Germantown High School (Tennessee)

Germantown High School
Established	1910 (at present location)
Type	Public
Principal	Head Principal: Barbara Harmon (2014-Present)
Faculty	184 (2013-2014)
Students	2,789 (2013-2014)
Grades	9-12
Location	7653 Poplar Pike, Germantown, Tennessee, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Red/White
Mascot	The Red Devils
Newspaper	The Pitchfork
Website

Germantown High School is a public high school in Germantown, Tennessee. It is operated by Shelby County Schools. It is not a part oft the Germantown Municipal School District.^[1]

Activities

The city of Germantown and its businesses assist school programs at Germantown High School such as GHS-TV, a Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable tv channel which is funded in part by the city with an annual allocation of $75,000.00. The Germantown Community Television Foundation, a non-profit group, also supports GHS-TV with $145,000.00 annually. The television station serves the community by broadcasting community news and school events. Another program, WET, Water Education Team, is a multiple curriculum focus on the Wolf River. This project is supported by a Goals 2000 Grant, Mid-South Flyfishers Club, and the Wolf River Conservatory.

Awards

• Germantown High school received the Blue Ribbon School award from the United States Department of Education from 1994 to 1996.
• 5-A Football Tennessee State Champions in 1983 and 2003 and Runner up in 1980, 1986, 1990, and 1994.
• Volleyball Tennessee State Champions in 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003, and 2005
• The 1995 Baseball Team went 38–0 and were National Champions
• Cheerleading National Champions in 1998, 2003, 2005, and 2006; also numerous regional and state titles.
• The school has its own award-winning TV station which broadcasts 24/7 to residents in Germantown. GHS also has its own professional playhouse, the Poplar Pike Playhouse under the direction of Allison Long. Germantown High School's nationally recognized fine arts department was rated as one of the top of its kind in the nation. Students of these programs gain experience in areas such as reporting, producing, editing, acting, communications, choir, back stage work, costumes, and much more. The school's magazine, Iconoclast, has won numerous awards from such organizations as the National Council for Teachers of English, Scholastic Press Association, and the prestigious gold medal from Columbia University. The 2006–07 staff broke ground with a new layout and design that is already gaining awards buzz for the magazine. It is notable, for it is the first issue not to have a cover produced by the art department.

Germantown High School is the home of numerous teachers who have won Shelby County Teacher of the Year: Frank Bluestein, Billy Pullen, Janey Jackson, and Melinda Keller. Bluestein and Pullen won Tennessee Teacher of the Year.

Germantown High was also included in Newsweek's Best High Schools in 2012.

Athletics

Germantown High School offers a variety of sports: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, cheerleading, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, dance, and trap shooting

• The Germantown Red Devil Football team won the State Championships in 1983 and 2003. They were State Football Runners Up in 1980, 1986, 1990, and 1994.

• The 1999 Germantown girls' soccer team won the TSSAA state championship and finished #1 in the country in the USA Today girls soccer poll. They also won the state championship in 2001.^[2]

• The Germantown Boys' Soccer Team won the State Championships in 1983 and 1984.

• The Germantown Boy's baseball team won the state championship in 1981, 1995, and 2001.^[2]
• The Germantown Boy's baseball team won the 1995 National Championship with a record of 35-0
• The boy's golf team won the state championship in 1997.

• The girl's volleyball team has won the state championship seven times in 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003 and 2005.

• The boy's tennis team won the state championship in 1980.

• In 2008 the Germantown High School Dance Team dance team received the "Overall Grand Champion" award for achieving the contest's best score and best choreography designations. The team won first place in pom and third place in hip-hop with a "best showmanship" commendation.

Notable alumni

• Susan Marshall, vocalist, pianist, songwriter and recording artist
• Debbie Elliott, National Public Radio broadcaster
• Ben Johnson, Major League Baseball player
• Paul Maholm, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Cindy Parlow, US Women's National Soccer Team member
• Tony Williams, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle
• Jeremy Padawer, Kids Toys and entertainment executive, Creator of Monsuno television series on Nickelodeon
• Mickey Callaway, former Major League Pitcher, Pitching Coach Cleveland Indians
• Chris Parnell, Saturday Night Live actor
• Missi Pyle, Actress in Galaxy Quest, Dodgeball, and broadway hit Boeing Boeing
• William Watkins, New York City theatre producer and author of Cassina Gambrel Was Missing
• Ian Clark, NBA basketball player, plays for the Utah Jazz
• Doug Baron (Golf), PGA Tour
• David Gossett (Golf) PGA Tour, 1999 US Amateur Champion
• John Koski, General Manager FOX 13 - WHBQ, 1983–present
• Marc Brown (American football), New York Jets linebacker
• Eric Still, Houston Oilers Offensive Guard
• Mark Lawyer, Executive Producer of Padre, Backtrace, The Georgetown, Blown and Under the Black Sun

Julian Jones, "Wide Receiver" "Atlanta Falcons"

Austin Hollins, Former Minnesota Golphers basketball team

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