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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Germantown High School
| name = Germantown High School
| logo = Germantown High School (Germantown, Tennessee) (emblem).png
| logo = Germantown High School (Germantown, Tennessee) (emblem).png
| motto =
| motto =
| established = 1910 (at present location)
| established = 1910 (at present location)
| closed =
| closed =
| type = Public
| type = Public
| principal = Marvin Townsend
| principal = Dr. Jon Stencel
| teaching_staff = 97.80 {{FTE}}<ref name="nces"/>
| teaching_staff = 108.54 {{FTE}}<ref name="nces"/>
| enrollment = 1,984 (2020-21)<ref name="nces">{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=470014801582|title=Germantown High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref>
| enrollment = 1,806 (2022-23)<ref name="nces">{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=470014801582|title=Germantown High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
| grades = 9-12<ref name="nces"/>
| grades = 9-12<ref name="nces"/>
| streetaddress = 7653 Poplar Pike
| streetaddress = 7653 Poplar Pike
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| coordinates = {{coord|35.0824|-89.8078|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|35.0824|-89.8078|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| zipcode = 38138
| zipcode = 38138
| ratio = 20.29<ref name="nces"/>
| ratio = 16.64<ref name="nces"/>
| district = [[Shelby County Schools (Tennessee)|Shelby County School]]
| district = [[Shelby County Schools (Tennessee)|Shelby County School]]
| campus = Suburban<ref name="nces"/>
| campus = Suburban<ref name="nces"/>
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| website = {{URL|www.germantownreddevils.org}}
| website = {{URL|www.germantownreddevils.org}}
}}
}}
'''Germantown High School''' is a public high school in [[Germantown, Tennessee]], and is part of the [[Shelby County Schools (Tennessee)|Shelby County Schools]] district.<ref name=Dries>Dries, Bill. "[http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2014/mar/10/cordova-parents-question-attendance-zone-changes/ Cordova Parents Question Attendance Zone Changes]." ''[[Memphis Daily News]]''. March 10, 2014. Retrieved on March 11, 2014. "Germantown Elementary, Middle and High are not part of the new Germantown Schools system, making the explanation more complex."</ref>
'''Germantown High School''' is a public high school in [[Germantown, Tennessee]], and is part of the [[Memphis-Shelby County Schools]] district.<ref name=Dries>Dries, Bill. "[http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2014/mar/10/cordova-parents-question-attendance-zone-changes/ Cordova Parents Question Attendance Zone Changes]." ''[[Memphis Daily News]]''. March 10, 2014. Retrieved on March 11, 2014. "Germantown Elementary, Middle and High are not part of the new Germantown Schools system, making the explanation more complex."</ref> Three acres were purchased in 1910, and in 1911 students moved into the new building.


==History==
==History==


By 1910, the Shelby County Board of Education had purchased three acres for a new school building serving grades one through twelve, and also in 1911, students moved into the new building with five classrooms and a study hall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Germantown High School|url=https://germantowntnhistory.org/education/history/history-of-germantown-high-school/|access-date=2021-11-10|website=Germantown Historical Preservation Association|language=en-US}}</ref> Wagonettes pulled by horses or mules were also the common mode transportation at the time, but by 1918, motorized wagonettes were used.
By 1910, the Shelby County Board of Education had purchased three acres for a new school building serving grades one through twelve, and also in 1911, students moved into the new building with five classrooms and a study hall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Germantown High School|url=https://germantowntnhistory.org/education/history/history-of-germantown-high-school/|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=Germantown Historical Preservation Association|language=en-US}}</ref> Wagonettes pulled by horses or mules were also the common mode transportation at the time, but by 1918, motorized wagonettes were used.


