C. Leon King High School

C. Leon King High School
C. Leon King High School
Address
	6815 N. 56th Street; Tampa, Florida 33610; United States of America
Coordinates	28.015556°N 82.403889°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Land of the Lions
Established	1960
School district	Hillsborough County Public Schools
Superintendent	Addison Davis
School number	2241 (for District use)
CEEB code	101717
Principal	Arlene Castelli
Staff	92.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,841 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.01[1]
Color(s)	Red, white, and Columbia blue ;
Sports	See article
Mascot	Lion
Nickname	Lions (general); Lady Lions (girls sports)
Newspaper	Scepter
Yearbook	Clarion,
Website	king.mysdhc.org; edline.net

C. Leon King High School is a Tampa, Florida public high school named in honor of C. Leon King, a member of the Hillsborough County Board of Public Instruction for 18 years. It opened in 1960 with 58 faculty members and 960 students. It is located at 6815 North 56th Street in Tampa, Florida 33610.

King High School, a part of Hillsborough County Public Schools, is a traditional/hybrid magnet school. It has one of four International Baccalaureate programs in Hillsborough County, Florida. The IB program of King began in July 1994. Ninety eight percent of IB seniors earned the IB Diploma in 2014—one of the highest rates in the United States. For the 2010–2011 school year, King High School received an A grade in education overall. As of 2017, King high has been rated a "B".

Its student population was 1,889 in 2014–15 and the attendance rate was 92% in 2005.

History

The school was built on the site of Ridgewood Cemetery, a municipal cemetery for poor African-Americans established in 1942. Hillsborough County Public Schools acquired 40 acres (16 ha) of land for the school from a private company in 1959, and that company bought the site from the City of Tampa in 1957; the cemetery is in that plot and became used for agricultural classes. In 2019 officials discovered graves of 145 people.[2]

Honors programs

King High School hosts an International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, which began in 1994. King High also offers advanced placement courses (KAPS).

Student Government

The Student Government Association has a structure similar to the federal government system.

Sports

Fall:

Football
Boys Golf
Girls Golf
Boys Cross Country
Girls Cross Country
Swimming
Volleyball

Winter:

Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Wrestling
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer

Spring:

Baseball
Softball
Flag Football
Track
Tennis

Music Programs

King High School has multiple musical programs such as Chorus and Show Choir (PRIDE), a Marching Band (Marching Lions), Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and a Concert Orchestra. King High School's Marching Band received Superior ratings at the annual FBA competition for 45 consecutive years and is often invited to perform in the State's band events. The show choir, PRIDE, is one of the top show choirs in the state. The dance team (Lionettes) have one of the most talented and culturally diverse teams in the county.

Notable alumni

Henry Paul, musician formerly with the Outlaws
Derek Bell, former professional baseball player[3]
Tim Crews, former professional baseball player[3]
Jim Morrison (baseball), former professional baseball player
Pam Bondi, 1984, Florida Attorney General[3]
Mike Awesome, 1984, former WWF Champion
Pam Iorio, 1977, former Mayor of Tampa[3]
Gary Koch, 1970, former professional golfer and ESPN sportscaster[3]
Edmund Nelson, 1978, former professional football player, graduated in 1978
Audrey O'Brien Nelson, 1973, director of VISN 8 at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and prominent research scientist[4][5]
George Peoples, 1978, former professional football player
Calvin Pickering, 1995, former professional baseball player[3]
Eric Hayes, former NFL football player
Ty Griffin, former professional baseball player[3]
Musa Abdul-Aleem, professional basketball player

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References

"KING HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
"Radar finds 145 graves buried beneath King High School in Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
"The History of King High School". King High School. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
"VA Sunshine Healthcare Network: Board of Directors". U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. November 10, 2009. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
Service, From the Partnership for Public (August 10, 2009). "Audrey Nelson: On a Quest to Protect Health-Care Workers". ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

External links

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[NCES-1] "KING HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[2] "Radar finds 145 graves buried beneath King High School in Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[King_history-3] "The History of King High School". King High School. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

[4] "VA Sunshine Healthcare Network: Board of Directors". U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. November 10, 2009. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

[5] Service, From the Partnership for Public (August 10, 2009). "Audrey Nelson: On a Quest to Protect Health-Care Workers". ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 2, 2018.