Thompson High School

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Thompson High School
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Address
1921 Warrior Parkway

Alabaster
,
Alabama
35007

United States
Coordinates 33°13′21″N86°50′45″W / 33.2223837°N 86.8457899°W / 33.2223837; -86.8457899 Coordinates: 33°13′21″N86°50′45″W / 33.2223837°N 86.8457899°W / 33.2223837; -86.8457899
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School type Public
Established1921
School districtAlabaster City Schools
PrincipalWesley Hester
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,945 (2016-17) [1]
Color(s)Red, white, and black             
Nickname Warriors
Website http://ths.alabasterschools.org/

Thompson High School is located in the city of Alabaster, Alabama.

Alabaster, Alabama City in Alabama, United States

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History

The school is named after Thomas Carlyle Thompson, who donated the land and most of the funds to build the original high school building which is now the intermediate center. Thompson High School's first official school day was October 3, 1921. The former site of Thompson High School was not established until the 1980s. It was part of the Shelby County School District, but as of July 1, 2013 has pulled out and joined the Alabaster City School System. [2]

The Alabaster City School District is the school system of the Birmingham, Alabama, suburb of Alabaster. Alabaster City Schools serve 6,123 students and employ 684 faculty and staff. The district includes three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.

The school mascot is the Warriors. The school colors are red, white, and black. Thompson has approximately 2,000 students. It participates in 7A level sports in Alabama. The school's wrestling team, established in 2007, won five state titles in a row (four 6A & one 7A) from 2011 to 2016. [3] [4] The wrestling team won its sixth state title in 2018 (7A). [5]

The Thompson High School Football team went 12–1 during the 2017 season; defeating Hoover High School to win the 7A Region 3 championship. [6] The Warriors fell in the semi-finals against Hoover High School that year. [7] The following year in 2018, Thompson's football team advanced to the AHSAA 7A Finals for the first time in over three decades. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thompson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alabaster City School District officially starting July 1, separate from Shelby County". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  3. ↑ Saturday, Wesley Hallman Email the author Published 9:57 pm; February 19; 2011 (2011-02-19). "Thompson claims first wrestling title". Shelby County Reporter. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ↑ "AHSAA > Sports > Wrestling > Wrestling Past State Champions". www.ahsaa.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  5. ↑ Haygood, Sheldon. "High school wrestling state champs crowned". http://www.wbrc.com . Retrieved 2018-12-21.External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ PARMLEY, KYLE (2017-10-28). "Thompson rallies to win thriller over Bucs". HooverSun.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  7. ↑ PARMLEY, KYLE (2017-11-25). "Bucs win round 2, take down Warriors". HooverSun.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  8. ↑ Cochran, Ariel (2018-12-05). "Local Thompson High School Warriors take on Central High School Devils in state championship". WIAT. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  9. ↑ Gasque, Conan (2018-02-26). "New Thompson High School opens in Alabaster". WIAT. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  10. ↑ September 13, Dennis Victory | Posted; September 13, 2018 at 10:05 AM | Updated; AM, 2018 at 11:38. "See Thompson's new $19.2 million athletic facilities as stadium opens Friday". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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