Clarksville High School (Tennessee)

Clarksville High School is a public high school located in Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is part of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. The original building was built in 1906 but the school moved to the current building in 1964. The attendance is 1,432 as of the 2015-16 school year. Its mascot is Willy the Wildcat. The School colors are Purple and Gold, even though the sports teams prefer the stylish, Purple and Black. Athletics are part of the TSSAA. The School meets expectations for the Standardized Tests and ACT's.

Athletics

Clarksville High has had multiple championship winning teams. Girls sports have won multiple State Championships. Girls Soccer won the state title in 2014 and 2016 with a 2nd Place trophy in 2015. Girls golf won the state title in 2016. Softball has made multiple appearances in the state tournament but have fallen short of making the final round in 2013-2015. The best basketball player ever to play at CHS was Bashaara Graves. Graves graduated in 2012 and played for Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee. She was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in 2016. The Football coach is Issac Shelby. The last appearance in the playoffs was in 2011, but lost to Beech High School in the 1st Round. The baseball team suffered a tremendous tragedy in 2016. Former CHS baseball player, Donny Everett was killed in a lake accident. He was playing for the Vanderbilt University Baseball team at the time and was expected to be drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers. Basketball player Trenton Hassell played at CHS as well as Shawn Marion. NFL player Harry Galbreath played football at CHS.

• Baseball - Coaches: Brian Hetland and Chris Shelton
• Boys Basketball - Head Coach: Ted Young, Assistant Coaches: Jay Bailey and Mike Head
• Boys Golf - Head Coach: Jeremy Corley
• Boys Soccer - Head Coach: Jeff Jordan
• Boys Tennis - Coach: Karen Sullivan
• Boys Track - Coach: Ken Busbee
• Cheerleaders - Coach: Ashley Karch
• Clarksville High School Band - Director: Robin Johnston
• Cross Country - Coach: Eric Ortiz
• Dance Team - Instructors: Monica Clark and Brintley Cardwell
• Football - Head Coach: Issac Shelby, Assistant Coaches: Jay Bailey, Brad Cooper, Rob Gallowitz, Taylor Stanley, Kenneth Freeman, Brad Williams, and Issac Ziolkowski
• Girls Basketball - Head Coach: Brian Rush, Assistant Coaches: Angela Sackfield and Sonja Chilcutt
• Girls Golf - Coach: J.T. Batson
• Girls Tennis - Coach: Katharine Wiggins
• Girls Track - Coach: Eric Ortiz
• Softball - Head Coach: Brian Rush, Assistant Coach: Joe Warren
• Volleyball - Head Coach: Johnna Connors
• Wrestling - Coach: George Badon, Assistant Coaches: Brandon Isbell and Tommy Badon

Notable students

• Robert Penn Warren, poet
• Bashaara Graves, WNBA basketball player
• Shawn Marion, former NBA basketball player
• Trenton Hassell, former NBA basketball player
• Donny Everett, former College Baseball player at Vanderbilt
• Harry Galbreath, former NFL Football player
• Bruno Reagan, football player at Vanderbilt University and State Wrestling Champion
• D’Vaughn Whitt, football player at Murray State University
• Rakavian Poydras, football player at Middle Tennessee State University
• Heather Norris, softball player for the University of Tennessee

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