Germantown High School (Mississippi)
| Germantown High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
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409 Calhoun Parkway Gluckstadt, Mississippi United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°32′08″N 90°06′16″W / 32.53556°N 90.10444°WCoordinates: 32°32′08″N 90°06′16″W / 32.53556°N 90.10444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2011 |
| School district | Madison County School District |
| NCES School ID | 280279001381[1] |
| Principal | Wesley Quick |
| Assistant Principals |
Brent Brownlee Syl Burrell Nason Lollar |
| Teaching staff | 74 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,038[2] (2015-16) |
| Color(s) |
Cardinal Red, Gold, Black, and White |
| Fight song | The Mavericks |
| Athletics conference | 5A |
| Nickname | Mavericks |
| Rival | Northwest Rankin High School |
| Affiliations | Madison County School District, Mississippi High School Activities Association |
| Website |
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Germantown High School (abbreviated GHS or just as Germantown), is an American public school in Gluckstadt, Mississippi, United States. It is a high school that is managed by the Madison County School District.
History
The school's name Germantown comes from the history of German settlement in Gluckstadt, Mississippi, the community that it was built in.
Germantown High School is one of five public high schools in Madison County, Mississippi.[3] The school was launched in August 2011 as part of the Madison County School District, one of the fastest-growing school districts in the state of Mississippi.[4]
Student life
The school offers a college-preparatory curriculum and includes teams for 18 varsity sports, varsity band and dance programs, and more than 20 school clubs.[4] The school maintains a partnership with Holmes Community College in Goodman, Mississippi allowing academically-qualified Seniors to participate in a dual enrollment program, spending part of their day on each campus and taking college-level courses.[4]
Demographics
During the 2015-16 school year, approximately 1,038 students were enrolled at Germantown High School.[4]
Non-European-American enrollment at the school is approximately 37%, in contrast to Mississippi's about 55% African-American majority of school-age children.[3] This represents a very similar racial distribution to other schools in the city of Madison.[5] Approximately 48% of the GHS student body is female, 52% male — numbers which differ only slightly from the statewide average of 49% female, 51% male.[5]
Extracurricular activities
Team sports
Germantown High School, with its teams named the "Mavericks," maintains 18 varsity sports.[4] These include football, baseball, golf, soccer, track and field, cross-country, volleyball, tennis, swimming, and bowling.[6] The school also has programs in the less-common high school sports of powerlifting and team dance.[6]
Football team
In the 2011 MHSAA football season the Germantown High School football team did not qualify 4a play-off competition. In the 2012 MHSAA football season the Germantown High School football team made the 4a play-off competition, Germantown defeated North Pike High School Jaguars in the first round but lost in the second round against the Bay High School Tigers. In the 2013 MHSAA football season the Germantown High School football team did not qualify 5a play-off competition. In the 2014 MHSAA football season the Germantown High School football team made the 5a play-off competition but lost in the first round to the West Point High School Green Wave. In the 2015 MHSAA football season the Germantown High School football team made the 5a play-off competition, Germantown defeated Lake Cormorant High School Gators in the first round but lost in the second round against the Oxford High School Chargers. In the 2016 MHSAA football season the Germantown High School football team made the 5a play-off competition but lost to the Clarksdale High School Wildcats. In the 2017 MHSAA football season the Germantown High School football team made the 5a play-off competition but lost to the Grenada High School Chargers.
Band
In 2011 the, band's first year of existence, the Germantown High School band took home third place in 4a state competition, with the theme "Listen." In 2013, in their third year of existence, the band had an undefeated record and won the 5A state championship with the theme "If These Walls Could Talk," and has an unbroken score of 96.500 becoming the first band to have an undefeated season in Mississippi. Later in the school year, the GHS band went to Georgia to compete on the national level, winning the Southern Star sweepstakes competition. In 2014 the Germantown band marching season the Germantown band took home the second place trophy in 5a competition with the theme "Pursuit Of Happiness." In 2015 the Germantown marching band took home third place with the theme "A Short Ride in a Time Machine."In 2016 the band made seventh place with the theme "360." November,4,2017 Germantown High school Band won first place state championship in 5a state competition with the theme "Run For The Roses."
Rivalaries
Battle of South Madison County
The Germantown Mavericks and Ridgeland Titans isn't a fan favorite rivalry because of all the blowouts in this young rivalry. Germantown 4-1 in this rivalry with the first game being an eventful overtime loss, sadly for Ridgeland this would their only win in the series. 2014 would be Germantowns last win that wasn't in a blow out.
Northwest Rankin vs. Germantown
Like the Ridgeland rivalry, this isn't a fan favorite rivalry because of all the blowouts. Germantown are 0-4 in this rivalry with the least amount of points ever lost was 16 points against the 6a juggernaut. Since their first loss, the most points Germantown would ever score is a touchdown. In 2016 the score was 0-24. 2015 when Germantown's student section came to the games in trash bags to call NWRHS trash. In the 2018 game in a bitter loss to them on home field a fight broke out between the two teams after the game was over with.
References
- ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Germantown High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- 1 2 "Madison County Public High Schools," Public School Review, www.publicschoolreview.com/ Retrieved Sept. 22, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Germantown High School: GSH School Profile," Madison County School District, www.madison-schools.com/ Retrieved Sept. 22, 2014.
- 1 2 "Germantown High School in Madison, Mississippi," Find The Best.com, www.public-schools.findthebest.com/l/113214/Germantown-High-School
- 1 2 "Germantown High School: Athletics Directory," Madison County School District, www.madison-schools.com/ Retrieved Sept. 22, 2014.