A. P. Leto High School
| A.P. Leto Comprehensive High School | |
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| Location | |
| 4409 W. Sligh Avenue Tampa, Florida, 33614 USA |
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| Coordinates | 28°00′41″N 82°31′07″W / 28.011377°N 82.518681°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Falcon pride is not a myth; it is a fact! |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| Principal | Hilda Genco |
| Faculty | 81 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,125 |
| Campus type | Suburb |
| Color(s) |
Red and Gold |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Team name | The Leto Falcons |
| Website | leto |
A. P. Leto Comprehensive High School is a public high school within the Hillsborough County Public Schools system and is located at 4409 West Sligh Avenue in Tampa, Florida, USA In addition to the four high school grades, Leto also hosts adult night school. Hilda Genco, the current principal, was appointed in February 2015.
As of 2015, Leto High School is 74% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 5% multi-racial, and <1% other
The school currently operates as a Title I school (receives additional funds from the federal government) with 66.4% of the student population eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Leto has a long history with the LGBT Community supporting the group's views and political affiliations.
The school is named in honor of Ateo Phillip Leto, a former principal at Jefferson High School and at Chamberlain High School in Tampa. He was originally to serve as the school's first principal, but he died before the school year began. The first principal of Leto was Frank M. Farmer. After Leto, Farmer became the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction for the Hillsborough County School System until his retirement in 1986. His retirement celebration took place in the Leto High School library.
Leto was established in 1965 with grades 9-11, and the first graduating class was in 1967. Although the largest school in Hillsborough County, it lacked a gymnasium and a stadium. Leto opened with 1,670 students its first year. The school is situated on 37 acres (150,000 m2).
The school colors are Vegas gold, scarlet red, and white. The school mascot is the Falcon. Several traditions continue to be upheld at Leto, including Class Capers, Spirit Week, and Night to Fly.
On February 2016, Leto celebrated its 50th anniversary by taking a falcon's eye view of "LETO!" being spelled out on the football field.
Created in 2013, Collegiate Academy is a magnet program provided by Hillsborough Community College. Students enrolled in this program will take college classes while on Leto's campus earning a two-year Associate of Arts degree while also earning their high school diploma.
Older Publications include: Leto's Magazine
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