Spain Park High School

Spain Park High School is a public high school located in Hoover, Alabama and resides in the Hoover City School District. The school opened in the fall of 2001.

The principal is Billy Broadway, a graduate of Auburn University.

Berry Middle School was relocated next to Spain Park and opened in the autumn of 2005. The current enrollment at Spain Park is around 1,400 students.

Academics

Spain Park High was named as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education in September 2008, the highest honor awarded secondary schools by the department. [cite news|url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/09/spain_park_high_school_named_n.html|title=Spain Park High School named national Blue Ribbon School|publisher="The Birmingham News"|last=Ray|first=Tiffany|date=2008-09-09]

Athletics

Spain Park's athletic teams are known as the "Jaguars," often abbreviated "Jags."

For the first time in the school's short history, the Jaguar basketball team advanced to the ASHAA Final Four state championship, losing in the state semifinal game. [ [http://bama.live.advance.net/sports/birminghamnews/ringram.ssf?/base/sports/1172827127145900.xml&coll=2 Ron Ingram, "The Birmingham News:" Despite loss, Spain Park basketball on the rise] ]

Spain Park's football team was shown on MTV's television program "Two-A-Days," as an opponent of archrival Hoover High. [ [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/2_a_days/series.jhtml#/ontv/dyn/2_a_days/series.jhtml Two-A-Days at MTV.com] ] The team also advanced to the "Super Six" Class 6A final game of the Alabama High School Athletic Association football championship, losing to defending champion Prattville High School (which defeated Hoover in the 2006 finals).

Al Del Greco, former kicker for the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, is the boys' golf coach and the football team's kicking coach.

Coaching Personnel

*Athletic Director: Gena Morris
*Football Coach: David Shores
*Boys' Basketball Coach: Brian Moon
*Girls' Basketball Coach: Kelly Holland
*Baseball Coach: Will Smith
*Softball Coach: C.J. Hawkins
*Boys' Tennis Coach: Virginia Tucker
*Girls' Tennis Coach: Chance Jones
*Boys' Golf Coach: Al Del Greco
*Girls' Golf Coach: Kelly Holland
*Boys' Soccer Coach: Joe Carter
*Girls' Soccer Coach: Robert Starr
*Cross Country/Track and Field Coach: Michael Zelwak
*Swimming and Diving Coach: Joe Cordi
*Wrestling Coach: Cody Merrill
*Boys' Lacrosse Coach: Dan Jordan

Band

In November 2006, the Spain Park Marching Band participated in the New York City Nation's Parade, which celebrated Veterans Day. [ [http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/articles/2006/11/08/lifestyles/life04.txt "Shelby County Reporter:" Spain Park marching band performs in NYC parade] ] The band also participated in the New Year's Day Parade in Rome, Italy on January 1st, 2008.

The Spain Park Symphonic Band is directed by Mike Aycock. Ryan Nix is the assistant band director and percussion specialist; he also directs the Spain Park Concert Band.

In addition to the Symphonic and Concert bands, Spain Park also has a Jazz Ensemble that emulates the Big Band sound from the 1930s and 40's.

how Choir

Since the school's founding, Spain Park's show choir, known as The Park Singers, has been very successful in competitions across the South. Highlights include Grand Championships at the Auburn University Jazz and Show Choir Festival (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), the Opelika High School Southern Showcase (2004, 2005), the Homewood High School South Central Classic (2005, 2006), and the Enterprise High School Show Choir Invitational (2007). The Park Singers have also competed at Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2006. [ [http://www.hoover.k12.al.us/sphs/PerformingArts/GGraddy/SP%20Webpage/PS%20Webpage/Homepage.htm The Park Singers ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.hoover.k12.al.us/SPHS/ Spain Park High School web site]
* [http://www.spfootball.com/ Spain Park High School football web site]