Spain Park High School

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Spain Park High School is a public high school located in Hoover, Alabama and resides in the Hoover City Schools district. The school opened in the Fall of 2001.

The principal is Billy Broadway, a graduate of Auburn University.

Berry Middle School was relocated next to Spain Park and opened in the autumn of 2005. The current enrollment at Spain Park is around 1,400 students.

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[edit] Athletics

Spain Park's athletic teams are nicknamed "Jaguars," often abbreviated "Jags."

For the first time in the school's short history, the Jaguar basketball team advanced to the ASHAA Final Four state championship, losing in the state semifinal game. [1]

Spain Park's football team was shown on MTV's television program Two-A-Days, as an opponent of archrival Hoover High.[2]

Al Del Greco, former kicker for the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, is the boys' golf coach and the football team's kicking coach.

[edit] Coaching Personnel

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  • Athletic Director: Gena Morris
  • Football Coach: John Grass
  • Boys' Basketball Coach: Brian Moon
  • Girls' Basketball Coach:
  • Baseball Coach:
  • Softball Coach:
  • Boys' Tennis Coach: Virginia Tucker
  • Girls' Tennis Coach: Chance Jones
  • Boys' Golf Coach:
  • Girls' Golf Coach: Kelly Holland
  • Boys' Soccer Coach: Joe Carter
  • Girls' Soccer Coach:
  • Cross Country Coach:
  • Track and Field Coach:

[edit] Band

In November 2006, the Spain Park Marching Band participated in the New York City Nation's Parade, which celebrated Veteran's Day. [3]

The Jaguar band is directed by Mike Aycock.

[edit] Show Choir

Since the school's founding, Spain Park's show choir, known as The Park Singers, has been very successful in competitions across the South. Highlights include Grand Championships at the Auburn University Jazz and Show Choir Festival (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), the Opelika High School Southern Showcase (2004, 2005), the Homewood High School South Central Classic (2005, 2006), and the Enterprise High School Show Choir Invitational (2007). The Park Singers have also competed at Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2006. [4]

The Park Singers are directed by Gia Graddy.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ron Ingram, The Birmingham News: Despite loss, Spain Park basketball on the rise
  2. ^ Two-A-Days at MTV.com
  3. ^ Shelby County Reporter: Spain Park marching band performs in NYC parade
  4. ^ [1]

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