Farragut High School
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- For the Chicago Public School, see Farragut Career Academy
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| Established | 1904 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Michael Reynolds |
| Students | 2095 (07-08 school year) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | Farragut, Tennessee, USA |
| Colors | Blue and Gray |
| Mascot | Admiral |
| Website | http://www.farraguttn.com/fhs/ |
Farragut High School is a high school located at 11237 Kingston Pike in Farragut, a suburb of Knoxville, Tennessee. It is part of the unified Knox County, Tennessee school district.
The original Farragut High School, the first consolidated high school in Knox County, was built in 1904 across the street from its current location on land currently occupied by a supermarket and strip mall. The school was moved to its current location on a hill overlooking Farragut in 1976.
The name of the school comes from a civil war hero, Union Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, known for his famous quote "damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." The school prides itself on quality education, offering more advanced placement classes than any other public school in the Knox County School System, and has a diverse set of extracurricular activities ranging from acting to orchestra to cross country to lacrosse and chess.
[edit] Recent news
- In September 2007, Farragut High School tied with White Station High School for the most National Merit Semifinalists (16) in the state. Farragut is reputed to have the largest number of semifinalists and commended students in the state for a total of 30 students.[1]
- In 2006 and 2005, Farragut made the list of the top 5 percent of public high schools in the nation based on its AP program. [2]
- In Spring 2007, The Farragut High School Rugby Team won the Tennessee State Plate Division Championship.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Bill Bates, football player with the University of Tennessee and the Dallas Cowboys.
- Tyson Clabo, football player with Wake Forest and the Atlanta Falcons
- Michael Hoag, football player with Wake Forest
- Lewis Cosby, bassist for the alternative rock band 10 Years.
- John Davis, guitarist and lead singer of the rock band Superdrag
- Chris Moneymaker, 2003 World Series of Poker Champion
- Tim Seals, Coach of seventeen USTA National Junior Tennis Champions and professional poker player
- Matt Wantland, guitarist for the alternative rock band 10 Years.
- Kyle Waldrop, Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
- Michael McKenry, baseball player for the Colorado Rockies
- Rob Catapano, Pitcher for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Jake Thomas, actor notable for his role in Lizzie McGuire
- Ben Garant, actor and comedian. Co-creator and writer for the television series Reno 911!
- Lawson Cheek, baseball player pitcher for Colorado Christian University
- Bryan Powell, starting pitcher for the University of Tennessee
- Cody Brown, starting baseball player for the University of Tennessee
- Tony Delmonico, baseball player for Florida State, and the University of Tennessee.
[edit] References
- ^ 67 score as Merit semifinalist. commercialappeal.com.
- ^ The Top of the Class. newsweek.com.
