Heritage High School (Maryville,Tennessee)
| Heritage High School | |
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| Address | |
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3741 East Lamar Alexander Parkway Maryville, Tennessee 37804 United States |
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| Coordinates | 35° 45' 47.6748",-83° 51' 43.9266" |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1977 |
| School district | Blount County Schools |
| Principal | Jake Jones |
| Staff | 59 |
| Faculty | 104 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,653. |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Columbia Blue / |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) |
| Website | http://www.blountk12.org/schools/hhs1/ |
Heritage High School is a public high school located approximately 3.5 miles outside the city of Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee which opened in 1977. The school was created through the consolidation of four community high schools (Townsend, Walland, Porter and Everett) into a comprehensive high school.
Heritage High School is one of two secondary schools operated by Blount County Schools. There are two other public high schools in Blount County that are operated by the cities of Maryville and Alcoa respectively.
The school provides educational opportunities primarily to students from Townsend, Walland, Louisville, Rockford, Maryville and Alcoa communities.
In the 2009–2010 school year, the student population at Heritage was characterized as 94.62% White, 2.84% Latino, 1.87% African-American, 0.06% Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander, and 0.42% Asian.
The high school occupies a 99 acres (40 ha) campus within 15 miles (24 km) of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
There are scenic views of the park's peaks and nearby Walland Gap that divides the Chilhowee Mountain range into two sections.
Heritage High School occupies two main educational buildings. The Main school building consists of three, two-story academic wings; counseling and office suites; sizable common area; theater; gymnasium with locker rooms and additional class space for physical education, art and band along the gymnasium perimeter.
A covered walkway leads to the vocational education building with large class space for various vocational training programs.
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