Gibson County High School is a

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located in

Dyer, Tennessee Dyer is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,341 at the 2010 census. Dyer was originally known as Peck's Switch, a name given by railroad workers in the early days of rail. Geography Dyer is located at (36.0 ...

Student body

The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grade. During the 2018–2019 school year, Gibson County High School had a total enrollment of 477 students and a

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of 13.87.

History

In 1980,

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and a computer for assisted instruction called STRIDE were installed at the school. Students used STRIDE to learn math, reading, and language arts. STRIDE could store information about the problems the students completed, automatically give new assignments, offer students encouragement, and give teacher information about what students are having issues with. This was done as part of a Title 1 program. In 2010, the school's girls' basketball team won the

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Class AA Girls Basketball State Tournament held at

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. The team was honored and congratulated with a

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in the

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. In 2011, a female teacher at the school was indicted on

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. They were accused of sleeping with a teenage male student. In 2011,

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were installed at the school by the

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. The site can generate 24,000 kilowatt hours annually.

References

External links

Official website
Public high schools in Tennessee Education in Gibson County, Tennessee {{Tennessee-school-stub