Tucker High School
| Tucker High School | |
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| Address | |
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5036 LaVista Road Tucker, Georgia United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′22″N 84°12′58″W / 33.856215°N 84.216157°WCoordinates: 33°51′22″N 84°12′58″W / 33.856215°N 84.216157°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1918 |
| Principal | James P. Jackson |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,800 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gold |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Website | Tucker High School |
Tucker High School is the only public high school in Tucker, an unincorporated section of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is operated by the DeKalb County School System. Its student body consists of over 1,800 students from many different cultures.
Tucker High School offers a challenging curriculum that addresses the needs of its students through self-contained classes, visually impaired classes, regular education, advanced placement classes (AP), and the International Baccalaureate program. Currently Tucker offers eighteen different AP courses. In 2004, Tucker began offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma, a two-year academic program for 11th and 12th grade students.
On December 17, 2012, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools announced that it had downgraded the DeKalb County Schools System's status from "on advisement" to "on probation" and warned the school system that the loss of their accreditation was "imminent." AdvancED/SACS upgraded the district's status to "Accredited Advisement" in February 2015.
Tucker High School offers a variety in sports for girls and boys. They play in the AAAAAA region. The predominant teams in the school are football, baseball, basketball, soccer, track and field, golf, wrestling and swimming. They have won a number of state championships, most recently in football and men and women's basketball.
The football team is recognized as a state powerhouse, often a deep playoff contender. They have had three state championship visits since 2008, of which they won two. In 2008, the Tigers had a nearly perfect season, losing only to crosstown rival Marist, 38-0, on their way to their first state title. They avenged that early season loss by beating Marist 15-3 in the 2008 AAAA State Championship game. Until 2010, Marist has always been one of Tucker's biggest rivals, and in the 2010 football season Tucker beat Marist 31-24 in double overtime. It was Tucker's first regular season win over Marist since 2007, and the last time Marist has been close in any game against Tucker. In 2011 the Tucker football team went 15-0, a perfect season, and won the AAAA State Championship for the second time in three years. In 2013, Tucker again was undefeated going into the state championship against Creekside High School, when they lost in the finals. In 2015, Tucker was beaten by South Forsyth in a very close game, 42-35 in the playoffs.
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