Smyrna High School (Tennessee)
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Smyrna, Tennessee United States |
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| Type | public school |
| Motto | Striving for Excellence |
| Established | 1911 |
| School district | Rutherford County Schools (Tennessee) |
| Head teacher | Rick Powell, Principal |
| Number of students | 2100 |
| Color(s) | purple & gold |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | http://www.shs.rcs.k12.tn.us |
Smyrna High School is a high school, in the Rutherford County School system, located in Smyrna, Tennessee United States.
Smyrna High was founded in 1911. In 1988 was split into the current LaVergne and Smyrna High Schools in order to provide adequate room for the student enrollment. In 2000 Smyrna went through yet another split with the building of Blackman High School. The current Smyrna Middle School building was the previous home of Smyrna High. In June 2011, Robert Raikes retired as principal of Smyrna High School after 37 years at the position and over 50 years of being with the school. His replacement was named a month later when Mr. Rick Powell, a longtime assistant principal at Smyrna, was promoted to head principal.
Smyrna ball titles (1961 and 1982). Both the Baseball team and Girls' Basketball team appeared in the State Tournament for the first time in over 20 years (2007 and 2008, respectively). Smyrna is also the defending AAA State Softball Champions, winning their first title in program history in 2013.
Smyrna has won four State Championships in Bowling (2005, 2006, 2009, 2011). The program has also produced two Mr. Bowling Awards (Kyle Barnes - 2005, 2006).
The football team plays in Robert L. Raikes Stadium (named for former head football coach and longtime principal of Smyrna) and has enjoyed great success. Smyrna High School has won two TSSAA Class 5A State Championships in football in 2006, 2007 and a quarterfinal appearance In 2008, before switching to Class 6A in 2009. The 2010 State Runner-up team was the first time the school played in the championship 6A Series. Smyrna High football has produced two Mr. Football Award (Adam Smotherman in 2005 and Rod Wilks in 2007) and a Mr. Football Finalist (Deon Meadows 2010) . Smyrna high also recognizes its first and only NFL player Luke Powell, who played with the Arizona Cardinals for a small stint, by retiring his jersey Number #1.
Prior to the 2006 season, the Smyrna Bulldogs had never been to the BlueCross Bowl (the State Championship game). As the season got underway, Smyrna got off to a fast start, winning their first five games. However, a crushing 49-0 loss to Riverdale at home, which is still the most lopsided loss in program history, eliminated any chance of Smyrna winning the Region. Despite the disastrous loss, Smyrna finished the season 8-2 and easily qualified for the playoffs.
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