Collierville High School (Collierville, Tennessee)
| Collierville High School | |
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| Address | |
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1101 N. Byhalia Road Collierville, Tennessee USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1905 |
| School district | Collierville Schools |
| Principal | Josh Hartness |
| Faculty | 116 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2172 |
| Campus size | 999 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White and Supreme Red |
| Newspaper | Dragon Spirit |
| Communities served | Community |
| Website | www.colliervillehs.org |
Collierville High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) founded by serving Collierville, Tennessee. It is located in Collierville, Tennessee. Its school colors are maroon and white. The school's mascot is the Dragon, dubbed by the elementary art teacher, Mrs. Ackerman, who designed it as 'Blister the Dragon'. The school is served by Collierville Schools.
Collierville High School is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and holds memberships in NASSP, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), NACAC, and SACAC.
As of June 2015, the Collierville School Board recommended a $99 million high school to be built on land south of Highway 385 east of Sycamore Road and south of Shelby Drive, due to overcrowding at the current high school. The school is expected to be ready for the 2018-2019 school year.
Collierville High School sits on the same property that held the Bellevue High Security Correctional Facility. The school was built in the early 1900s, with expansions and additions being made in 1911, 1924, and 1926, the last being a large gymnasium. In the 1930s, the school became one of the first buildings in Tennessee to be built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Hundreds of workers were brought in from Memphis, Tennessee to build an auditorium, library, and study hall in later years.
Academically, the school offers 5 dual enrollment, 34 Honors courses, and 25 Advanced Placement courses. Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools list- 2008-2013; Largest PTSA in the state of Tennessee, 2009 Female AP Scholar for the state of Tennessee, United States Presidential Scholar candidates: 21 in the past fourteen years, two Presidential Scholar winners in 2002 and 2014.
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