Germantown High School (Tennessee)
Germantown High School is a public high school in Germantown, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. It is operated by Shelby County Schools. [2]
| Germantown High School | |
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| Address | |
7653 Poplar Pike , 38138 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35.0824°N 89.8078°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1910 (at present location) |
| School district | Shelby County |
| Principal | Marvin Townsend |
| Teaching staff | 104.80 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,975 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.85[1] |
| Campus | Suburban[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Nickname | Red Devils |
| Website | www |
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 1999 and 2001.[3]
- The boys' soccer team won state championships in 1983 and 1984.
- The Germantown boys' baseball team won the state championship in 1981, 1995, and 2001.[3]
- The boys' golf team won the state championship in 1997
- The girls' volleyball team won the state championship in 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003 and 2005.
- The boys' tennis team won the state championship in 1980.
Notable alumni
- Ian Clark, NBA basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans
- Debbie Elliott, National Public Radio broadcaster
- Austin Hollins, former Minnesota Gophers basketball team
- Ben Johnson, Major League Baseball player
- Paul Maholm, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Susan Marshall, vocalist, pianist, songwriter and recording artist
- 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[4]
- Chris Parnell, Saturday Night Live actor
- Missi Pyle, actress in Galaxy Quest, Dodgeball, and Broadway show Boeing Boeing
- Eric Still, Houston Oilers offensive guard
- Tony Williams, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle
References
- "Germantown High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- 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."
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2011-02-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Former Germantown soccer star named head of U.S. Federation". Daily Memphian. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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