Tates Creek High School

Tates Creek High School
Address
1111 Centre Parkway
Lexington, KY 40517
Coordinates 37°59′05″N 84°28′45″W / 37.98460°N 84.47920°W / 37.98460; -84.47920Coordinates: 37°59′05″N 84°28′45″W / 37.98460°N 84.47920°W / 37.98460; -84.47920
Information
School type Public
Founded 1965
School district Fayette County Public Schools
Principal Marty Mills
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,787[1] (2014-15)
Color(s)          
Nickname Commodores and Lady Commodores
Newspaper The Masthead
Website www.tchs.fcps.net

Tates Creek High School (TCHS) is a public school in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located at 1111 Centre Parkway with a ZIP code of 40517. It is in southeastern Lexington between Gainesway and Southeastern Hills Subdivisions. The school is one of five high schools in the Fayette County Public Schools district. It is the only high school in Fayette County to have the International Baccalaureate Programme.

History

Tates Creek High School was built in 1965 as the last of three schools on the Tates Creek Campus. (Tates Creek Elementary School and Tates Creek Middle School being the other two.) In 1993, Tates Creek High underwent renovations to significantly increase its size.[2] In August 2018, it was announced that Tates Creek would undergo a renovation, with construction expected to start in 2020 and renovation to be completed in 2022.[3]

Athletics

The TCHS teams are known as the Commodores with the school colors being maroon and white. The athletic teams and organizations associated with TCHS are:

  • Baseball[4]
  • Basketball (Men and Women)
  • Cheerleading[4]
  • Cross Country (Men and Women)[4]
  • Dance Team[4]
  • Football[4]
  • Golf (Men and Women)[4]
  • Lacrosse (Men)[4]
  • Soccer (Men and Women)[4]
  • Softball (Women)[4]
  • Swimming and Diving (Men and Women)[4]
  • Tennis (Men and Women)[4]
  • Track and Field (Men and Women)
  • Volleyball (Women)[4]
  • Marching Band (Men and Women)[4]
  • Wrestling[4]
  • Lacrosse (Men)[4]
  • Archery Team[4]

State championships

  • Baseball - 1978, 1980, 1986[4]
  • Cheerleading - 1989, 1997[4]
  • Football - 1972, 1978 (4A at large)[4]
  • Men's Golf - 1980[4]
  • Men's Gymnastics - 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981[4]
  • Women's Gymnastics - 1969, 1971, 1979, 1980[4]
  • Men's Soccer - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1988[4]
  • Women's Tennis - 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1982, 1983[4]
  • Men's Track - 1973[4]
  • Lacrosse (Division II) - 2007, 2012[4]
  • Women's Soccer - 2012[4]

In 2012, the Tates Creek girls soccer team won their first championship.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Tates Creek High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tates Creek High School". Fayette County Public Schools. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "This Lexington high school was built in 1965. It's about to get a big renovation". Lexington Herald-Leader. August 14, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Our school/School history". Fcps.net.
  5. ↑ Maloney, Mark (November 3, 2012). "Tates Creek girls win first state soccer title". Lexington Herald-Leader.
  6. ↑ http://articles.philly.com/2004-09-08/sports/25377333_1_soccer-games-david-akers-receiver-and-tailback
  7. ↑ http://articles.philly.com/2010-07-26/news/24969095_1_voice-and-opera-david-patrick-stearns-national-opera-association
  8. ↑ http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/14337577/washington-nationals-trade-yunel-escobar-los-angeles-angels
  9. ↑ http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-baseball/article44173023.html
  10. ↑ http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/02/2320356/mark-story-ex-creeker-and-college.html
  11. ↑ "Kevin Jarvis Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  12. ↑ http://copiousnotes.bloginky.com/2007/11/30/brian-littrell-comes-home/
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