Tennessee High School

Tennessee High School is a public high school located in Bristol, Tennessee, operated as part of the Bristol City School System.[2]

Tennessee High School
Front view Of Tennessee High School
Address
1112 Edgemont Ave.

Bristol
,
Tennessee
37620

United States
Coordinates36°34′53.8″N 82°10′55.7″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1916
School districtBristol Tennessee City Schools
SuperintendentAnnette Tudor
PrincipalKim Kirk
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,017 (2016-17)[1]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)  Maroon and   White
MascotViktor the Viking
RivalsVirginia High School, Sullivan East High School
Feeder schoolsTennessee Middle School
Websiteths.btcs.org

History

The first official Tennessee High School opened in 1916 on Alabama Street.[3] The first part of the current campus was built in 1939. The Bristol Municipal Stadium, also known as the Stone Castle, hosts football and soccer games and was built in 1936 as part of the New Deal. Viking Hall, which opened in 1981, is Bristol Tennessee's civic center and the location of Tennessee High basketball games. The school is widely considered to be, by believers in the paranormal, one of the most haunted high schools in the United States.

Academics

The school offers two paths of study for students, a university path and a technical path. The school offers Advanced Placement courses and participation in Army JROTC. The school also has the oldest school newspaper in Tennessee, Maroon and White, which has been in publication for over 100 years.

Extracurricular activities

Each February, the school participates in a fund raising drive for the American Heart Association called "Queen of Hearts" with Virginia High School, Sullivan East High School and John S. Battle High School.

Athletics

Tennessee High won the 1972 High School Football National Championship as well as the 1971 and 1972 Tennessee state football championships.[4]

Notable alumni

Ghosts

Tennessee High School is considered to be one of the most haunted high schools in Tennessee. Both teachers and students have accounted being in the presence of a ghost.

Agnes (which is not her real name) is the main ghost of the school and there are multiple circulating rumors on how she died. When she appears, students say that she was remarkedly pretty and dawns a long white gown. The first rumor for her death is that she died on the way to school. She was going to prom and died in a car crash on the way there, which addresses the white gown students say they've seen her in. The second rumor is that she fell from a great height near the auditorium which is why she has been seen near and around the auditorium. The third rumor is that she hanged herself on the third floor in the bell tower, although most don't believe this rumor at all and it was said to have been made up by one of the students. The most widely accepted rumors are her dying in a car crash on the way to school.[5] Her footsteps are also heard in the hallways prior to carpeting being put in.[6]

The Train is a 19th century steam engine that haunts Viking Hall. It's seen rumbling down the hall, usually after hours. At one point in time, a railroad passed in the same area. This rumor is widely accepted by students with multiple sightings. Some say that the train has come in broad daylight, causing classrooms to shake.[7]

The least well known ghost is the ghost of the football player. He was struck by a car on the way home from school and died. His spirit was attached to the football field so he still lingers around that area.[8]

References
  1. "Tennessee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. Bristol Tennessee High School website Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 9, 2008
  3. Stone, George (2008). Postcard History Series Bristol. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5322-1. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-03-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Bristol Tennessee High School". www.hauntedhovel.com. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  6. Researcher, Sally Painter Paranormal; Seer. "10 Most Haunted Schools". LoveToKnow. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  7. "The Ghosts of Tennessee High School | The Ghost Doctor". Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  8. "The Ghosts of Tennessee High School | The Ghost Doctor". Retrieved 2020-11-21.
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