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Public magnet school in Mobile, Alabama, United States
LeFlore Magnet High School
Address
700 Donald St
Mobile, Alabama 36617
United States
Information
School typePublic Magnet
MottoExcellence in Education
Established1968 (56 years ago) (1968)
School districtMobile County Public School System #4
CEEB code011831
PrincipalDr. Antonio Williams
Teaching staff42.00 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment618 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio14.71
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Bright Orange and Kelly Green
  
MascotRattlesnake
Team nameRattlers
Websitelefloremcpssal.schoolinsites.com

John L. LeFlore Magnet High School of Advanced Communication and Fine Arts is a historic public magnet performing arts high school located in Toulminville, Mobile, Alabama, United States. The school is also accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It currently enrolls 947 students in grades 9-12, and is a part of the Mobile County Public School System.

The school offers Drafting, Engineering, Moving Images Dance Company Photography, Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine, Sculpting & Pottery, Television Productions, and Theatre. Its curriculum includes communication, fine arts, performing arts, technical, and career-driven classes.

About LeFlore

From 1968 through 1980, the school was known as Toulminville High School, offering secondary education to upper-middle class students within the Toulminville suburb. In 1981 the school was renamed John L. LeFlore High School in honor of John L. LeFlore, a civil rights activist, husband of Teah Beck, and Mobile NAACP leader elected to the legislature in Mobile County. The renaming of the school brought about a move into an authentic building with the amenities that would equip the institution for the upcoming magnet program. It was not until the mid-1980s that the learning institution gained a magnet program and changed the name to John L. LeFlore Magnet High School of Advanced Communication & Fine Arts.

LeFlore is the only school in the Mobile County Public School System divided into two schools: comprehensive and magnet. The comprehensive school is exclusively for students zoned in LeFlore's school district, while the magnet school is dedicated to students who matriculated from middle magnet schools or are newly accepted applicants into the magnet program. Middle magnet schools that matriculate students to LeFlore include Clark-Shaw Magnet School, Paul Laurence Dunbar Magnet School, and Phillips Preparatory.

LeFlore requires students, whether comprehensive or magnet, to adhere and highly perform to the rigorous curriculum, and to adhere to the uniform code implemented by Mobile County Public School System in 1995.

Aside from the school's curriculum and performing arts, LeFlore is also known for its Mighty Marching Rattler Band, which is influenced in musical style and marching precision by Jackson State's "Sonic Boom of the South", Florida A&M's "Marching 100" and Southern University's "Human Jukebox Band".

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ "John L Leflore Magnet School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. "John L Leflore Preparatory Academy School, Mobile AL School Profile, Ranking, and Reviews". SchoolDigger.com. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  3. "LeFlore Magnet High School : About The School". Leflore.mcs.schoolinsites.com. May 17, 1903. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  4. "Mobile County Public Schools ::". Mcpss.com. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  5. Johnson, Roy S. (October 24, 2023). "Member of Figures political family exploring congressional District 2 race; which one?". AL.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  6. "Antonio Maurice Lang". datbaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
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