Paducah Tilghman High School
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2400 Washington Street Paducah, KY 42003 |
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| School type | Public |
| Motto | Academic Excellence, Tradition, and Pride |
| School district | Paducah Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 182085 |
| Principal | Art Davis |
| Staff | 66 faculty, 83 staff |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | c. 820 (2007) |
| Campus | Small city |
| Athletics | Football, soccer, baseball, track, fast-pitch softball, wrestling, tennis, golf, cheerleading, swimming, volleyball, basketball, cross-country, mountain biking,Bowling |
| Nickname | Blue Tornado |
| Newspaper | The Bell |
| Yearbook | Pathways |
| Feeder schools | Paducah Middle School |
| Website | www |
Paducah Tilghman High School is a public secondary school in Paducah, Kentucky, and is the only high school of the Paducah Independent School District.
In recent years, Tilghman has earned fame for its championship track team and highly competitive football squad.
Paducah Tilghman High School's predecessor was the Augusta Tilghman High School, which received its name from the wife of Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman, an officer in the Confederate Army. In 1919, as a memorial to their parents, the sons of General Tilghman erected a statue of their father in Paducah, and gave the city $20,000 to buy a site for a high school. A site on Murrell Boulevard (currently South 10th Street) between Clark and Adams Streets was chosen, and the Augusta Tilghman High School was opened on September 19, 1921, replacing the former Paducah High School. In 1956, the new Paducah Tilghman High School was built alongside it. It honors General Tilghman. Paducah Tilghman High School is now located at 2400 Washington Street. The current school was built at a cost of 3.5 million dollars and opened in 1956. Sitting on a 23 acres (9 ha) site, the facilities include an auditorium that seats 1,612 and also contains The Paducah Area Vocational Technical School.
Paducah Tilghman High School participates in 12 sports. It is a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. The Blue Tornado Football team plays its games at McRight Field (capacity 8,500), on the Tilghman campus. PTHS has won state titles in 1973, 1985, and 2009 with runner-up finishes in 1976, 1980, 1987–1989, and 1992. The football program has produced two Kentucky Mr. Football award winners, Kurt Barber in 1987 and Billy Jack Haskins in 1992. During the 2007 season, Tilghman won its 700th football game, beating Webster County 49-21 to become just the fourth team in Kentucky to reach this mark. Tilghman has fielded a football team since 1904, with an overall record of 704-286-25 entering the 2009 season. In the 2009 season,they won the AAA State Championship against the Somerset BriarJumpers 21-0. They run a play called the "doom dive".
The Tilghman basketball team is a member of the First Region and the Second District. The school plays its home games in Otis Dinning Gymnasium, which has a seating capacity of 3,200 and is named after long-time coach Otis Dinning.
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