McMinn County High School

McMinn County High School
Location
2215 Congress Parkway Athens, Tennessee 37303 United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Attend, Behave, Achieve, Succeed."
Established	1903
School district	McMinn County School System
Principal	John Burroughs (effective 2008-2009 school year)
Number of students	1,800+
Athletics	Soccer, Swimming, Baseball, Softball, Football, Rugby, and Bowling.
Mascot	Cherokees
Website	www.mcminn.k12.tn.us/mchs/homepage.htm

McMinn County High School is four-year public high school founded in 1903 in Athens, Tennessee. In the 2011-2012 there were over a lot of students enrolled.

History

McMinn County High School started in 1890 as the Athens Female College, which became McMinn County High School in 1903. McMinn County High School established itself in a new school in 1926. McMinn County High School is the oldest high school in East Tennessee and the second oldest in Tennessee.

In 1951 McMinn County High School suffered a fire that destroyed the wing opposite Madison Avenue. Another minor fire in a part of the building over the school library delayed the opening of the school year in August 1952.

McMinn County High School built additional classrooms and a new gymnasium for its students in 1960. In 1980, a new $10,000,000 complex was built on Congress Parkway with academic and vocational classes on the same campus. Classes were moved from the old building to the new complex in October 1980.

Presently, McMinn County High School is still growing with an enrollment around 1,800 students.

McMinn County futures in the "Across the Creek" rivalry again McMinn Central. McMinn County and the Bradley Bears hold the 2nd oldest rivalry in the state of Tennessee.

Principals

McMinn County High School has had several principals through the years with B. L. Hale and J. Will Foster both establishing long tenures as great leaders during hard times. Mr. Hale become principal in 1928, serving a long tenure during the Depression and through World War ll. During Mr. Hale's tenure, the school lost enrollment due to the depression, but was beginning to grow when World War II started. Mr. Foster took over in 1943 and watched the returning veterans come back to the high school. After Mr. Foster left as principal, he was followed by R. E. Childress, D. E. Weir, Ralph Nunley, Jim Parris, John Forgety, Oran Creasman, J. C. Burris, Johnny Grubb, and John Burroughs. In 2008, Johnny Grubb announced his retirement from the position of principal. The replacement is for the following school year of 2008-2009 is John Burroughs, former Head Director of the school's band. The administration for the 2008-2009 school year is principal John Burroughs, vice-principal Preston Moser, vice-principal Vivian Lynch, and athletic director Jimmy Haynie.

School days

The students attend six classes a day with forth period extended to a ninety(90)minute block for the 2011-2012 school year. During the 2007-2008 school year, the "Pow Wow Period" was initiated. This period consisted of a one hour lunch time combined with club meetings and other activities. The Pow Wow Period was removed at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year and replaced with "Tribe Time," which is a set time every Friday after lunch where students have club meetings and participate in clubs and intramurals. The "Tribe Time" activity was removed at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year.

Advanced Placement Program

McMinn County High School offers its students the opportunity to take up to six Advanced Placement classes. The AP classes that MCHS offers are: AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP European History, AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition and AP U.S. History.

Clubs

The clubs that are available for the students are: Academic Competition Team, Anchor Club, Annual Staff, Art Club, [1], Chorus, Dance Club, Dead Movie Critics Society, Elks Teens, FBLA, FCA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, J-Teens, Journalism, Junior Civitan, Key Club, Life Skills, Math Team, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, National Merit, Outdoor Club, SADD, Science Club, SkillsUSA, Spanish Club, and Student Council.

SkillsUSA host an annual national championships event known as the NLSC, National Leadership and Skills Conference. The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels.

McMinn County High School's "Career and Technical center" is the home of the only SkillsUSA Quiz Bowl team in the United States to have four (4) back to back gold medal National Championships.

External links

• McMinn County High School official website