Tennessee High School is a

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located in

Bristol, Tennessee Bristol is a city in the State of Tennessee. Located in Sullivan County, its population was 26,702 at the 2010 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The ...

, operated as part of the

Bristol Tennessee City Schools Bristol Tennessee City Schools is a school district headquartered in Bristol, Tennessee. It includes almost all of the city limits of Bristol. Gary Lilly served as superintendent from 2009, until he resigned in June 2019. Tom Sisk replaced him. T ...

school district. The high school serves almost all of the Bristol city limits.

History

The first official Tennessee High School opened in 1916 on Alabama Street. The first part of the current

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was built in 1939. The

Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol Municipal Stadium, also referred to as the Stone Castle, is an athletic facility located on the campus of Bristol Tennessee High School in Bristol, Tennessee. The structure features a design that is reminiscent of Medieval Gothic archit ...

, also known as the Stone Castle, hosts football and soccer games and was built in 1936 as part of the

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. Viking Hall, which opened in 1981, is Bristol Tennessee's civic center and the location of Tennessee High basketball games. According to legend, the school building is haunted.

Academics

The school offers two paths of study for students, a university path and a technical path. The school offers

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courses and participation in Army

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. The school also has the oldest school newspaper in Tennessee, Maroon and White, which has been in publication for over 100 years.

Extracurricular activities

Each February, the school participates in a fund raising drive for the

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called "Queen of Hearts" with Virginia High School,

Sullivan East High School Sullivan East High School is a 9th–12th grade public high school located in Bluff City, Tennessee, United States. History The school opened after the consolidation of Bluff City High School, Mary Hughes High School, and Holston Valley High ...

and

John S. Battle High School John S. Battle High School is a high school located in the Southwest portion of Virginia in Washington County. Built in 1959, the school was named after former Virginia Governor John S. Battle. Extracurricular activities Baseball John Battle w ...

Athletics

Tennessee High won the 1972

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as well as the 1971 and 1972 Tennessee state

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championships.

Notable alumni

Ernie Ford Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Noted for ...

- entertainer *

Dave Loggins David Allen Loggins (born November 10, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Musical career Loggins is best known for his 1974 song composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a No. 5 popular music success (No. 1 Easy Listen ...

- singer and songwriter * Gavin Cross -Baseball player in the Kansas City Royals organization

References

External links

Tennessee High School website
{{authority control Bristol, Tennessee Educational institutions established in 1916 Public high schools in Tennessee Schools in Sullivan County, Tennessee 1916 establishments in Tennessee