Bob Jones High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Bob Jones High School

motto = "Preparing today for the challenges of tomorrow."
established = 1974
type = Public
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principal = Robby Parker
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enrollment = 2056 (March 2008)
grades = 10–12
address = 650 Hughes Road
city = Madison
state = Alabama
country = USA
oversight_label = District
oversight = [http://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us Madison City School System]
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campus = Suburban
colors = Red, White, and Blue
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mascot = Patriot
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yearbook = 'Perspectives...'
newspaper = Patriot Pages
free_label_1 = Literary magazine
free_1 = "Eclectic"
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website = http://bjhs.madisoncity.k12.al.us/
nickname = Patriots
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Bob Jones High School is a secondary institution located in Madison, Alabama. The school is a part of Madison City Schools. Despite its name, it is not affiliated with Bob Jones University of Greenville, South Carolina.

The school was named for former Alabama congressman Robert E. "Bob" Jones. (Originally the school was to be named after former Alabama state senator and Madison County Commission chairman James Record who suggested Jones for the honor instead.) The current principal is Robert Parker, and the school is in Region 8 of class 6A in the AHSAA. As of 2007, it is the largest high school in Alabama by enrollment.

Bob Jones High School opened in 1974 at 1304 Hughes Road and moved to a newly-constructed building at 650 Hughes Road in 1996, leaving the previous building for Discovery Middle School. The school plans underestimated the rate at which Madison was growing, and a few years after moving to the new location, the 9th grade, traditionally part of the high school, had to be put into the middle schools to make room at the new building. A new wing has since been added to alleviate further growth problems.

In 2007 Bob Jones High School was ranked by "Newsweek" in the top 5% of American High Schools.cite news |url=http://www.waaytv.com/global/story.asp?s=6902124&ClientType=Printable |title=Alabama Department of Education Says Bob Jones Missed The Mark |work=WAAY-TV |date=2007-09-19 |first=Brett |last=Haas] The school was ranked 1044 among the top 1200 high schools in the nation based on the number of Advanced Placement, Cambridge tests, and/or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school and then dividing by the number of graduating seniors.cite news |work=Birmingham Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2007/05/21/daily1.html |title=Irondale school among nation's best |first=Jimmy |last=DeButts |date=2007-05-21] These students are nationally known for their scholastic aptitude, with eleven students having been selected as Presidential Scholars Program candidates in the last three years alone. [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/psp/awards.html Awards - Presidential Scholars Program ] ]

chool mission

"It is the mission of Bob Jones High School to prepare productive citizens who can think critically, communicate effectively, and use technology confidently and intelligently in order to facilitate life-long learning. We will accomplish this mission by recruiting and employing a competent and enthusiastic educational staff. Bob Jones High School teachers will be skillfully prepared to offer a challenging and individualized curriculum in a healthy, safe, and stimulating environment." [ [http://bjhs.madisoncity.k12.al.us/default.htm Bob Jones High School ] ]

cheduling

Bob Jones High School operates on a four-block schedule and offers options such as dual enrollment and co-op education programs for those who qualify. School hours run from 8:15 a.m. to 3:27 p.m., Monday through Friday. Each class is 96 minutes long, with a 5 minute class change period. Between 1st and 2nd block there is "break" that is 9 minutes.

Faculty

The high school has a staff that includes many National Board certified teachers.

cholarships

This year the Class of 2007 broke the school record for the amount of scholarships awarded.Fact|date=March 2008 Over $20.4 million was offered to about 160 students.

Indoor Drumline

The Indoor Drumline at Bob Jones, being the only Alabama drumline in Scholastic Marching Open class, has been the premier indoor percussion ensemble for the state of Alabama since 2001. The drumline has won several competitions at the local and regional level, as well as having placed in competitions at the national level. In April 2008 the drumline competed in the Winter Guard International Championships for the first time in Dayton, Ohio. The drumline reached the finals in their class on their first try, an exceptional feat, and placed 8th in the nation in the Scholastic Marching Open class. [http://www.wgi.org/events/static_scores/scores_PSO_Finals.html]

Theater department

Bob Jones' theater department has won recognition and numerous awards at the Walter S. Trumbauer Theater Festival in recent years, in both group and individual events. Furthermore, the group has been a regular representative for the state of Alabama at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in the last decade. The head of the Drama Department at Bob Jones, Barton D. Craft, is well known throughout the state for his excellence in both the acting and technical aspects of theatre. The school also puts on a Spring Musical, directed by Mary Davis, and draws in large audiences with each showing. All shows performed at Bob Jones are built and run by the students.

Air Force Junior R.O.T.C.

Bob Jones High School has an AFJROTC unit (AL-20021) that has been awarded the Air Force's Distinguished Unit Award for school years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. [HQ AFOATS/JR letter, "Recipients of the AY2007-2008 Distinguished Unit Award (DUA)," 24 Apr 2008.]

Athletics

Bob Jones High School is often noticed for the excellent athletic programs. For the 2006-2007 school year Bob Jones finished 6th in the "Birmingham News" All-Sports rankings. [ [http://bjhs.madisoncity.k12.al.us/Athletics/Athletics.htm Athletics ] ]

Football past records

Competition cheerleading

The Patriot cheerleaders won the Universal Cheerleaders Association National Championship title for the second consecutive year in 2007. In 2007, the girls competed at the Super Varsity level, which is the largest level and differentiates from other levels because Super Varsity squads have a higher number of competitors per team. In 2008, the girls captured their third straight national title.

wimming

The boy's swim team are the defending AHSAA State Champions, and have been since 2004. The girl's team recently became State Champions in 2007.

Notable alumni

* Ralph Malone, former National Football League player and current president and CEO of Triana Industries

References

External links

* [http://bjhs.madisoncity.k12.al.us/ Official school homepage]
* [http://www.bobjonesfootball.com/ Bob Jones Football homepage]
* [http://www.bjhsband.com/ Bob Jones Band homepage]