Sparkman High School is a
public high school in
Harvest,
Alabama
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in the
Madison County Schools district.
The school was named after senator and former vice presidential nominee
John Jackson Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United St ...
. Sparkman is one of the largest high schools in northern Alabama and serves students in
grades 10-
12. The school's mascot is a Senator. The school has an enrollment of around 2,400 students.
Sparkman High's main rivals are
Bob Jones High School and
James Clemens High School
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.
In 2006, the Sparkman Ninth Grade School was built next to the high school.
Campus
Sparkman High was originally located in
Toney. The old building is now Sparkman Middle School. Now located on Jeff Road in Harvest, the current high school building was built in 1997. The facility has art rooms, two gyms, a photo studio, drama rooms, a choir room, a band room, three JROTC rooms and musical theater classes. In 2001, additional rooms were built to accommodate the overcrowding. The high school has now split; the Sparkman 9th Grade School, which is across the street from the main high school, opened in 2006 to help overcrowding. There are currently around 607 freshmen at Sparkman 9; Sparkman High has over 1,800 students at the 10-12th grade building.
Notable alumni
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, musician
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Caitlin Carver
Caitlin Carver (born March 31, 1992) is an American actress.
Early years
Carver was born in Monrovia, Alabama. She attended Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama where she graduated in 2010. Her father is Don Carver. She grew up dancing, doi ...
, actress
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Bruce Maxwell, Major League Baseball player
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Izzy Miller, musician
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Dale Strong, U.S. Representative (2023–Present)
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Jay-R Strowbridge
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, former professional basketball player
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Jonathan Wallace, former professional basketball player
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Andy Whitt, Alabama State Representative (2018-Present)
References
External links
Sparkman High School official siteSparkman Ninth Grade School official siteAbout SparkmanBasketball teamsFootball teamSparkman High Marching Band
Public high schools in Alabama
Schools in Madison County, Alabama
Educational institutions established in 1958
1958 establishments in Alabama
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