Brainerd High School is a public high school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is operated by the Hamilton County school district.
| Brainerd High School | |
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1020 N Moore Rd Chattanooga, Tennessee 37411 | |
| Coordinates | 35°01′41″N 85°13′07″W / 35.0280°N 85.2185°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1960[1] |
| School district | Hamilton County Schools |
| Principal | Crystal Sorrells |
| Faculty | 49.50 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 635 (2022-23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.83[2] |
| Color(s) | Columbia blue, red and white [3] |
| Team name | Panthers[3] |
Athletics
editSeveral sports teams are represented at the school. The school's mascot is the Panther. Sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field, and wrestling.[4]
State championships
edit- Baseball - 1965[4]
- Boys' basketball - 1984, 1988, 1992[4]
- Girls' basketball - 1984[4]
- Boys' cross country - 1999[4]
- Boys' track and field - 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017[4]
- Girls' track and field - 1978, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2016.[4]
Demographics
editAccording to U.S. News & World Report, 93% of the student body is African American, 4% is white, 1% is Hispanic, and 0.2% is Native American. 53% of the student body is male, and 47% is female.[5]
Notable alumni
editGary Drinnon, 1968
Tom Griscom, 1971[6]
Leslie Jordan, 1973[7]
Venus Lacy, basketball player
Malcolm Mackey, 1988[8]
George S. Clinton, 1965
Historical significance
editBrainerd High was the site of an important Supreme Court decision regarding the use of racially-charged symbols, including the display of Confederate flag and the playing of "Dixie" as the school pep song. A 1971 ruling affirmed the right of the school principal to prohibit such symbols, given the racial turbulence at the school in the previous two years. Bans on Confederate symbols in public schools continue to rest on this precedent today.[9]
References
edit- ^ Shearer, John (October 20, 2009). "Unrest At Brainerd High 40 Years Ago". The Chattanoogan.
- ^ a b c Brainerd High School
- ^ a b "Brainerd High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Brainerd High School - TSSAA
- ^ "Brainerd High School". U.S. News & World Report. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "I Am Hamilton - Tom Griscom, grad of Brainerd High - Hamilton County Schools". www.hcde.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Bright Lights, Big City".
- ^ "Press Row Podcast (1/27) – Malcolm Mackey on Kobe Bryant | WALV". www.espnchattanooga.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021.
- ^ Cooper, Clint (April 22, 2023). "Opinion: Brainerd High School case 50 years ago was precedent for future court rulings involving Condfederate apparel". www.timesfreepress.com. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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