The Lions'
Pride: A Pictorial and Anecdotal
History of Leon High School
By
Linda Teague, Ed.D.
About the Book
The Lions' Pride: A Pictorial and
Anecdotal History of
Leon High Schoolis
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.
The book will go on
sale in April 2007,
in time for the
Grand Reunion II.
More information
about how to
purchase the book
will be posted on
this web site in
early February 2007.
For a sneak peak at
some of the
historical topics
that will be touched
on in the book,
watch the video!
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’sTeacher 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.”
For a sneak peak at
some of the
historical topics
that will be touched
on in the book,
watch the video!
