Collierville High School

Collierville High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Collierville, Tennessee which operates under the administration of Collierville Schools. It was previously under the authority of Shelby County Schools until Collierville Schools splintered from it in 2014.[3] Its school colors are maroon and white and its mascot is the dragon, originally designed by elementary art teacher Lisa Ackerman as "Blister the Dragon".

Collierville High School
Collierville High School in March 2020
Address
11605 E Shelby Drive

Collierville
,
Tennessee 38017

United States
Coordinates35.0181°N 89.6766°W / 35.0181; -89.6766
Information
TypePublic
Founded1905
School districtCollierville Schools
PrincipalRoger L. Jones III[1]
Teaching staff136.50 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,773 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio20.32[2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Maroon and white   
MascotBlister the Dragon
NewspaperDragon Spirit
Websitewww.colliervillehs.org

Collierville High School is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and holds memberships in NASSP, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), NACAC, and SACAC.[4]

History

The original campus was built in 1905, with expansions and additions being made in 1911, 1924, and 1926; the last was a large gymnasium. In the 1930s, the school became one of the first buildings in Tennessee to be aided by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and it was given a $250,000 grant by the CWA in the winter of 1933–34.[5] Hundreds of workers were brought in from Memphis, Tennessee to build an auditorium, library, and study hall in later years.[6]

The second campus sat at the intersection of Byhalia and Frank Road on the same property that once held the Bellevue High-Security Correctional Facility. Collierville High School transitioned there in the autumn of 1995, after ninety years at its original campus. The site received a $14,500,000 addition that made it the largest school facility in Shelby County.[7] In 2014, Collierville High School became the central high school of the newly-created Collierville Schools district after its formation from Shelby County Schools.[8]

The third and current campus, first opened for the 2018–19 school year, was built on land south of State Route 385 and east of Sycamore Road on Shelby Drive at a cost of $94 million due to overcrowding at the previous campus.[9][10] The former building at Byhalia and Frank Road became the seat of West Collierville Middle School.[11]

Academics

Academically, the school offers 5 dual enrollment courses, 34 Honors courses, and 25 Advanced Placement courses. It was listed on Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools list from 2008-2013, has the largest PTSA in the state of Tennessee, and has had 21 United States Presidential Scholar candidates in the past fourteen years with two Presidential Scholar winners (in 2002 and 2014).

Extracurriculars

Collierville High School offers an array of extracurricular activities. 51 clubs are registered at the school, in addition to a public-access television cable TV station located on its campus that serves the local Shelby County Comcast and UVerse community on Comcast channel 98.7 & UVerse channel 119. Additionally, CHS's STEM program includes the Dragon Robotics team, which competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition and VEX.

Athletics

The school accommodates twenty-two sports and five club sports. The boys' baseball team won the state championship in 2013, and the school's Joshua Wheeler won the 2014 Decathlon state championship for track and field. In addition, it is one of only two schools in West Tennessee with a mountain biking team.

Awards and recognition

Collierville High School is the only public high school in Tennessee offered a charter from the Cum Laude Society.[12] CHS ranks in the "Top 10 High Schools in Tennessee" by U.S. News & World Report[13] and Newsweek's "America's Best High Schools". CHS is also recognized annually as a winner in The Washington Post's "High School Challenge."

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Roger L. Jones III named new principal at Collierville High". The Commercial Appeal. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. "Collierville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "The city of Memphis merges their school district within Shelby County Schools". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  4. Cognia. "Institution Summary". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. Van West, Carroll (2001). Tennessee's New Deal Landscape. University of Tennessee Press. p. 123. ISBN 1572331089.
  6. Dye, Robert. W. Shelby County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7385-4192-1.
  7. "History". Collierville High School. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. "The lines that divide: School district boundaries often stymie integration". The Washington Post. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. "Tour gives vision of thrilling educational opportunities at new Collierville High". The Commercial Appeal. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. "Brand new $94M Collierville High School almost ready for students". WMC Action News 5. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. "Collierville School Board names new middle school". The Commercial Appeal. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. "2014 Member Schools" (PDF). http://www.cumlaudesociety.org. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. "Best High Schools in Tennessee". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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