Paducah Tilghman High School Explained

Paducah Tilghman High School
Motto:Academic Excellence, Tradition, and Pride
Streetaddress:2400 Washington Street
City:Paducah, Kentucky
Zipcode:42003
Country:United States
Coordinates:37.0727°N -88.6234°W
District:Paducah Public Schools
Principal:Deatrik Kinney[1]
Fundingtype:Public
Schooltype:high school
Grades:9–12
Feeders:Paducah Middle School
Campus:Small city
Nickname:Blue Tornado
Athletics:Football, soccer, baseball, track, fast-pitch softball, wrestling, tennis, golf, cheerleading, swimming, volleyball, basketball, cross-country, mountain biking, bowling
Newspaper:The Bell
Yearbook:Pathways
Enrollment:879 (2021–22)[2]
Teaching Staff:62.30 (FTE) (2021–22)
Ratio:14.11 (2021–22)
Ceeb:182085

Paducah Tilghman High School is a public secondary school in Paducah, Kentucky. It is the only high school in the Paducah Independent School District.

History

The school opened at its first location in 1900, and was named Paducah High School, and was a segregated school for white students. In 1921, the school moved to a location on Jetton Boulevard, and the original building became the location for Washington Junior High School.[3] [4] That first building has since been demolished.[3]

The new school on Jetton Boulevard was named Augusta Tilghman High School in honor of Augusta Tilghman, whose sons donated $20,000 for the school's construction. Augusta Tilghman was the wife of Lloyd Tilghman, a Confederate States Army general and Paducah native who died in the Battle of Vicksburg.[5] The building also housed Walter C. Jetton Middle School. The Jetton Boulevard building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

The current school, named Paducah Tilghman High School, is larger than the previous two schools.[6] In 1965, the Lincoln School, a segregated African American public high school in Paducah was consolidated into the Paducah Tilghman High School, which had existed as a segregated white school prior.[7]

A Paducah Tilghman High School student was one of 121 students in the United States named a Presidential Scholar in 1972.[8]

Rivalries

Tilghman's rivalry with Mayfield High School dates back 98 years, when Tilghman won a competitive football game. Tilghman participates in "Mayfield Week" where students show school spirit by dressing up throughout the week on "hick day, dooms day, blue and white day, 80's day and twin day."

In addition Tilghman often battles Lone Oak for division championships in most sports, and Heath in soccer, having met in the District Championships for the last 9 years. Lastly, Tilghman's rivalry with Hopkinsville dates back to when both schools participated in Class AAA football. Before the playoff format changed in the late 1980s, only the district champion made the playoffs. This game was very important to both schools since both were usually undefeated in district play before they met on the field for the final game of the season. [9]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Assistant Principal Deatrik Kinney to serve as Paducah Tilghman High School principal . Fuller . Leanne . March 29, 2023 . . July 17, 2023.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - Paducah Tilghman High School (210465001154) . . . March 21, 2023.
  3. Book: Downey, Clifford J. . Western Kentucky in Vintage Postcards . Arcadia . 2002 . 97.
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . National Park Service . 1995 .
  5. Book: Downey, Clifford J. . Western Kentucky in Vintage Postcards . Arcadia . 2002 . 97.
  6. News: Yu . Chris . June 18, 2020 . New petition calls for removing Tilghman memorial from Paducah park . WPSD Local 6 .
  7. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=88000895}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lincoln School ]. February 6, 2023 . National Park Service. With
  8. Book: Presidential Scholars . The White House . 1972 .
  9. News: Tilghman prepares for game 108 in one of states biggest rivalry games . 4 March 2022 . The Paducah Sun . 2 September 2021.
  10. Web site: >Kurt Barber Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . July 6, 2019.
  11. News: Fuller . Leanne . Trump nominates Paducah native for federal judgeship . 12 June 2024 . WPSD Local 6 . 12 August 2020 . en.
  12. News: Frakes . Jason . Hunter Cantwell named new football coach at Christian Academy . 6 July 2019 . Louisville Courier Journal . 12 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Steve Finley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More . . July 5, 2019.
  14. Web site: Josh Forrest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . July 5, 2019.
  15. Web site: Jackson Purchase Nobel Laureate . Jackson Purchase Historical Society . April 12, 2016.
  16. Web site: Arkansas State profile . astateredwolves.com . July 4, 2019.
  17. News: Wells . Adam . JD Harmon joins Browns as undrafted free agent . WPSD . April 29, 2017 . May 4, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170807234552/http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/35285898/jd-harmon-joins-browns-as-undrafted-free-agent . August 7, 2017 . dead.
  18. News: Brewer . Jerry . Living the dream through sports and writing . 6 July 2019 . The Seattle Times . 28 May 2009.
  19. Web site: Curriculum Vitae . www.hopkinsmedicine.org . . July 5, 2019.
  20. Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jeffrey L. McWaters . Our Campaigns . www.ourcampaigns.com . July 5, 2019.
  21. Web site: Paducah (Paducah, KY) Alumni Pro Stats . . January 4, 2023.
  22. Web site: Terry Shumpert Stats . . July 5, 2019.
  23. Web site: George Wilson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . . July 5, 2019.

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