Blackman High School

Blackman High School
Address
3956 Blaze Dr Murfreesboro , Tennessee 37128 United States
Coordinates	35°51′30″N86°28′38″W / 35.858450°N 86.477100°W / 35.858450; -86.477100
Information
School type	Public school
Established	2000
School district	Rutherford County
CEEB code	431636
Principal	Justin Smith [1]
Staff	133.63 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,233 [2]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.71 [2]
Color(s)	Blue   White   Orange
Athletics	TSSAA
Mascot	Dante
Team name	Blackman Blaze
Newspaper	The Blackman Voice
Yearbook	The Eternal Flame
Website	bhs.rcschools.net

Blackman High School is a high school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States which is operated by the Rutherford County Schools. The school was established in 2000 to complement the existing Blackman Elementary School.

History

Blackman High School was established in 2000 to provide a primary school for the residents living in western Rutherford County. It was the first High School established in Rutherford county since 1972. ^[3]

Campus

Recent^{[ when? ]} additions to Blackman High include the construction of a new classroom wing, the "G" hall, 3 new portables outside of the west wing of the school, a large band room, and a field area near the cafeteria. The baseball program built a fieldhouse in 2005 and the football program finished the construction of a fieldhouse in 2010. ^[4]

Athletics

The Backyard Brawl is the name of the rivalry between Blackman High School and Oakland. This rivalry dates back to Blackman High Schools' opening in 2000, and started because Blackman and Oakland were the only two high schools open in Rutherford County at the time.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable alumni

• Drew Beam, pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization ^[5]
• Crystal Dangerfield, point guard for the Dallas Wings ^[6]
• Jauan Jennings, NFL football player with the San Francisco 49ers ^[7]
• Trey Knox, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings, played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the South Carolina Gamecocks ^[8]
• David Price (born 1985), Major League Baseball pitcher ^[9]
• Adam Smith, former professional football offensive guard
• Master Teague, former NFL running back for the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Darius Thompson, American professional basketball player ^[10]
• Zander Wiel, American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman ^[11]

References

1. Fuller, Kimberly (June 8, 2022). "Rutherford County Schools Announces Four New Principals". Wjvo FM. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
2. "School Detail for Blackman High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
3. https://bhs.rcschools.net/apps/news/article/2038724
4. "Blackman High School Website". Blackman High School. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
5. Joyce, Cecil (July 31, 2019). "High school football: Tennessee baseball commit Drew Beam heating up". The Daily News Journal . Retrieved May 31, 2022.
6. Jennings, Chantel (August 19, 2020). "Crystal Dangerfield's been building toward her WNBA moment since the fifth grade". The Athletic (The Athletic Media Co.). Retrieved August 20, 2020.
7. "From Blackman High School to Super Bowl 58, Jauan Jennings makes community proud". News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF). February 10, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
8. Kreager, Tom (July 18, 2018). "Dandy Dozen: WR Trey Knox, a potential Vols commitment, to also play LB for Blackman". The Tennessean .
9. "David Price - 14". Vanderbilt Commodores. 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
10. "Darius Thompson - Men's Basketball". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
11. "2014 Vanderbilt Baseball Fact Book". Issuu.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

External links

• Blackman High School
• Rutherford County School System