Greeneville High School

Greeneville High School
Address
210 Tusculum Boulevard
Greeneville, Tennessee
United States
Coordinates 36°09′55″N 82°49′30″W / 36.16528°N 82.82500°W / 36.16528; -82.82500Coordinates: 36°09′55″N 82°49′30″W / 36.16528°N 82.82500°W / 36.16528; -82.82500
Information
Type Public high school
Principal Patrick Fraley
Grades 9-12
Enrollment Approximately 850
Campus city
Mascot Greene Devils

Greeneville High School (GHS) is a high school in Greeneville, Tennessee, a town most known as the place in which President Andrew Johnson began his political career as the city mayor.[1] It is part of the Town of Greeneville City School System. In 2008, it was named as a Blue Ribbon School, the only high school in Tennessee to receive such honor that year.[2]

Programs of Study

GHS offers various academic programs to its students including Advanced Placement(AP) courses.[3] Students taking AP courses may be eligible for college-level credit hours upon receiving a satisfactory score (specific to the college institution) on the Advanced Placement exams.

Students also have the opportunity to earn college-level course credit through GHS' partnership with Walter's State Community College dual enrollment courses or the GEAP program which allows students to graduate high school with both a high school diploma as well as their Associate Degree.[4]

Feeder Schools

Extra-Curricular Offerings

Athletics

GHS offers many sports teams including: baseball, basketball, football, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance team, golf, soccer, softball, swim, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.[5] The GHS football team won the Tennessee state football championships (Division 4A) in 2010 and 2011. Greeneville also won their first ever women's soccer state championship in 2015. [6]

References

  1. ↑ http://ghs.gcschools.net/?PageName=%27AboutTheSchool%27
  2. ↑ http://ghs.gcschools.net/?PageName='AboutTheSchool'
  3. ↑ http://ghs.gcschools.net/?PageName=%27AboutTheSchool%27
  4. ↑ http://ghs.gcschools.net/?PageName=%27AboutTheSchool%27
  5. ↑ http://ghs.gcschools.net/?PageName=%27Sports%27
  6. ↑ http://ghs.gcschools.net/?The golf team won state championship in 1983.PageName=LatestNews&Section=Highlights&ItemID=90363&ISrc=School&Itype=Highlights&SchoolID=3092


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