Alcoa High School

Alcoa High School
Location
Alcoa , Blount County , Tennessee United States
Coordinates	35°47′32″N83°58′47″W / 35.79222°N 83.97972°W / 35.79222; -83.97972
Information
Type	Public School
Motto	"Achieving High Standards"
School district	Alcoa City Schools
Principal	Caleb Tipton
Staff	47.00 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	701 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.91 [1]
Colors	Maroon and Gray
Mascot	Tornadoes
Rival	Maryville High School
Website	https://www.alcoahighschool.com

Alcoa High School is a 9-12 public high school located in Alcoa, Tennessee. It is the only high school in the Alcoa City Schools system. Recently moved into the NEW Alcoa High School. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). ^[2] The school is built on a Superfund site.

Academics

Alcoa High School currently uses a block schedule for their classes.

There are two foreign languages offered at Alcoa High School including German and Spanish. ^[3]

Alcoa currently offers various AP courses, such as Statistics, United States History, United States Government, World Geography, and English, as well as several dual enrollment courses in cooperation with Pellissippi State Community College and Maryville College.^{[ citation needed ]}

Athletics

Alcoa's athletic teams are known as the "Tornadoes."

• Football - The school's football team has won 22 TSSAA state championships, to best their rival Maryville High School (16) for the most in state history. Seven of these came in 2004–2010 in Class 2A and later Class 3A, during which the team recorded 84 wins and only six losses, including a 43-game winning streak that was ranked among the best in the nation. ^[4] The win-streak ended when Alcoa was defeated by Maryville at the beginning of the 2011 season. Randall Cobb, who was drafted by the Green Bay Packers, is among the football alumni from that championship stretch. The team's latest championship was won with a 42–20 victory over East Nashville Magnet School in 2023, marking a 9th consecutive state championship.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Men's Soccer -
• Golf - Three individuals have won the TSSAA State Golf Tournament Individual title in the school's history, the most recent being in 2010. ^[5]
• Men's Basketball
• Women's Basketball
• Baseball
• Softball
• Women's Soccer - The Lady T's Soccer team won the State Championship in 2017.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Wrestling-Established: 1999-2000 2X State Traditional Runner Up (2014, 2016) 6X Region Dual Champions (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) 12 Individual State Champions 34 Individual State Medalists.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable alumni

• Randall Cobb, American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, Round 2 Pick 64 in the 2011 NFL draft ^[6]
• Albert Davis, SR (TSU) 1971 Philadelphia Eagles (14 games) ^[7]
• Dave Davis, former wide receiver in the National Football League, played for the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints ^[8]
• Tim George, former NFL football player ^[9]
• Dante Harris, basketball player ^[10]
• Shannon Mitchell, former tight end in the National Football League, played for the San Diego Chargers for 4 years. Attended the University of Georgia. ^[11]
• Billy Williams, NFL player

References

1. "Alcoa High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
2. "About Us / Alcoa High School / Home Page - Alcoa City School". Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
3. "Foreign Language / Curriculum / Academics / Alcoa High School / Home Page - Alcoa City School". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
4. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/12/seventh-heaven-for-alcoa/ "The Knoxville News Sentinel", August 12, 2010.
5. http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20101007/SPORTS/310079961%5B%5D
6. "18 Randall Cobb". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
7. "Al Davis". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
8. "David Glenn Davis". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
9. "Blount County Sports Hall of Fame chooses 10 for 2008 Induction Archived 2012-07-22 at archive.today ". Blount Today, Maryville, TN. April 23, 2008.
10. "Dante Harris". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. January 5, 2023.
11. "SHANNON MITCHELL". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

External links

• Alcoa City Schools District Page
• Alcoa City Schools Home Page
• Alcoa iHigh Page
• Alcoa High School Football
• Alcoa High School Band
• Alcoa High School Soccer