with all the strictness, I'd expect a safer school..to much bullying, violence. Not what I expected for my small town....
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Posted by a parent on 06/06/08
I am a current student at Leesburg High School and I couldn't be more happy. While there are always kids who don't care about their education, most of us do. I know that Mrs. Velez really cares about us and wants us to do well and it shows. Of course kids complain about rules but I know that the rules
... Read more are there with good intentions so accept them. There are some great teachers here who want us to succeed. The athletics and extra curricular activites area great and school spirit is good. I don't blame the school for the below agerage performance of some of the students, I blame those students and their parents. If every student was underperforming then the school would be at fault but that is not the case. I would recommend LHS to anyone. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/08/08
Man i love tha fact that i can go to leesburg barely try and get a diploma.. It is so easy coming from the villages and goin to a school like this.. For people who really dont want to go to school this school is an excellent place honestly it has some of the best sport teams around this year and in 05
... Read more the football team went to state and this year they were district champs.. The weightlifting team is awesome and the girls basketball team is top quality also.. You either get teachers who are too hard or are very very easy.. Hopefully your the lucky one and gets the teacher who watches movies or lets you on the internet to do stuff like this.. Like i am now... So for the slackers who like sports out there come to this school and enjoy. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/19/08
I believe that an education at LHS is whatever you choose to make of it. I know students that skated by and graduated without really learning much. However, I feel that I got an exceptional education there by making sure that I got the best teachers and always took the hardest classes. Frankly, I
... Read more think I learned more in high school than many of the students that I met in the honors program at UF, including those with IB diplomas. It's true that many parents aren't involved, but there is always a dedicated group, and extracurricular activities are, at the very least, average for a school of this size. In all, I had an exceptional high school experience at LHS. Read less
Posted by a former student on 05/11/07
I am currently a student at LHS and I am not surprised that the school is in such a miserable state. The school board seems to believe that more strict rules are a solution to all of the problems that we face, There is a gross lack of funding due to retirement and tourism. You cant just gauge the school
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Posted by a student on 08/31/06
My 2 older children are attending this school amd I am pleased with the education that they are receiving. They are both taking honors and AP classes, are active in clubs and athletics, and are generally having a positive high school experience. However, my third child has some learning disabilities
... Read more and I wouldn't send him to this school, because I see a lot of problems stemming from undisciplined young people who are not attending the school to learn and cause a lot of problems for the teachers not lucky enouth to teach the more challenging courses. There are a group of parents who participate and help out, and a much larger group who just don't care. In short, look carefully at the type of classes your child will be attending before choosing this school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/30/06
Leesburg High School is an excellent school. It has some very good teachers and programs from academics to music to athelics. If the parents would get more invoved with their child's education it could improve the school's grade. The grade does not reflect the entire school, especially with the high
... Read more acheivers, AP, and honor students. The community needs to work with the schools to help those in the lower socio-economic areas improve the abilities of poorly motivated students to acheive. This would raise the score of LHS. It is not always the fault of the teachers or administrators. Get involved! Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/12/06
LHS has excellent academic programs for al students. Their Advanced Placement and Vocational Programs are very successfull. Their state school grade was due to not being able to students in the lowest quartile not raising their scores enough to satisfy new state standards. The school is meeting this
... Read more challenge by trying several different strategies to improve this lower quartile's attitude about school and their scores. The avaerage and above average students continue to perform well and improve their performance. The 2005 co-valedictorians were both National Merit Scholars. Many members of the Sernior Class qualified for the Florida Scholars and Gold Seal scholarships and received additional scholarships from the colleges of their choice. I am a teacher there, but both of my children graduated from LHS with a quality education. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 01/11/06
Excellent ap program and best principal in the county
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Posted by a parent on 11/27/05
this is one of the worst schools in the us that i have sent my child to. on my child's first day they were offered drugs. I felt the teachers were very inadequete. I feel that even sitting here writing this review will not help at all. This school has failed to clean up and shape up. Please if you are
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Leesburg schools — Leesburg High School is located at 1401 W Meadows Dr, Leesburg FL 34748. 1401 W Meadows Dr is in the 34748 ZIP code in Leesburg, FL The school district for Leesburg High School is the Lake County School District. Leesburg High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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