Hixson High School

Public school in the United States

Hixson High School

Location

5705 Middle Valley Road
Hixson, Tennessee 37343

United States

Coordinates| 35°09′14″N 85°13′19″W﻿ / ﻿35.154°N 85.222°W﻿ / 35.154; -85.222
Information
Type| Public
Established| 1909
School district| Hamilton County Schools
Principal| Lee Ziegler[1]
Teaching staff| 64.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades| 9 to 12
Enrollment| 935 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 14.61[2]
Color(s)| Black and gold
Athletics conference| TSSAA
Nickname| Wildcats
Website| http://www.hixsonhigh.org

Hixson High School is a public high school for grades 9–12 in the Hamilton County Schools system located in Hixson, a suburb of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.

## History

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Hixson High School was founded in 1909. Its current site opened in 1966. It has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1959.The school had only grades 10-12 until fall 1993, when it welcomed its first freshman class.[3]

### School honors

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In 1984, Hixson High was awarded the Carnegie Award for School Excellence and was recognized as one of the top six high schools in Tennessee. In 1984 and 1985, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Hixson as a National School of Excellence.[3]

## Campus

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Overcrowding at the former site of Hixson High resulted in plans being made, beginning in 1964, for a new school facility. The new school building, two miles from the old school site, was dedicated in 1966. A two-story wing to the school for the mathematics, music and foreign language departments was added in 1986. Ground was broken in 1992 for another addition which includes classrooms, chemistry laboratories, home economics laboratories, a student publication room, teacher work areas, locker space, and an expanded music department. In 1977, Hixson Community Stadium was dedicated at the new school, the result of a community effort to move the football team's home games from the former school location.[3]

### Sport facilities

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Hixson's football team plays at Hixson Community Stadium/Anthony Martino Field and has a separate practice field. The stadium has a six-lane all-weather track. Hixson's baseball facility is John Plumlee Stadium. The soccer teams play at Bob Martin Field. A new softball stadium opened in 2006. The soccer and softball facilities share a concessions/restrooms building that opened in 2011. The tennis teams train and play home matches at a new on-campus facility built in 2019.[4] The school is within walking distance of two 18-hole golf courses.[citation needed] The bowling teams use Hixson's Holiday Bowl lanes for home competitions.[citation needed] Hixson's gymnasium, the school's oldest sports facility (original to the building opened in 1966), is used by the basketball, wrestling and volleyball teams. The school also has a wrestling practice room. All Hixson athletes have access to the Bullocks Strength Complex, which opened in 2007.[3]

## Sports

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The school competes in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) and fields varsity teams in all TSSAA-sanctioned sports. Hixson has won team state championships in wrestling (1973, 2009, 2010 and 2014), softball (1983, 1984, 1987 and 1988), boys' soccer (1988),[5] boys' (2004) and girls' (1985) golf and boys' (2007) and girls' (2006) bowling.[6]

## Notable alumni

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* Daniel Bullocks 2001, professional American football player[7]
* Josh Bullocks 2001, professional American football player[8]
* Kim Criswell, singer, actress[9]
* Michael Houser, lead guitarist, Widespread Panic[10]
* Guy A. Lewis, attorney[citation needed]
* Kelley Lovelace, songwriter[11]
* Greg Martin, Tennessee state representative
* Scott Ourth 1977, Iowa state representative[12]
* Danny Shirley, 1974, lead singer, Confederate Railroad[13]
* Robin Tucker Smith 1981, Tennessee state representative[14]
* Don Stephenson, 1982, actor, director[citation needed]
* Kim Hudson White, 1978, president/CEO, River City Company[15]
* Wayne White, 1975, artist[16]

## References

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1. ^ "Hixson High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association.
2. ^ a b c "Hixson High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
3. ^ a b c d "About The School". Hixson High School. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
4. ^ "Hixson High School Tennis Courts". Construction Journal. 2019.
5. ^ Bill Peterson (April 30, 2018). "Hixson High Won City's Only Indisputable Boys State Soccer Championship in 1988". Chattanoogan.
6. ^ "TSSAA". TSSAA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
7. ^ Diehl, David (October 8, 2003). "Bullocks brothers find right path with help from mother, coach". Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
8. ^ "Josh Bullocks". Nebraska Huskers. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
9. ^ "Lung Association of Tennessee to honor Kim Criswell". Chattanooga Times Free Press. April 19, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
10. ^ Courter, Barry (June 7, 2014). "A State of Panic: Drummer Nance looking forward to Riverbend homecoming". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
11. ^ Courter, Barry (November 22, 2012). "Curtain Call: The hits keep coming for Kelley Lovelace". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
12. ^ "Biography". Ourth for House. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
13. ^ Courter, Barry (July 15, 2016). "Hixson's Danny Shirley and the Confederate Railroad still in demand 40 years after his professional debut". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
14. ^ Pace, Mark (September 26, 2019). "Hixson High, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency enter historic agreement; deal allows students to manage some state land". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
15. ^ Pare, Mike (July 22, 2018). "Education advocate: River City Co. CEO Kim White starts 4-year stint on university system board". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
16. ^ Miller, Michael Edward (September 16, 2017). "Wayne White's Big Win: A Progidal Puppeteer/Painter Comes Home". WUTC. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

Geographic|

* NCES