Germantown High School (Tennessee) Explained

Germantown High School
Established:	1910 (at present location)
Type:	Public
Principal:	Dr. Jon Stencel
Teaching Staff:	108.54
Enrollment:	1,806 (2022-23)^[1]
Grades:	9-12
Streetaddress:	7653 Poplar Pike
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	35.0824°N -89.8078°W
Zipcode:	38138
Ratio:	16.64
Campus:	Suburban
Colors:	Red and white
Nickname:	Red Devils

Germantown High School is a public high school in Germantown, Tennessee, and is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district.^[2] Three acres were purchased in 1910, and in 1911 students moved into the new building.

History

By 1910, the Shelby County Board of Education had purchased three acres for a new school building serving grades one through twelve, and also in 1911, students moved into the new building with five classrooms and a study hall.^[3] Wagonettes pulled by horses or mules were also the common mode transportation at the time, but by 1918, motorized wagonettes were used.

Additional rooms and buildings were added to both sides of a WPA facade in 1918, 1919, 1927, and 1935, for the Germantown Public School.

Athletics

Germantown High School offers a variety of sports: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, cheerleading, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, dance, and trap shooting.

• The football team won state championships in 1983 and 2003.
• The girls' soccer team won the state championship in 1994, 1999, and 2001.^[4]

• The Germantown boys' baseball team won the state championship in 1981, 1995, and 2001.^[4]
• The boys' golf team won the state championship in 1997^[5]
• The girls' volleyball team won the state championship in 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003 and 2005.^[6]
• The boys' tennis team won the state championship in 1980 and 1981.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Mickey Callaway, professional baseball coach and former Major League Baseball player
• Ian Clark, basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers
• Antonius Cleveland (born 1994), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Debbie Elliott, National Public Radio broadcaster
• Austin Hollins (born 1991), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League^[8]
• Ben Johnson, Major League Baseball player
• Paul Maholm, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Susan Marshall, vocalist, pianist, songwriter and recording artist
• Jeremy Padawer, kids toys and entertainment executive, creator of Monsuno television series on Nickelodeon
• Cindy Parlow, US women's national soccer team and U.S. Soccer executive^[9]
• Chris Parnell, Saturday Night Live actor
• Missi Pyle, actress in Galaxy Quest, Dodgeball, and Broadway show Boeing Boeing Broadway
• Eric Still, Houston Oilers offensive guard
• Tony Williams, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle

Notes and References

1. Web site: Germantown High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 17, 2024.
2. Dries, Bill. "Cordova Parents Question Attendance Zone Changes." Memphis Daily News. March 10, 2014. Retrieved on March 11, 2014. "Germantown Elementary, Middle and High are not part of the new Germantown Schools system, making the explanation more complex."
3. Web site: History of Germantown High School. November 10, 2021. Germantown Historical Preservation Association. en-US.
4. Web site: Get State Records . February 16, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100607100033/http://www.tssaa.org/schdir/records/GetRecords.cfm . June 7, 2010 .
5. Web site: Team Champions by Year - Boys' Golf . tssaasports.com . 14 June 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Championships by Year - Girls' Volleyball . tssaasports.com . 14 June 2024 . en.
7. Web site: Team Champions by Year - Boys' Tennis . tssaasports.com . 14 June 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Austin Hollins Player Profile, Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv, News, Stats - Eurobasket. Eurobasket LLC.
9. News: Former Germantown soccer star named head of U.S. Federation . March 24, 2020 . Daily Memphian.