James A. Shanks High School

[1] In 1999, a Florida Trend article written by Cynthia Barnett described Shanks High as being "dilapidated".

[6] The building was converted into James A. Shanks Middle School.

[1] Circa 1970 the school had many athletes that matriculated to university sports teams.

19 students graduating from Shanks from 1993 to 2000 attended universities on football scholarships for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams.

Brian Miller of the Tallahassee Democrat stated that the school was known as the "epicenter" of the county's "athletic prowess".