Brainerd High School (Tennessee)

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Brainerd High School
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Brainerd High School (Tennessee)
1020 N Moore Rd Chattanooga, Tennessee 37411

Coordinates 35°01′41″N85°13′07″W / 35.0280°N 85.2185°W / 35.0280; -85.2185
Information
TypePublic
Opened1960 [1]
School district Hamilton County Schools
PrincipalCrystal Sorrells
Faculty49.50 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment635 (2022-23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.83 [2]
Color(s)Columbia blue, red and white
    [3]
Team namePanthers [3]

Brainerd High School is a public high school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is operated by the Hamilton County school district.

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Athletics

Several sports teams are represented at the school. The school's mascot is the Panther. Sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. [4]

State championships

Demographics

According to U.S. News & World Report , 93% of the student body is African American, 4% is white, 1% is Hispanic, and 0.2% is Native American. 53% of the student body is male, and 47% is female. [5]

Notable alumni

Gary Drinnon, 1968

Tom Griscom, 1971 [6]

Leslie Jordan, 1973 [7]

Malcolm Mackey, 1988 [8]

George S. Clinton, 1965

Historical significance

Brainerd High was the site of an important Supreme Court decision regarding the use of racially-charged symbols, including the display of Confederate flag and the playing of "Dixie" as the school pep song. A 1971 ruling affirmed the right of the school principal to prohibit such symbols, given the racial turbulence at the school in the previous two years. Bans on Confederate symbols in public schools continue to rest on this precedent today. [9]

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