| Bolton High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1887 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dan Haddow |
| Academic staff | 105 |
| Students | Approximately 2,100 |
| Location | Arlington, Tenn., USA |
| Athletics | 16 varsity teams |
| Colours |
Royal Blue and Black; Camouflage (unofficial) |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Website | http://www.scsk12.org/SCS/high/Bolton/index.html [1] |
Bolton High School is a high school(grades 9-12) located in unincorporated Shelby County, Tennessee that is part of the Shelby County school system. The school mascot is the Wildcat. The school is located northwest of the city of Arlington.
The current Bolton High School campus exists on the former Hoboken Plantation owned by Wade H. Bolton. After his murder in 1869, the prominent land owner set aside 1,200 acres (5 km2) for the founding of an agricultural college. Bolton operated as an agricultural college and teacher's preparatory school from 1887 to 1911, whereupon it became part of the Shelby County School system. By 1925, Bolton had been designated as a secondary school and has remained a part of the Shelby County school system ever since.
Bolton High School has an award winning and largely recognized basketball team (both men and women), baseball team, cheerleading squad, and theatre department.[1] In 2003, Bolton graduated its largest class with approximately 700 students. This large class size hastened the opening of Arlington High School (Arlington, Tennessee). The class of 2007 graduated in May with over 600 students.
BHS has become an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The IB program will begin in the fall of 2011.[2] Select students from the Class of 2013 will be the first in Bolton history to graduate with an International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Today, BHS serves over 2,000 students from Bartlett, Arlington, Lakeland, Millington and unincorporated parts of Memphis.