Antioch High School (Tennessee)

Antioch High School
Address
1900 Hobson Pike
Antioch, Tennessee, Davidson, 37013
United States
Coordinates 36°02′50″N 86°36′08″W / 36.047253°N 86.602101°W[1]
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1932
School district Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Principal Dr. Adrienne Koger
Vice principal Debbie Booker, Brent Lyons, Rentonia Moore, Charles Woodall, and Carmon Brown
Grades 9–12
Number of students approximately 2,000
Colour(s) Blue & White
Athletics conference TSSAA 6A
Mascot Bear
Nickname Bears
Website http://www.antiochhs.mnps.org/

Antioch High School (AHS) is a public high school located in Antioch, Tennessee, USA. It is located at 1900 Hobson Pike. It is a comprehensive high school for grades 9-12 and one of 19 high schools administered by Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools.

History

Antioch High School has a history dating back to 1932. To serve the community of Antioch, the Board of Education purchased a tract of land in southeastern Davidson County and erected a brick school building. In the fall of 1933, the four-year high school formally opened. The first graduating class had 24 students and a faculty of seven.

After many years of overcrowding, a larger facility (95 classrooms) was built to replace the old High School and in the fall of 1997 the high school moved to its current location. The new facility opened its doors to a student community of 1,857 and 90 teachers. Currently, Antioch High School has an enrollment of 2,454 and 132 teachers. Despite the newer facility and the building of a second high school, Cane Ridge High School, to serve the Antioch area, AHS still suffers from overcrowding. An increase in the student population for the 2002-2003 school year necessitated the use of the teachers’ lounge, TV studio, and hospitality room as instruction areas. Antioch also has 25 portable classrooms, and three teachers "float" between classrooms due to the crowded conditions in the building and the increase in enrollment.

The old High School building, located at 5050 Blue Hole Road, is now home to Antioch Middle School. According to statistics released in 2011 by MNPS, Antioch High School's student body demographic is 47% African American, 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Asian and 1% other.[2]

Also located in the rear of the school is home of the Antioch High School Alumni Association which occupies the Industrial Art Building. The building houses past history of the original High School.

Athletics

There are many sports available for students. All sporting events are overseen by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA).

Sports at AHS include:

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  2. ↑ "Antioch High School's Student Data". Retrieved 2011-04-13.