Additional rooms and buildings were added to both sides of a WPA facade in 1918, 1919, 1927, and 1935, for the Germantown Public School.
Additional rooms and buildings were added to both sides of a WPA facade in 1918, 1919, 1927, and 1935, for the Germantown Public School.
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Germantown High School offers a variety of sports: baseball, [[basketball]], [[bowling]], cross country, football, golf, cheerleading, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, dance, and trap shooting.
Germantown High School offers a variety of sports: baseball, [[basketball]], [[bowling]], cross country, football, golf, cheerleading, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, dance, and trap shooting.
* The football team won state championships in 1983 and 2003.
* The football team won state championships in 1983 and 2003.
* The girls' soccer team won the state championship in 1999 and 2001.<ref name="tssaa.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.tssaa.org/schdir/records/GetRecords.cfm |title=Get State Records |access-date=2011-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607100033/http://www.tssaa.org/schdir/records/GetRecords.cfm |archive-date=2010-06-07 }}</ref>
* The girls' soccer team won the state championship in 1994, 1999, and 2001.<ref name="tssaa.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.tssaa.org/schdir/records/GetRecords.cfm |title=Get State Records |access-date=February 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607100033/http://www.tssaa.org/schdir/records/GetRecords.cfm |archive-date=June 7, 2010 }}</ref>
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* The boys' soccer team won state championships in 1983 and 1984.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* The Germantown boys' baseball team won the state championship in 1981, 1995, and 2001.<ref name="tssaa.org"/>
* The Germantown boys' baseball team won the state championship in 1981, 1995, and 2001.<ref name="tssaa.org"/>
* The boys' golf team won the state championship in 1997{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* The boys' golf team won the state championship in 1997<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Champions by Year - Boys' Golf |url=https://tssaasports.com/history/results/champions/?sport=golf-boys&type=team%20champions |website=tssaasports.com |access-date=14 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* The girls' volleyball team won the state championship in 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003 and 2005.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* The girls' volleyball team won the state championship in 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=Championships by Year - Girls' Volleyball |url=https://tssaasports.com/history/results/champions/?sport=volleyball |website=tssaasports.com |access-date=14 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* The boys' tennis team won the state championship in 1980.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* The boys' tennis team won the state championship in 1980 and 1981.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Champions by Year - Boys' Tennis |url=https://tssaasports.com/history/results/champions/?sport=tennis-boys&type=team%20champions |website=tssaasports.com |access-date=14 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{Alumni|date=June 2019}}
{{Alumni|date=June 2019}}
* [[Mickey Callaway]], professional baseball coach and former [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Mickey Callaway]], professional baseball coach and former [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Ian Clark (basketball)|Ian Clark]], international basketball player for the [[ Xinjiang Flying Tigers]]
* [[Ian Clark (basketball)|Ian Clark]], basketball player for the [[Xinjiang Flying Tigers]]
* [[Antonius Cleveland]] (born 1994), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Debbie Elliott]], [[National Public Radio]] broadcaster
* [[Debbie Elliott]], [[National Public Radio]] broadcaster
*[[Austin Hollins]] (born 1991), basketball player for [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Austin Hollins]] (born 1991), basketball player for [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|title=Austin Hollins Player Profile, Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv, News, Stats - Eurobasket|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref>
* [[Ben Johnson (outfielder)|Ben Johnson]], [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Ben Johnson (outfielder)|Ben Johnson]], Major League Baseball player
* [[Paul Maholm]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Paul Maholm]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Susan Marshall (musician)|Susan Marshall]], vocalist, pianist, songwriter and recording artist
* [[Susan Marshall (musician)|Susan Marshall]], vocalist, pianist, songwriter and recording artist
* [[Jeremy Padawer]], kids toys and entertainment executive, creator of ''[[Monsuno]]'' television series on [[Nickelodeon]]
* [[Jeremy Padawer]], kids toys and entertainment executive, creator of ''[[Monsuno]]'' television series on [[Nickelodeon]]
* [[Cindy Parlow]], US women's national soccer team and U.S. Soccer executive<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Germantown soccer star named head of U.S. Federation |url=https://dailymemphian.com/section/sports/article/11567/former-germantown-soccer-star-named-head-of-us |access-date=24 March 2020 |work=Daily Memphian}}</ref>
* [[Cindy Parlow]], US women's national soccer team and U.S. Soccer executive<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Germantown soccer star named head of U.S. Federation |url=https://dailymemphian.com/section/sports/article/11567/former-germantown-soccer-star-named-head-of-us |access-date=March 24, 2020 |work=Daily Memphian}}</ref>
* [[Chris Parnell]], ''Saturday Night Live'' actor
* [[Chris Parnell]], ''Saturday Night Live'' actor
* [[Missi Pyle]], actress in ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', ''[[Dodgeball (movie)| Dodgeball]]'', and Broadway show ''Boeing Boeing Broadway ''
* [[Missi Pyle]], actress in ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', '' [[Dodgeball (movie)|Dodgeball]]'', and Broadway show ''Boeing Boeing Broadway ''
* [[Eric Still]], [[Houston Oilers]] [[offensive guard]]
* [[Eric Still]], [[Houston Oilers]] [[offensive guard]]
* [[Tony Williams (American football)|Tony Williams]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] [[defensive tackle]]
* [[Tony Williams (American football)|Tony Williams]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] [[defensive tackle]]

Latest revision as of 21:38, 18 July 2024

Germantown High School
Address
Map
7653 Poplar Pike

Germantown
,
Tennessee
38138

United States
Coordinates35°04′57″N 89°48′28″W / 35.0824°N 89.8078°W / 35.0824; -89.8078
Information
TypePublic
Established1910 (at present location)
School districtShelby County School
PrincipalDr. Jon Stencel
Teaching staff108.54 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment1,806 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.64[1]
CampusSuburban[1]
Color(s)Red and white   
NicknameRed Devils
Websitewww.germantownreddevils.org

Germantown High School is a public high school in Germantown, Tennessee, and is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district.[2] Three acres were purchased in 1910, and in 1911 students moved into the new building.

History

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By 1910, the Shelby County Board of Education had purchased three acres for a new school building serving grades one through twelve, and also in 1911, students moved into the new building with five classrooms and a study hall.[3] Wagonettes pulled by horses or mules were also the common mode transportation at the time, but by 1918, motorized wagonettes were used.

Additional rooms and buildings were added to both sides of a WPA facade in 1918, 1919, 1927, and 1935, for the Germantown Public School.

Athletics

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Germantown High School offers a variety of sports: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, cheerleading, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, dance, and trap shooting.

  • The football team won state championships in 1983 and 2003.
  • The girls' soccer team won the state championship in 1994, 1999, and 2001.[4]
  • The Germantown boys' baseball team won the state championship in 1981, 1995, and 2001.[4]
  • The boys' golf team won the state championship in 1997[5]
  • The girls' volleyball team won the state championship in 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003 and 2005.[6]
  • The boys' tennis team won the state championship in 1980 and 1981.[7]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Germantown High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Dries, Bill. "Cordova Parents Question Attendance Zone Changes." Memphis Daily News. March 10, 2014. Retrieved on March 11, 2014. "Germantown Elementary, Middle and High are not part of the new Germantown Schools system, making the explanation more complex."
  3. ^ "History of Germantown High School". Germantown Historical Preservation Association. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Get State Records". Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "Team Champions by Year - Boys' Golf". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Championships by Year - Girls' Volleyball". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Team Champions by Year - Boys' Tennis". tssaasports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Austin Hollins Player Profile, Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  9. ^ "Former Germantown soccer star named head of U.S. Federation". Daily Memphian. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
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