Glendale High School (Missouri)
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Glendale High School | |
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Address | |
2727 South Ingram Mill, Springfield, Missouri 65804 , United States | |
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Type | US Public Secondary |
Established | 1963 |
School district | Springfield R XII |
Principal | Josh Groves |
Teaching staff | 69.44 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,423 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.49[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Scarlet red, white, and Columbia blue |
Athletics conference | Ozark Conference |
Mascot | Falcon |
Rival | Kickapoo High School |
Website | http://glendale.spsk12.org/pages/GlendaleHS |
Glendale High School is an American high school in the southeast area of Springfield, Missouri, near U.S. Route 65. Glendale is one of five public high schools in Springfield Public Schools. In 2010, it had an enrollment of 1,416 students.
Sports[]
State Championships[]
- Boys' Golf: 1975, 2007, 2016
- Baseball: 1976, 1978
- Boys' Tennis: 1982
- Girls' Tennis: 1976
- Girls' Golf: 1977, 1978, 1979
- Girls' Basketball: 1996
- Girls' Swimming: 2013, 2014, 2018
- Boys' Swimming: 2019, 2020
Ozark Conference Championships[]
- Boys' Basketball: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2012, & 2018
- Girls' Basketball: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2011, & 2012
- Football: 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, & 2016
- Wrestling: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 & 1982
- Boys' Soccer: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 2014, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1994, 1991, 1990
- Girls' Soccer: 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2004, 2003, 1997
- Baseball: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1989, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, & 2019
- Boys' Golf: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2019
- Girls' Golf: 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2016, 2018, 2019, & 2020
Music and Arts[]
The choral students at Glendale have been selected for District, State, Regional and National Honors Choirs.[citation needed] In 2005, the Glendale High School Chamber Choir sang for the National American Choral Directors Convention in Los Angeles, California, and also in St. Louis, Missouri for the 2006 Southwestern Regional ACDA Convention.[citation needed]
Glendale's orchestra has two divisions: the freshman and advanced.
Glendale's band consists of concert, jazz, marching bands. The marching band has performed in numerous bowl parades, the most recent being the 2001 Orange Bowl Parade.[citation needed]
The Glendale Theatre department students have attended the Missouri Fine Arts Academy.[citation needed]
The art department is active in The Memory Project, a program where artists make portraits of underprivileged children around the world in order to foster friendship, caring, and a sense of self-worth
Alumni[]
- Mark Bailey, former MLB player (Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants)
- Zak Cummings, professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Welterweight Division[2]
- Johnny Morris, founder of American Outdoor store Bass Pro Shops, (class of 1966)[3]
- Steve Rogers, former MLB player (Montreal Expos)
- Tom Whitlock, songwriter and musician, best known for his Academy Award-and Golden Globe-winning song "Take My Breath Away", from the film Top Gun[citation needed][4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "GLENDALE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Zak Cummings UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "2018 Springfield Public Schools Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "From 417-land to Fame". www.417mag.com.
Tom Whitlock was born and raised in Springfield. He attended Glendale High School and then Drury University
- Schools in Springfield, Missouri
- Educational institutions established in 1965
- Public high schools in Missouri
- 1965 establishments in Missouri