Tennessee High School

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Tennessee High School
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Front view Of Tennessee High School
Address
Tennessee High School
1112 Edgemont Ave.

,
37620

United States
Coordinates 36°34′53.8″N82°10′55.7″W / 36.581611°N 82.182139°W / 36.581611; -82.182139
Information
School type Public, high school
Established1916
School districtBristol Tennessee City Schools
SuperintendentAnnette Tudor
PrincipalKim Kirk
Faculty70.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,154 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.49 [1]
Language English
Color(s)  Maroon and   White
Mascot Viktor the Viking
Rivals Virginia High School, Sullivan East High School
Feeder schoolsTennessee Middle School
Website ths.btcs.org

Tennessee High School is a public high school located in Bristol, Tennessee, operated as part of the Bristol Tennessee City Schools school district. [2] The high school serves almost all of the Bristol city limits. [3]

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History

The first official Tennessee High School opened in 1916 on Alabama Street. [4] The first part of the current campus was built in 1939. The Bristol Municipal Stadium, also known as the Stone Castle, hosts football and soccer games and was built in 1936 as part of the New Deal. Viking Hall, which opened in 1981, is Bristol Tennessee's civic center and the location of Tennessee High basketball games. According to legend, the school building is haunted. [5]

Academics

The school offers two paths of study for students, a university path and a technical path. The school offers Advanced Placement courses and participation in Army JROTC. The school also has the oldest school newspaper in Tennessee, Maroon and White, which has been in publication for over 100 years.

Extracurricular activities

Each February, the school participates in a fund raising drive for the American Heart Association called "Queen of Hearts" with Virginia High School, Sullivan East High School and John S. Battle High School.

Athletics

Tennessee High won the 1972 High School Football National Championship as well as the 1971 and 1972 Tennessee state football championships. [6]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. Bristol Tennessee High School website Archived September 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , accessed September 9, 2008
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sullivan County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 24, 2021. - Page 14 (13/21) shows sections of Bristol in the Sullivan County district.
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  6. "High School Football Database - Tennessee State Championships". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.