Karns High School

Karns High School
Established 1913
Type public
Principal Tracy Sands
Students 1,948 (2008-2009)
Grades 9–12
Location Karns, Tennessee, USA
Mascot Beavers
Newspaper 'The Karns Courier]
Website karnshs.knoxschools.org

Karns High School is a public high school in the Karns community of Knox County, Tennessee administered by the Knox County Schools public school district.

A growing population in western Knox County required its establishment in 1913; prior to this time, students were assigned to Central High School, located several miles away in nearby Knoxville. As of the 2008-2009 academic year there were about 1,900 enrolled students.

Since 1995, Karns High School has educated students in grades 9 through 12. In 2008, the school underwent construction to add additional cafeteria to serve the influx of new students.

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Instructional program

Foreign languages offered at Karns are French, German, Latin, and Spanish. Nearby Byington is considered to be the vocational portion of the school.

Extracurricular activities

Karns High School provides a number of extracurricular activities for its students.

Sports

The mascot for Karns High School is the Beaver. Sports offered include:

Fine arts and literary clubs

Other clubs and teams

Notable alumni

Notable Karns alumni include:

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ Mike Strange, Talent more than skin deep, GoVolsXtra website (Knoxville News Sentinel), February 23, 2009
  2. ^ Dave Hooker, Bayne's biggest problem: beating age minimum, Knoxville News Sentinel, May 5, 2008
  3. ^ http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/aug/30/knox-musicians-take-center-stage-in-new-exhibit/

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