Glendale High School (Missouri) Explained

Glendale High School
Streetaddress:2727 South Ingram Mill, Springfield, Missouri 65804
City:Springfield
State:Missouri
Country:United States
Type:US Public Secondary
Established:1963
Principal:Josh Groves
Teaching Staff:69.44 (FTE)
Ratio:20.49
Grades:9–12
Enrollment:1,423 (2018–19)[1]
Mascot:Falcon
Conference:Ozark Conference
Nickname:Falcons
Rival:Kickapoo High School
Website:http://glendale.spsk12.org/pages/GlendaleHS
Campus:Suburban
Colors:Scarlet red and Columbia blue
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Free Label:Emblem

Glendale High School is an American high school in the southeast area of Springfield, Missouri, near U.S. Route 65. Glendale is one of five public high schools in Springfield Public Schools. In 2010, it had an enrollment of 1,416 students.

Sports

Music and Arts

The choral students at Glendale have been selected for District, State, Regional and National Honors Choirs. In 2005, the Glendale High School Chamber Choir sang for the National American Choral Directors Convention in Los Angeles, California, and also in St. Louis, Missouri for the 2006 Southwestern Regional ACDA Convention.

Glendale's orchestra has two divisions: the freshman and advanced.

Glendale's band consists of concert, jazz, marching bands. The marching band has performed in numerous bowl parades, the most recent being the 2001 Orange Bowl Parade.

The art department is active in The Memory Project, a program where artists make portraits of underprivileged children around the world in order to foster friendship, caring, and a sense of self-worth

Alumni

Incidents

In May 2023 a teacher was recorded by a student using a racial slur multiple times while in class. [6] The student was suspended for using an electronic device in class although her family retained an attorney encourage SPS to reconsider its actions. The teacher who used the racial slur later resigned.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GLENDALE HIGH. National Center for Education Statistics. May 13, 2020.
  2. Web site: Glendale High School. 2024-03-18. Missouri State High School Activities Association. en-US.
  3. Web site: Zak Cummings UFC Bio. 2014-01-01.
  4. Web site: 2018 Springfield Public Schools Hall of Fame. 2021-09-09.
  5. Web site: From 417-land to Fame . www.417mag.com . en . Tom Whitlock was born and raised in Springfield. He attended Glendale High School and then Drury University.
  6. News: Edwards . Jonathan . 2023-05-16 . A high-schooler filmed her teacher using the n-word, then got suspended . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-05-16 . 0190-8286.