| Glendale High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1963 |
| Type | US Public Secondary |
| Principal | Dr. Matt Pearce |
| Students | 1,416 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Springfield, Missouri, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Scarlet red, white, and Columbia blue |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Website | http://sps.k12.mo.us/ghs/ |
Glendale High School is an American high school located at 2727 S. Ingram Mill Road in Springfield, Missouri. Glendale High School is one of five public high schools in Springfield, Missouri. It is located in the southeast area of Springfield, near U.S. Highway 65. In 2010, It had an enrollment of 1,416 students.
Glendale has a terrific sport facility. The basketball teams are the most popular, Coach Renee Temple coaches the ladies along side Sarah Singer, Andrea Otto, and Ginger Casteel. The men's team is coached by Sean Williamson. The freshman men's team was undefeated during the 2009-2010 season. The volleyball, wrestling, baseball, track & field, cheer leading, swimming, and football teams have also done exceptionally well, usually ended in championships.
State Championships - 1975 Boys Golf, 1976 Baseball, 1976 Girls Tennis, 1977 Girls Golf , 1978 Baseball , 1978 Girls Golf , 1979 Girls Golf , 1982 Boys Tennis , 1996 Girls Basketball , 2007 Boys Golf.
Boys Basketball Ozark Conference Championships: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, & 2009
Boys Basketball District Championships: 1965, 1966, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2003, & 2006
Girls Basketball Ozark Conference Championships: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, & 2001
Girls Basketball District Championships: 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, & 1998
Football Ozark Conference Championships: 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, & 1997
Football District Championships: 1981, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, & 2007
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In 2001 and 2003, the GHS Music Department was chosen by the GRAMMY Foundation as being “one of the top high school music programs in the country.”
The GHS Concert Choir had the honor of performing at the MMEA Convention in 1999, the GHS Women’s Choir at the MMEA Convention in 2001, the Chamber Choir performed for the MMEA Convention in 2004, and the Concert Choir performed for the 2006 MMEA Convention. In June 2000, the GHS Concert Choir toured Italy for twelve days and in June 2002, the Glendale Concert Choir toured Hawaii. The GHS Choirs have won the “Judge’s Choice Award” at Six Flags, St. Louis, and the “Sweepstakes Award” at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City. The choral students at Glendale have been selected for District, State, Regional and National Honors Choirs. In 2005, the Glendale High School Chamber Choir sang for the National American Choral Directors Convention in Los Angeles, California, and also in St. Louis, Missouri for the 2006 Southwestern Regional ACDA Convention.
Glendale’s orchestra is divided in two orchestras: the freshmen and advanced orchestra. Both orchestras receive consistent straight I scores at state competition, the only orchestra in Springfield to do so.
Glendale’s band consists of concert, jazz, and marching bands. They are called the Glendale High School Pride of the Falcon Bands. The marching band has performed in numerous bowl parades, the most recent being the Orange Bowl Parade in 2001.
The Glendale Theatre department is under the direction of Lisa Bettencourt. Glendale Theatre students are a constant talent pool for college theatre departments in Springfield, namely Missouri State University and Drury University. Numerous students from the theatre department have attended the Missouri Fine Arts Academy.
The art department is active in The Memory Project, a program where artists make portraits of orphans world wide in order to foster friendship, caring, and a sense of self-worth.
In addition to constantly playing music, acting, and painting, Glendale students sometimes have the opportunity to read, write, and solve math problems. But with such a rigorous program, students don't have much time for the fun of math problems.