Grapevine High School

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Location
Grapevine High School
3223 Mustang Dr. Grapevine, TX 76051
Information
School district	Grapevine-Colleyville I.S.D.
Principal	Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth
Students	2,169^[1]
Type	Public, Secondary
Grades	9-12
Motto	"A Century of Tradition"
Mascot	Mustangs
Color(s)	Red & White
Information	817-251-5210 Fax 817-481-5957
Homepage	http://www.gcisd-ghs.org/

Grapevine High School is a public secondary school at 3223 Mustang Drive in Grapevine, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.

GHS is located in the northeast region of Tarrant County.

The high school has been categorized as one of the top 100 high schools in the United States of America by Newsweek magazine, and was named a 1999-2000 National Blue Ribbon School ^[2]

GHS was established in the late nineteenth century by a group of settlers in Grapevine, Texas. The school had its first graduating class in 1907 and is currently celebrating its 100th year as a public school.

1 Notable alumni
2 Football
3 School Songs
4 2008 Valedictorian controversy
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Notable alumni

Bruce Channel: Singer, known for his hit single "Hey Baby" most recently featured on the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack. The song is played by the high school marching band at most football games.
Norah Jones (went to GHS but graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts): Singer, known for her five-time Grammy winning album Come Away with Me.
Jenna Dewan: Actress/dancer
Chad Traxler: Wide receiver at Baylor University
Bryce Avary: Lead singer for the Rocket Summer

[edit] Football

In the 2008 football season, Grapevine will be facing the defending State Champions Trinity High School during the regular season.

[edit] School Songs

Alma Mater

On the threshold of tomorrow, we'll forget in joy our sorrow as we think

of dear old GHS. GHS! We'll remember words of cheer that to many were so dear.

Do we love her? Dow we love her? Yes! Grapevine, dear Grapevine, we know that you'll shine when on you we so depend. So depend! :Grapevine, dear Grapevine, for you our hearts pine, we're for you til the end!

RAH,RAH,RAH Mustangs Fight!

[edit] 2008 Valedictorian controversy

In May of 2008, Grapevine High School student Anjali Datta was denied valedictorian status by the Grapevine-Colleyville school district despite earning a record GPA of 5.898 because ISD board policy was worded to only allow the honor to be distributed to those who finished school in four years - Datta completed three. [1] The school system instead created a new honor title and declared her “Valedictorian—three-year Graduate.” She was also denied the “Highest Ranking High School Graduate” certificate, due to her not having been awarded the title of "Valedictorian", according to Principal Dr. Jerry D. Hollingsworth. [2] This move prevented Datta from receiving a one-year college scholarship from the state for college. [3]