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{{Infobox Secondary school

|logo=[[Image:CHILES ADMINISTRATION.jpg|250px]]

|name=Lawton Chiles High School

|type=[[Public school|Public]] Secondary

|address=7200 Lawton Chiles Lane

|city=[[Tallahassee, FL|Tallahassee]]

|state=[[Florida]]

|country=[[United States|USA]]

|information=[phone]

|established=[[1999]]

|grades=9 to 12

|enrollment=

|principal=Dr. Alan Cox

|mascot=Timberwolves

|colors=Maroon and Silver

|district=[[Leon County Schools]]

|yearbook=

|newspaper=

|website=[http://www.chiles.leon.k12.fl.us/ www.chiles.leon.k12.fl.us]

}}

'''Lawton Chiles High School''' is located on [[U.S. Route 319|US 319]] in the northern part of [[Bradfordville, Florida|Bradfordville]], [[Leon County, Florida]], north of [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]].

==History==

Lawton Chiles High School was established in [[1999]] and is the newest public high school in the [[Leon County Schools|Leon County school district]]. The first graduating class was the class of [[2002]]. The school is named in honor of [[Lawton Chiles]], governor of [[Florida]] from 1991 to 1998.

The school motto ''"Cognosco, Duco, Perficio"'' translates from [[Latin]] to ''"I learn, I lead, I achieve."''

==Student Life==

===Clubs===

*[[Brain Bowl]]

*[[Model UN]]

*[[Chess]] club

*Civinettes

*Equestrian Club

*[[Fellowship of Christian Athletes]]

*International Thespian Society (ITS)

*[[Key club]]

*[[Marine biology]] club

*Mock Trial

*Movie/Theater Critics Club

*[[Mu Alpha Theta]] - one of the thriving academic clubs at LCHS. Chiles finished in 4th place at the 2005 and 2006 [[FAMAT]] State Convention, and 5th place at the National Convention. They have been the only school to improved or maintain the same overall standing for five consecutive years. Students in this organization have also participated in other national math competitions such as the [[American Mathematics Competitions]] (AMC), [[American Invitational Mathematics Examination]] (AIME), [[United States of America Mathematical Olympiad]] (USAMO), and [[American Regions Math League]] (ARML).

*[[National Junior Classical League]]

*Psychology Club

*SADD

*Waffle Club

*National Art Honor Society

*National French Honor Society

*National Honor Society

===Academic activities===

*Advanced Placement program

===Co-curricular activities===

*[[Band (music)|Band]]

*[[choir|Chorus]]

*Corner Cafe

*[[Drama]]

*Externship

*[[Fine art]]

*Newspaper

*Web Design

*[http://www.wolfcenterstudios.com/ Wolfcenter Studios]

*Yearbook

===Extracurricular activities===

*Big Bad Wolves

*Little Red Riding Hoods

===Athletics===

[[Image:Lawton_High_Helmet.png|thumb|right|Chiles High Football helmet.]]

Although the school prides itself more on academic and other achievements, LCHS offers a variety of athletics including the following:

*[[Baseball]]

*[[Basketball]] (Boys and Girls)

*[[Cheerleading]]

*[[Crew]]

*[[Cross-country]] - division 3A state champions for the years [[2003]], [[2005]], and 2006

*[[Dance]]

*[[Flag football]]

*[[Football]]

*[[Golf]] (Boys and Girls)

*[[Lacrosse]]

*[[Soccer]] (Boys and Girls)

*[[Softball]]

*[[Special Olympics]] - through the [[Exceptional education|ESE]] program, Chiles offers Basketball for students with physical or mental disabilities.

*[[Swimming]]

*[[Tennis]]

*[[Track and Field]] - Division 3A state champions for the year [[2003]]

*[[Volleyball]] - LCHS is home to the first men's volleyball team in North Florida.

*[[Weightlifting]] (Boys and Girls)

*[[Wrestling]]

==National Board Certified Teachers==

*Emily Barbacci, Social Studies

*Kathy Corder, English

*Kelly Little, Art

*Cana Nudi, Media Specialist

*Pat Phelan, English

*Eugenia Traylor, Science

*Nancy Watson, Social Studies

*Jennifer Womble, Social Studies

==Interesting Facts==

*In 2006, Lawton Chiles High School placed at No. 278 among the top 1200 high schools in the United States.<ref>{{cite press release

| title = The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools

| publisher = Newsweek

| date = [[2006-05-23]]

| url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/

| accessdate = 2006-12-10}}</ref>

== Notes ==

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== External links ==

*[http://www.chiles.leon.k12.fl.us/ Lawton Chiles High School Website]

*[http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/ Leon County Schools Website]

*[http://www.chilesvolleyball.com/ Official Timberwolves Volleyball Website]

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1999]]

[[Category:High schools in Florida]]

[[Category:Leon County, Florida]]