Tyner Academy

Tyner High School is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was built in 1907 as the first secondary school in Hamilton County east of the Missionary Ridge at the site of the current Tyner Middle Academy. The first class consisted of 25 students. The school was moved to the current location, which has had many additions and changes since 1937. Today Tyner Academy serves around 575 students, in grades 9-12, in three Career Academies and a Freshman Academy.[1]

The school colors are maroon and gold and the school mascot is the ram.

Tyner Academy is located at 6836 Tyner Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.

Current administration and faculty

The school is currently governed by Principal Gerald Harris, Assistant Principal Kristan Childs, and Dean of Students EJay Ward.[2] Currently there are 43 full-time teachers at the school.

Academies

Each student at Tyner Academy belongs to one of four academies. All freshmen are a part of the Freshman Academy. During their first year, students learn about the three Career Academies (Science, Communication, and Engineering) in order to decide which they would like to belong to for their remaining three years. The purpose of the Career Academies is to prepare students for jobs in these fields. It is possible for students to transfer to another academy with the approval of the head of the academy.

Athletics

Tyner Academy's sports teams include:

Baseball: Coach Flowers[3]
Boys' basketball: Coach Booker[4]
Girls' basketball: Coach Williams[5]
Cheerleading: Coach Campbell[6]
Cross country
Marching band: Mr. Collins[7]
Boys' soccer: Coach Young[8]
Girls' soccer: Coach Young[9]
Softball: Coach Woerner[10]
Boys' track[11]
Girls' track[12]
Volleyball: Coach Woerner[13]
Wrestling[14]

Demographics and statistics

Of the 575 students attending Tyner Academy, 52% are male and 48% are female. 96% are minorities.[15] The student to teacher ratio is 13:1.[16]

Milestones

Over the past 100 years, Tyner Academy has achieved many milestones under its 11 principals.

September 9, 1907 – first day of school at Tyner Baptist Church, as the school building wasn't ready
November 26, 1907 – dedication of the school
1922 – Running water
1924 – Electric lights
1926 – Cafeteria added
1931 – First choral and instrumental programs
1937 – New building with classrooms, cafeteria, gymnasium, library and offices
1942 – First yearbook, Talley Ho
1946 — Tyner Memorial Field dedicated (inaugurating night football)
1955 – Ram became the official school mascot
1958 – Ninth grade moved to the middle school
1962 – Auditorium and annex added
1967 – New football stadium constructed
1974 – Annexed into city limits of Chattanooga and became part of Chattanooga City Schools
1975 – New gymnasium built
1981 – New vocational building constructed
1984 – Montice B. Howard Library dedicated
1986 – New cafeteria and science labs built
1989 – Ninth grade returned
1998 – Became part of Hamilton County Schools when Chattanooga City Schools was merged with the county school system
1999 – Renamed Tyner Academy of Math, Science, and Technology
1999 – First lottery students from magnet grant and science labs upgraded
2004 – Second magnet grant awarded, implemented Career Academies
2007 – 100-year anniversary

References

External links

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[1] Tyner Academy: About the School

[2] Tyner Academy: Faculty List

[3] Tyner Academy: Baseball

[4] Tyner Academy: Boys Basketball

[5] Tyner Academy: Girls Basketball

[6] Tyner Academy: Cheerleading

[7] ttps://tyneracademy.hcde.org/school_staff

[8] Tyner Academy: Boys Soccer

[9] Tyner Academy: Girls Soccer

[10] Tyner Academy: Softball

[11] Tyner Academy: Boys Track

[12] Tyner Academy: Girls Track

[13] ttps://tyneracademy.hcde.org/school_staff

[14] Tyner Academy: Wrestling

[15] City Date: Tyner Academy

[16] U.S. News: Tyner Academy