Cleveland High School (Tennessee)

Cleveland High School
Address
850 Raider Drive NW
Cleveland, Tennessee 37312
United States
Coordinates 35°11′40″N 84°52′8″W / 35.19444°N 84.86889°W / 35.19444; -84.86889Coordinates: 35°11′40″N 84°52′8″W / 35.19444°N 84.86889°W / 35.19444; -84.86889
Information
Type Public
Established 1966[1]
School district Cleveland City Schools
Principal Autumn O'Bryan[1]
Faculty 82.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 1,662[3] (2017-18)
Student to teacher ratio 15.2[2]
Color(s) Blue, White, and Red
            
Athletics conference TSSAA District 3
Nickname Blue Raiders
Website chsraiders.com

Cleveland High School (CHS) is a public high school in the Cleveland City Schools system located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school was founded in 1967 and serves 1,662 students in grades 9 to 12. The school's mascot is the Blue Raider, and its school colors are blue, white, and red. The principal is Autumn O'Bryan.[1] The school maintains a rivalry with the crosstown Bradley Central High School, as with their other crosstown rival Walker Valley High School.

History

Cleveland High School is located on the site of the home of Jesse Bushyhead (1804-1844), a Cherokee religious and political leader.[4]

In the late 1950s, a group of Cleveland citizens began working for a city high school. The first step was taken when a ninth grade was added to Arnold Junior High, now an elementary school. The new school was built in 1966, and in September of that year a historic walk took place from Arnold to the new high school to start the first year of school at CHS. Every year during homecoming week, a parade is held on Raider Drive to commemorate the anniversary of this historic walk.[5]

In 1980 a new building was added on to the school to add extra career prep courses.[6]

A renovation of the football field area took place in 1987. A new metal structure for the home stands was constructed on the opposite side of the field and a field house was built.[6]

The Jones Wrestling Center was built in 2001 after Check Into Cash founder and class of 1972 alumni Allan Jones donated $1.5 million for its construction. Jones wrestled while at CHS.[7]

A new 8 million dollar science wing was built in 2011. The wing is named the Max R. Carroll Science Wing in honor of a member of the Cleveland Board of Education who donated money for the project. The state provided funding for the expansion as well. This project had been proposed since 2005.[8]

In December 2013, the Raider Dome, which was used as the school's main gymnasium was closed due to faults in the structure.[9] The dome had always had structural problems since it was built in 1966. In May 2014, the school board voted to award a 319-thousand dollar contract to demolish the dome.[10] The dome was demolished the following month.[11] A new $11 million gymnasium, dubbed the "Raider Arena," opened in April 2016.[12]

In 2017 the school installed artificial turf on the football field.[13]

Academics

  • Cleveland offers 11 advanced placement (AP) courses and 5 dual enrollment courses.
  • Cleveland also offers Early Admissions courses, which can be taken at Cleveland State or Lee University.
  • Cleveland offers three foreign languages: Spanish, German, and French. English as a second language is also offered to non-native English speakers.
  • Cleveland offers career and technical education for a variety of fields, including digital media, engineering, healthcare, business/marketing, criminal justice, automotive, culinary arts, and cosmetology.

The school has expanded its AP program over the last five years, adding new classes and preparing students for the exams, with a goal of increasing the number of students scoring 4s and 5s. As a result, the class of 2016 had the school's first AP Scholars since 2003, and the first AP Scholars with Honor and AP Scholars with Distinction in the school's history.[14] In 2016, CHS was named to the 7th annual AP Honor Roll.[15]

CHS Live

CHS Live or CHSLive is the school's digital media/broadcasting program, begun in the 2000s. Students in this program record and broadcast major events and a daily news show for students at the school through the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) network. The program was awarded the NFHS Network's Best Overall School Broadcast Program at the NFHS convention in 2015,[16] and the "Best Daily Newscast in the Nation" by the Student Television Network (STN) in 2016 and 2017, breaking an eight-year streak of Carlsbad High School in California.[17]

Athletics

Jones Wrestling Center
Inside the Jones Wrestling Center. Allan Jones, the center's namesake is at far left.

Cleveland's teams are known as the Blue Raiders. The school's main rival is Bradley Central High School, as well as Walker Valley High School. Cleveland competes in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) and its varsity sports are:

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cleveland High School". Tennessee School Directory. Tennessee Department of Education. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  2. 1 2 Cleveland High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-12-06.
  3. ↑ Norkus, Saralyn (September 1, 2017). "Student numbers in the city hit record, says Dyer". Cleveland Daily Banner. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ Rozema, Vicki (1995). Footsteps of the Cherokees, 2nd. Edition. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: John F. Blair Publisher. p. 94. ISBN 0895871335.
  5. ↑ CHS Student Handbook, 2014-15
  6. 1 2 Timeline of CHS Events, Cleveland High School
  7. ↑ WOOP Investigates The Truth about Allan Jones
  8. ↑ Cleveland High School opens science wing August 3, 2011
  9. ↑ Stalvey, Derrell (May 28, 2014). "UPDATE: Cleveland High School's dome demolished". Channel 4- WSMV. Nashville, TN. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ Stalvey, Derrell (May 28, 2014). "UPDATE: Cleveland High School's dome demolished". Channel 4- WSMV. Nashville, TN. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  11. ↑ Leach, Paul (June 16, 2014). "Cleveland High School's Raider Dome demolished". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, TN. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ Bowers, Larry C. (April 25, 2016). "Raider Arena opens to crowd". Cleveland Daily Banner. Cleveland, Tennessee. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  13. ↑ Nyman, Rick (June 5, 2017). "CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL GETS THE LATEST IN ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS". WDEF News 12. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  14. ↑ "6 AP Scholars Are Awarded At Cleveland High School". The Chattanoogan. October 2, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  15. ↑ Cleveland City Schools on the College Board’s 7th Annual AP® District Honor Roll
  16. ↑ Bowers, Larry C. (July 23, 2015). "CHS Live Named Nations Best". Cleveland Daily Banner. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  17. ↑ Carroll, David (March 17, 2016). "Cleveland High School broadcast team wins national award". WRCB-TV. Chattanooga. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cleveland High School - TSSAA
  19. ↑ Hargis, Steven (September 6, 2013). "Cleveland high school's winning streak starters enjoy 20th anniversary". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  20. ↑ Henley, Gene (July 29, 2011). "Voytik commits to Pitt Panthers". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  21. ↑ Henley, Gene (June 14, 2012). "Vincent Yarbrough giving back at Cleveland camp". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
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