Kirby High School (Tennessee)

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Kirby High School
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Kirby High School (Tennessee)
4080 Kirby Parkway

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United States
Coordinates 35°02′16″N89°50′46″W / 35.03769°N 89.84624°W / 35.03769; -89.84624
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TypePublic
Established1980
PrincipalSteevon R. Hunter
Staff57.00 (FTE) [1]
GradesGrade 9–12
Enrollment821 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.40 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  
MascotCougar
NewspaperCougar Chronicle
YearbookOdyssey
Affiliation Shelby County Schools
Website https://schools.scsk12.org/kirby-hs

Kirby High School(KHS) is a public high school in the Hickory Hill community of Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is a part of the Shelby County Schools district. KHS was established in 1980 as part of the Shelby County School System, serving students from grades 7 to 10, subtracting and adding grades until the first graduating class left KHS at the end of the 1982–83 school year.[ citation needed ] It later became a Memphis City School campus, after Memphis annexed Hickory Hill in 1999. [2]

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Academics

Kirby offers two basic academic programs: the Standard Program and the Honors Program. To take courses in the latter program, students must achieve certain scores on standardized tests, maintain certain grades, and meet certain course requirements.

There are four communities or academies at the "New" Kirby High School: 9th Grade, SEA (Science Engineering and Agriculture), BHS (Business and Human Services), and AIM (Arts Information and Multimedia). All students start off in the 9th Grade Academy, but join the other academies based on their own personal interest and remain in them until they graduate.

Athletics

Kirby High School offers a variety of sports: baseball, basketball, bowling, football, cheerleading, softball, track and field, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, and dance.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kirby High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. "The Annexation: 1987 to 1988". HighGround. November 27, 2019.