28 Oct The Lions’ Pride: A Pictorial and Anecdotal History of Leon High School
By Linda Teague, Ed.D.
The Lions’ Pride: A Pictorial and Anecdotal History of Leon High School is an illustrative coffee table book. It turns back the clock to showcase more than 100 years of Leon High School spirit and pride through images, memorabilia and anecdotes. The 280-page book will feature glossy photographs that depict vignettes of Leon’s past from school dances and sporting events to early report cards and graduation photos. Personal memoirs in the book come from alumni graduating as early as 1922, while interviews with people like Mrs. LeRoy Collins, Loranne Ausley, Cheryl Hines and Sam Teague tell the story of the impact Leon had on their lives.
About the Author
Dr. Linda Teague is a third generation Leon teacher and alumna of Leon High School, whose personal family history cannot be separated from the history of the school; they are inextricable woven together. She is currently teaching in the same room her grandmother taught in over 45 years ago. In 1931, her grandmother, Eunice Johnston, established the Leon High School journalism program and The Leon High Life, the student run newspaper which is still being published today. Her mother, Frances Teague, taught American History at Leon for seven years until her death in 1979. Her two brothers, two stepsons, an uncle and eleven cousins are graduates of Leon.
Dr. Teague began her teaching career at Leon in the Social Studies Department in 1970 and teaches Advanced Placement Psychology and World History. Twice she was selected as Leon County Social Studies Teacher of the Year and has been Leon High School Teacher of the Year. She is a two-time Fulbright Scholar, a National Board Certified Teacher, and the recipient of Newsweek Magazine’s Teacher Tribute Award.
During Dr. Teague’s 19 years as sponsor of the Leon Student Government, SGA earned recognition as The Most Outstanding Student Council in the State of Florida five times, was instrumental in starting the Inner-City Student Government, successfully lobbied to have a student representative appointed to the School Board, started the first crew team in North Florida, and served multiple times as President of District 1 Student Councils. In recognition for her dedication to training student leaders, Dr. Teague received the Florida Student Council Advisor of the Year Award, and annually two leadership scholarships are given in her honor. She has been a contributing writer to a national student leadership magazine and authored a monograph entitled, “How to Start A Leadership Class.”
Her family connections with the school, her notable work getting Leon High School on The National Register of Historic Places, and her production of an historic video about Leon High School, uniquely qualify her to be the author of The Lion’s Pride: A Pictorial and Anecdotal History of Leon High School.
One of her former students, Elise Durham (Class of 1986) states, “ I cannot imagine a better person to write the history of this school. She has always been such a strong, quiet force at Leon. Who better to put the “experience of Leon” into perspective? She has worked with student leaders, taught on all levels and been advisor to many of us who came through those halls. She has LIVED LEON for over 30 years.”
The Lions’ Pride Book
3663 Corinth Dr.
Tallahassee, Fl. 32308
linda@thelionspridebook.com
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