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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Leon County Schools - Names - Middle and High Schools & districtwide
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Leon County Schools - Middle and High Schools
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Belle Vue: named after Belle Vue Way, the street where the school is located
Cobb: for Elizabeth Cobb, first principal of Caroline Brevard Elementary School
Deerlake: named for the area
Fairview: named for the nearby North Florida Fairgrounds
Griffin: for the Rev. Henry Griffin, pastor of the church that donated the land for the school
Nims: for R. Frank Nims, Leon County teacher and principal
Raa: for Augusta Raa, 32-year veteran Leon County teacher
Steele-Collins: named jointly for the Rev. C. K. Steele and Gov. LeRoy Collins
Swift Creek: American Indian description of the area
HIGH SCHOOLS
Lawton Chiles: for Gov. Lawton Chiles
Godby: for Amos P. Godby, Leon County Schools superintendent from 1945-1965
Leon: represents the county, which is named after Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon
Lincoln: for Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president, and reusing the name of the former Lincoln High School on Brevard Street
Rickards: for James S. Rickards, Broward County Schools superintendent and executive secretary of the Florida Education Association
DISTRICTWIDE
Gretchen Everhart: for Gretchen Everhart, Leon County supervisor for exceptional children
Lively Technical Center: for businessman Lewis M. Lively, who donated two rooms in Tallahassee to start the school, in 1931
Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy: for Pat Thomas, state senator, D-Quincy
SAIL = School for Applied Individual Learning
Source: Karla Scoon Reid, Leon County Schools
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