Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School is a public

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serving grades 9–12 and located in downtown

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, United States.

History

Hume School, serving the first through 12th grades, opened in 1855 on Eighth Avenue (Spruce Street) just north of Broad and was the first public school in Nashville. In 1875 Fogg High School was built adjacent to Hume School at the corner of Broad and Eighth and absorbed its high school students. Around 1910 both schools were razed and replaced by Hume-Fogg High School, a

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building, which opened in 1912. The building consists of five floors including a basement, which has several tunnels leading to various locations in downtown Nashville. However, they are currently boarded off and inaccessible. In 1942 Hume-Fogg was recast as a technical and vocational school. It continued in this capacity until the 1982 court-supervised

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of Nashville's public school system, decades after the

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ruled that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. In that year Hume-Fogg was redeveloped as an academic magnet school for Nashville's

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and talented secondary students. In the 2004–2005 school year Hume-Fogg celebrated its

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anniversary.

Academics

Hume-Fogg is an academic

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and offers 31 advanced-placement (AP) courses. All academic courses—with the exception of PE and art courses—are taught at the honors or AP level. Nearly 100 percent of graduates each year go on to four-year colleges, many earning prestigious academic scholarships in the process. Each year the Hume-Fogg senior class is granted over ten million dollars in cumulative scholarship and grant money from various universities across the United States. In 2012, Hume-Fogg had twelve

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and four National Achievement Semifinalists, as well as four semifinalists in the

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Competition and three semifinalists in the

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in Math, Science, and Technology. In the 2006–2007 academic year Hume-Fogg received the National Siemens Award for one of the best science- and math-based academic programs in the country. In addition, ''

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'' and '' U.S. News & World Report'' have consistently ranked Hume-Fogg among the top public high schools in America: ''(Parentheses have school's rank within Tennessee)''

Arts at Hume-Fogg

Hume-Fogg's Arts Department consists of Fine Arts, Band, Orchestra, Choir, and Theater programs. Every year, Hume-Fogg's theater department collaborates with the choral and orchestral programs on the production of a fall musical. Recent productions include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. The Band program consists of Beginning Band,

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, Wind Ensemble, and two

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s, and jazz combos. The jazz band has competed in the

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in New York City on several occasions. The Orchestra program consists of a

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, which also serves as part of the

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in the fall musicals. The Hume-Fogg String Orchestra has collaborated with the string ensembles of

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at the MTSBOA Concert Festivals. The Choral program consists of a Mixed Chorus and a

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. Several students perform in musical groups outside of school such as the Curb Youth Symphony, Music City Youth Orchestra, and the Blair Chorus programs.

Athletics

Hume-Fogg has the highest percentage of students in sports in Davidson County. In 1964, it was the first public high school in Nashville to desegregate its sports teams. ''Varsity sports'': * Boys'/girls' basketball * Boys' lacrosse * Boys'/girls' tennis * Baseball * Bowling * Boys'/girls' golf * Cross country * Boys'/girls' track * Ice hockey * Boys'/girls' soccer * Wrestling * Softball * Volleyball * Co-op football with Hillwood ''Club sports (sports that require student organization and self-funding):'' * Boys'/girls' swimming *

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* Ping pong * Shooting

School mascot

The current school mascot, which was voted on by the student body in 2008, is Knightro, the Blue Knight. The school colors are blue and white.

Rivals

Hume-Fogg's sports and academic rival is

, located less than two miles from the school.

Notable alumni

* Fyütch,

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-nominated music artist and educator *

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-nominated singer/songwriter *

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(or All $tar Cashville Prince), rapper *

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entertainer, activist, and writer *

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, professional baseball pitcher *

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, comedian, actor, and singer *

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-winning director *

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, pinup queen and ''Playboy'' Playmate; graduated second in the class of 1940 *

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, poet; with a historical marker at the school *

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, college basketball coach * Alex Renfroe, professional basketball player *

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, singer/actress"They Warbled Their Way to the Top"
Dick Kleiner, ''

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'', March 12, 1955 (Google News Archive). * Matt Friction, vocalist and guitarist for

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* Street Symphony, Grammy-winning producer, music executive * David Harrison Macon (or Uncle Dave Macon), Old time banjo player

Notes

External links

Hume-Fogg's website
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