Tates Creek High School

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name = Tates Creek High School


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streetaddress = 1111 Centre Parkway
city = Lexington
state = KY
zipcode = 40517
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url = [http://www.tchs.fcps.net www.tchs.fcps.net]
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district = Fayette County Public Schools
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principal = Sam Meaux
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schooltype = Public
grades = 9–12
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campus = Suburban
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nickname = Commodores and Lady Commodores
school colors = Maroon and white
newspaper = "The Masthead"
founded = 1965
enrollment = ~ 1750
enrollment_as_of = 2007

Tates Creek High School (TCHS) is a public school in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located at 1111 Centre Parkway with a ZIP code of 40517. It is in Southeastern Lexington between Gainesway and Southeastern Hills Subdivisions. The school is one of five high schools in the Fayette County Public Schools district.

=History=Tates Creek High School was built in 1965 as the last of three Tates Creek public schools (Tates Creek Elementary School and Tates Creek Middle School). Renovation was completed in 1993 to significantly enlarge the school from its original size.

Athletics

[http://www.tatescreek.fcps.net/Athletics.html View latest updates]

Both Men and Women have ample opportunities in the athletic lifestyle.

*Baseball
*Basketball (Men and Women)
*Cheerleading (Women)
*Cross Country (Men and Women)
*Dance Team
*Football
*Golf (Men and Women)
*Soccer (Men and Women)
*Softball
*Swimming and Diving (Men and Women)
*Tennis (Men and Women)
*Track and Field (Men and Women)
*Volleyball
*Marching Band (Men and Women)

tate Championships

*Baseball - 1978, 1980, 1986
*Cheerleading - 1989
*Football - 1972, 1978 (4A at large)
*Men's Golf - 1980
*Men's Gymnastics - 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
*Women's Gymnastics - 1969, 1971, 1979, 1980
*Men's Soccer - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1988
*Women's Tennis - 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1982, 1983
*Men's Track - 1973

American Football

The high school won one state high school football championship during the fall of 1972 under head coach Roy Walton.

Gymnastics

Before taking Gymnastics out of Tates Creek High School (both men's and women's) it had one of the most wins out of all the sports there.

Organizations and Clubs

*Academic Team
*Anime Club
*Band
*Beta Club
*Chorus
*Drama Club
*Fellowship of Christian Athletes (F.C.A.)
*The Gay Straight Alliance
*Harambee Club
*Intramurals
*Masthead Newspaper
*National Honor Society
*Orchestra
*Recycling Club
*Spanish Club
*Speech Team
*Student Council
*STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program)
* [Technology Student Association| TSA]
*Yearbook

Notable alumni

* David Akers a football player of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
* Darrin Horn, former NCAA basketball player at Western Kentucky University and current head coach of the University of South Carolina men's basketball team.
* Buffy Lawson, country musician and songwriter.
* Brian Littrell, of the Backstreet Boys.

External links

* [http://www.tchs.fcps.net/ Tates Creek High School's Official Web Site]
* [http://www.fcps.net/ Fayette County Public School District Website]
* [http://www.tatescreekband.com/ Tates Creek Marching Band's Website]