Hartselle City Schools is a
school district, established in 1975, serving the student populations of
Hartselle, Alabama
Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, south of Decatur. It is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
As of the 2020 census, the population of th ...
, and portions of
Morgan County, Alabama.
The district serves more than 3,100 students with three elementary schools (Barkley Bridge Elementary, Crestline Elementary, and F.E. Burleson Elementary) serving kindergarten through the fourth grade, an intermediate school (Hartselle Intermediate High School) for fifth and sixth graders, a junior high school (Hartselle Junior High School) and Hartselle High School (formerly Morgan County High School) for ninth through twelfth grades. On April 1, 2013, the high school relocated to a new 50-acre campus at 1000 Bethel Road.
Barkley Bridge Elementary School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the
National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
in 2011. Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence have designated Hartselle High, Crestline Elementary, F.E. Burleson Elementary and Barkley Bridge Elementary as Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Schools. F.E. Burleson Elementary School was named a national Green Ribbon School by the
United States Department of Education. One hundred fifty-three geothermal wells at F.E. Burleson Elementary provide energy to heat and cool the school.
Hartselle has won numerous state championships in athletics. The baseball program has won eight
Alabama High School Athletic Association state championships, which is tied for No. 4 overall. The softball program is the reigning 2014 Class 5A state champions and is tied for fifth overall with four state championships. Hartselle has also won four state championships in girls golf with Arin Eddy winning two individual titles and Heather Nail winning one individual title. Led by
Vickie Orr
Victoria Elaine "Vickie" Orr (born February 25, 1967) is an American retired women's basketball player. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team during the late 1980s and the early 1990s, collecting two medals during ...
, the high school has two girls basketball championships in 1984 and 1985.
The wrestling program has won two team state championships. Hartselle football, girls basketball
and volleyball have one state championship each. Sissy McClung is the only individual state champion in girls tennis.
See also
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Morgan County Schools (Alabama)
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External links
* {{official website, http://www.hartselletigers.org/
School districts in Alabama
Education in Morgan County, Alabama
School districts established in 1975
1975 establishments in Alabama