Cross Ruediger, Leon County Schools elementary supervisor, 1945-1951
Sabal Palm: named for Florida's state tree
Sealey: for Romero Mitchell Sealey, state supervisor of secondary education
Springwood: named to describe the area
Sullivan: for Kate Sullivan, who taught elementary school in Leon County for 47 years
Wesson: for Leonard Wesson, former School Board member
Woodville: named for the community
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