Cleveland High School (Tennessee)

Cleveland High School
Address
850 Raider Drive Northwest
Cleveland, Tennessee 37312
United States
Coordinates 35°11′40″N 84°52′8″W / 35.19444°N 84.86889°W / 35.19444; -84.86889Coordinates: 35°11′40″N 84°52′8″W / 35.19444°N 84.86889°W / 35.19444; -84.86889
Information
Type Public
Established 1966[1]
School district Cleveland City Schools
Principal Autumn O'Bryan[1]
Faculty 82.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 1,321[3] (2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 15.2[2]
Color(s) Blue, White, and Red
            
Athletics conference TSSAA District 3
Nickname Blue Raiders
Website chsraiders.org

Cleveland High School (CHS) is a public high school in the Cleveland City Schools system located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school was founded in 1967 and serves 1,321 students in grades 9 to 12. The school's mascot is the Blue Raider, and its school colors are blue, white, and a little bit of red. The principal is Autumn O'Bryan.[1] The school maintains a rivalry with the crosstown Bradley Central High School, as with their other crosstown rival Walker Valley High School.

History

In the late 1950s, a group of Cleveland citizens began working for a city high school. The first step was taken when a ninth grade was added to Arnold Junior High, now an elementary school. The new school was built in 1966, and in September of that year a historic walk took place from Arnold to the new high school to start the first year of school at CHS. Every year during homecoming week, a parade is held on Raider Drive to commemorate the anniversary of this historic walk.[4]

In 1980 a new building was added on to the school to add extra career prep courses.[5]

A renovation of the football field area took place in 1987. A new metal structure for the home stands was constructed on the opposite side of the field. A field house was built in July.[6]

A new 8 million dollar science wing was built in 2011. The wing is named the Max R. Carroll Science Wing in honor of a member of the Cleveland Board of Education who donated money for the project. The state provided funding for the expansion as well. This project had been proposed since 2005.[7]

In December 2013, the Raider Dome, which was used as the school's main gymnasium was closed due to faults in the structure.[8] The dome had always had structural problems since it was built in 1966. In May 2014, the school board voted to award a 319-thousand dollar contract to demolish the dome.[9] The dome was demolished in June 2014.[10] A new $11 million gymnasium, dubbed the "Raider Arena," opened in April of 2016.[11]

Academics

The school has expanded its AP program over the last five years, adding new classes and preparing students for the exams, with a goal of increasing the number of students scoring 4s and 5s. As a result, the class of 2016 had the school's first AP Scholars since 2003, and the first AP Scholars with Honor and AP Scholars with Distinction in the school's history. A current member of the class of 2018, who has scored 5s on all six AP exams taken so far, is predicted to be the school's first National AP Scholar, and has a chance at achieving the State AP Scholar award for Tennessee. In 2016, CHS was named to the 7th annual AP Honor Roll.

Athletics

A flag supporting Cleveland flown during spirit week prior to the football game against Bradley.

Cleveland's teams are known as the Blue Raiders. The school's main rival is Bradley Central High School. Cleveland competes in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) and its varsity sports are:

Alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cleveland High School". Tennessee School Directory. Tennessee Department of Education. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  2. 1 2 Cleveland High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Cleveland High School". Trulia.com. Tennessee Department of Education. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  4. ↑ CHS Student Handbook, 2014-15
  5. ↑ Timeline of CHS Events, Cleveland High School
  6. ↑ Timeline of CHS Events, Cleveland High School
  7. ↑ Cleveland High School opens science wing August 3, 2011
  8. ↑ Stalvey, Derrell (May 28, 2014). "UPDATE: Cleveland High School's dome demolished". Channel 4- WSMV. Nashville, TN. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ Stalvey, Derrell (May 28, 2014). "UPDATE: Cleveland High School's dome demolished". Channel 4- WSMV. Nashville, TN. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ Leach, Paul (June 16, 2014). "Cleveland High School's Raider Dome demolished". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, TN. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ http://tssaa.org/departments/tssaa-state-records/
  13. ↑ http://tssaa.org/departments/tssaa-state-records/
  14. ↑ http://tssaa.org/departments/tssaa-state-records/
  15. ↑ http://tssaa.org/departments/tssaa-state-records/
  16. ↑ Voytik commits to Pitt Panthers
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