Clarksville High School (Tennessee)
Clarksville High School is a public high school located in Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is part of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. The original building was built in 1906 but the school moved to the current building in 1968. The attendance is 1,432 as of the 2015–16 school year. Its mascot is Wiley the Wildcat. The School colors are Purple and Gold, and the sports teams wear Purple and Black. Athletics are part of the TSSAA. The School meets expectations for the Standardized Tests and ACT's.[3][4]
Clarksville High School | |
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Address | |
151 Richview Rd Clarksville, Tennessee, 37043 United States | |
Coordinates | 36.5157°N 87.2774°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Founded | 1906 |
Principal | Bryan Feldman[1] |
Teaching staff | 70.10[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,383 (2018-19)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.73[2] |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
Athletics | TSSAA |
Team name | Wildcats |
Website | clarksvillehigh |
Athletics
Girls Soccer won the state title in 2014 and 2016 with a 2nd Place trophy in 2015. The women's golf team won the state title in 2016, their third.[5]
Football made its third straight TSSAA Division 5A Playoff appearance in 2019, however, the Wildcats fell in the 2nd Round to Rival Henry County in 2019, fell in the 1st Round to Southwind in 2018, and fell in the 1st Round to Munford in 2017.
Girls Golf has also won multiple State Titles as well.
Notable alumni
- Donny Everett, former College Baseball player at Vanderbilt
- Galen Fott, director and animator[6]
- Harry Galbreath, former NFL Football player
- Bashaara Graves, WNBA basketball player
- Ryne Harper, MLB pitcher[7]
- Trenton Hassell, former NBA basketball player
- Shawn Marion, former NBA basketball player
- Wes Parsons, MLB pitcher[7]
- Robert Penn Warren, poet and novelist[8]
- Ted Young, former JBL basketball player for the Akita Isuzu Motors
References
- "Clarksville High Administration". CMCSS. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "Clarksville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- "How Does Clarksville High School Rank Among America's Best High Schools?". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- "Clarksville High School". cmcss.net. Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- third title
- Donnell, Evans (August 15, 2013). "Animation in Nashville: Bigfott Studios at Belcourt This Saturday". ArtsNash. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.
- "Two former Clarksville High baseball players are headed to the majors". clarksvillenow.com. March 27, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- Culverhouse, Sue Freeman (April 25, 2012). "Robert Penn Warren and the High School Connection". Clarksville Online.