Greeneville High School

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Greeneville High School
Location
Greeneville High School
210 Tusculum Boulevard

Greeneville, Tennessee

United States
Coordinates 36°09′55″N82°49′30″W / 36.16528°N 82.82500°W / 36.16528; -82.82500
Information
Type Public high school
School districtGreeneville City Schools
PrincipalDeAnna Martin [1]
Teaching staff58.83 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment938 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.94 [2]
Color(s)  
MascotGreene Devil
Website ghs.gcschools.net

Greeneville High School (GHS) is a high school in Greeneville, Tennessee, a town most known as the place in which U.S. President Andrew Johnson began his political career as the city mayor. [3] It is part of the Greeneville City School System, which includes all areas of the city limits. [4] In 2008, it was named as a Blue Ribbon School, the only high school in Tennessee to receive such honor that year. [3]

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Programs of study

GHS offers various academic programs to its students including Advanced Placement (AP) courses. [3] Students taking AP courses may be eligible for college-level credit hours upon receiving a satisfactory score (specific to the college institution) on the Advanced Placement exams.

Students also have the opportunity to earn college-level course credit through GHS' partnership with Walter's State Community College dual enrollment courses or the GEAP program which allows students to graduate high school with both a high school diploma as well as their associate degree. [3]

Extra-curricular offerings

Athletics

GHS offers sports teams including baseball, basketball, football, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance team, golf, soccer, softball, swim, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. [5]

The GHS football team won the Tennessee state football championships (Division 4A) in 2010, 2011, 2017 and 2018. Greeneville also won the women's soccer state championship in 2015 and 2016. The wrestling team has made 22 dual wrestling state appearances while winning A-AA team state in 2013 and was runner ups in 1995 (large school), 2014, and 2017. The wrestling team has thirteen individual state champions: Carson Dupill in 2022, [6] LeAndre Dabney, Jr. in 2020, [7] Brandon Lowery in 1997, [8] Jeremy Garrett in 2000, [9] Hunter Mason in 2021, [10] Kodiak Cannedy in 2020, [11] Joel Brimer in 2008, [12] Trent Knight in 2018 and 2019, [13] Josh Barner in 1997, [14] Morgan Lowery in 2023, [15] Jason Riddle in 1999, [16] Nick Foster in 2016, [17] Daniel Crosby in 2002 and 2003. [18]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Principal's Corner". Greeneville High School. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools – Greeneville High School (470150000467)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "About GHS". Greeneville High School. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Greene County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 8, 2024. - Text list
  5. ↑ "Greeneville High School". ghs.gcschools.net.
  6. ↑ "106 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ "113 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ "119 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ "135 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ "138 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ "145 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ "160 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "182 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  14. ↑ "189 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  15. ↑ "195 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  16. ↑ "215 Weight Class Champion by Year". tsaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  17. ↑ "220 Weight Class Champion by Year". tsaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  18. ↑ "275 Weight Class Champion by Year". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Collection: James Dobson Papers | SCOUT". scout.lib.utk.edu. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Antwaine Wiggins - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com.
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