| Allen D. Nease High School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | We are Nease. |
| Established | 1981 |
| Type | Public School |
| Principal | Dr. Linda Thomson |
| Students | 2,319 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra, Florida, USA |
| District | St. Johns County School District |
| Colors | Green █ and Gold █ |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | www-nhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/ |
Allen D. Nease High School is a public high school located in Ponte Vedra, Florida. The school is a member of the International Baccalaureate program and is rated the 81st best high school in the U.S. by Newsweek magazine for 2007 [1]. The school benefits from outstanding parent and alumni support.
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Namesake
Nease High School is named after Allen Nease, a pioneer in Florida's reforestation efforts, and donor of the land on which the school was built.
Athletics
Football
The Nease Panthers football team were FHSAA Class 4A State Champions in 2005, as they beat the Armwood Hawks 44-37, led by Tim Tebow, the 73rd Heisman Trophy winner. The football team was also FHSAA Class 4A State Runner-Ups in 2006 and 2007, losing to the Plant Panthers 25-21 in 2006 and Washington Tornadoes, the #4 team in the country, 23-15 in 2007. The state championship games in 2005 and 2006 were played at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, while the game in 2007 was in the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The football team was also televised on ESPN High School Showcase when they played the Hoover Buccaneers in the first ever high school football game televised on ESPN on August 28, 2005. That game was the highest rated high school football game in television history with about one million viewers. Since 2003, the football team has been coached by Craig Howard with a record of 56-12. Nease Football
Golf
The boys team was Class 4A State Champion for the years 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2007.
Soccer
The girls team was Class 4A State Champion in 2002, 2005, and 2006.
The boys team was Class 4A State Champion in 2007.
Basketball
The boys team was Class 4A State Champion in 2002, led by Chet Stachitas.
Academies
- International Baccalaureate Program (IB)
- Academy of Mechanical Engineering
- Communications Academy
- Stellar Program of Engineering (to be finished)
- Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC)
Fine Arts Programs
Nease is also well known for its band and drama programs. Nease has staged productions such as You Can't Take it With You, and Evita. The Panther Pride Marching Band participates in numerous competitions each year and is usually judged at or near the top.
Notable alumni
- Tim Tebow, college football player and winner of the 73rd Heisman Trophy (Florida) Tim Tebow
- Mario Butler, college football player (Georgia Tech) Mario Butler
- James Wilson, college football player (Florida) James Wilson
- Austin Silvoy, college football player (Troy) Austin Silvoy
- Hunter Haynes, college football player (Wake Forest) Hunter Haynes
- Justin Grant, college football player (Eastern Arizona College) Justin Grant
- Ryan Ellis, college football player (Southern Miss) Ryan Ellis
- Mannie Wellington, college football player (Florida International) Mannie Wellington
- Will Oakley, college football player (Alabama) Will Oakley
- Daunte Owens, college football player (Florida International) Daunte Owens
- Danny Russell, college football player (UConn) Danny Russell
- Charlie Kirschman, college football player (Alabama) Charlie Kirschman
- Clyde Yandell, college football player (Georgia Tech) Clyde Yandell
- Zach Tronti, college football player (Brown) Zach Tronti
- Christian Dennis, college football player (Hofstra) Christian Dennis
- James Nicholson, college football player (Charleston Southern) James Nicholson
- Len Mattiace, professional golfer Len Mattiace
- Cory Niblock, former college football player (Florida State) Cory Niblock
- Chase Fontaine, professional baseball player (Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans) Chase Fontaine
- Ben Nowland, professional arena football player (Grand Rapids Rampage) Ben Nowland
- Chet Stachitas, professional basketball player (Europe) Chet Stachitas
- Nathan Sturgis, professional soccer player (Real Salt Lake) Nathan Sturgis
- Angie Coulliette, published environmental scientist (UNC at Chapel Hill)
