James Clemens High School

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James Clemens High School
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Aerial view of the school
Address
James Clemens High School
11306 County Line Rd.

35756

United States
Coordinates 34°42′21″N86°47′31″W / 34.7059°N 86.7919°W / 34.7059; -86.7919
Information
Type Public
Motto"Where opportunity meets inspiration"
Established2012(12 years ago) (2012)
OversightMadison City Schools
CEEB code 011701
PrincipalKerry Donaldson
Teaching staff119.83 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment2,149 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.93 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy blue and Carolina blue
  
MascotJets
Nickname Jets
Rival Bob Jones High School Sparkman High School
NewspaperJet Stream
Website www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/jchs
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James Clemens High School is a public high school in Madison, Alabama, United States. The school is a part of Madison City Schools. The school is named after James Clemens, the founder of Madison, Alabama. James Clemens was the second high school to be built in Madison, a necessary endeavor to serve the rapid growth of the community. The city was rezoned for two high schools with Liberty Middle School feeding into James Clemens. [2] It is the 4th largest high school in Alabama by enrolled students, only Thompson, Baker, and Hoover High Schools have more enrolled students. [3]

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Clubs and organizations

James Clemens offers over 70 clubs and organizations, many of them service based, such as Interact Club and Junior Civitan, providing funds and services for the surrounding community. [4]

James Clemens High School is home to the JROTC "Jet Battalion", with over 100 cadets enrolled. The program instructors are Colonel Courtney Taylor (2012–2016) and Sergeant Major Samuel McCray (2013–present), with Major Rezell Linen taking over as the Senior Army Instructor (SAI) after Colonel Taylor reitred from the SAI position. The Jet Battalion's Color Guard presents The Colors at every home football game, basketball game, and soccer game. The Jet Battalion also cleans the Madison City Schools Stadium after every home game. As of 2015, the Battalion is rebuilding a Grumman F-9 Cougar to display on campus. [5]

Notable events

On December 14, 2022, videos were released of James Clemens assistant principal James Watts engaging in a physical altercation with a female student on a bus while it was loading other students. Two students had allegedly gotten into a physical altercation with each other on the bus, at which point Watts and other administrative members of the school staff were called to help defuse the situation. Watts started arguing with one of the students, and the student allegedly bit his arm. Watts then grabbed the student by the neck and hit her. Several other students started confronting Watts after this. Following the incident, both of the students who engaged in a physical altercation with each other were suspended. [6]

Madison City Schools superintendent Ed Nichols spoke on the incident the next day, where he defended Watts' actions, stating, "I’m never going to tell someone if they are being assaulted, that they can’t defend themselves from further harm." [6]

On March 21, 2023, the family of the student involved in the incident filed a lawsuit against Watts, as well as the Madison City Schools Board of Education and former James Clemens principal Brian Clayton. The lawsuit claimed that the student was in special education. [7]

On April 20, 2023, Madison City Schools announced Dr. Kerry Donaldson as the Principal of James Clemens, following the retirement of the previous principal, Dr. Clayton, in December 2022. [8]

Athletics

James Clemens provides students with the opportunity to compete in many of the major high school sports. [9]

Boys' athleticsGirls' athletics
Football Volleyball
Basketball Basketball
Baseball Softball
Wrestling Cheerleading
Cross country Cross country
Track and field Track and field
Tennis Tennis
Golf Golf
Soccer Soccer
Swimming and diving Swimming and diving
BowlingBowling
Lacrosse Lacrosse

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References

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