Germantown High School (Tennessee)

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

"Germantown correlates to the growth in population in the area. The early settlers built a log schoolhouse in 1833, which was replaced by a two-story building in 1879." - per The Germantown Historic Preservation Association url=https://germantowntnhistory.org/

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

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

References

  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.