Karns High School

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Karns High School
Address
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2710 Byington Solway Road

Karns
,
Tennessee

United States
Coordinates35°58′09″N 84°07′48″W / 35.96909°N 84.1301°W / 35.96909; -84.1301Coordinates: 35°58′09″N 84°07′48″W / 35.96909°N 84.1301°W / 35.96909; -84.1301
Information
TypePublic
Established1913
PrincipalBrad Corum
Teaching staff91.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,442 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.85[1]
Color(s)blue and gold    
MascotBeavers
Websitehttp://knoxschools.org/karnshs

Karns High School is a public high school in the Karns community of Knox County, Tennessee administered by the Knox County Schools public school district.

A growing population in western Knox County established in 1913; prior to this time, students were assigned to Central High School, located several miles away in nearby Knoxville. As of the 2008 academic year there were 2,578 enrolled students. Still to date that is the largest number of students enrolled at Karns High School since it was established in 1913. In 1913, the first Karns High School was erected. This building was named after Professor T.C. Karns, the first Superintendent of Public Instruction in Knox County. The high school had an enrollment of 75 students while the elementary school had 160 students. In 1938, a new Karns High School was built at the cost of $74,000. Its location was in the back of the parking lot where the current Karns Intermediate School is. The location chosen had previously been a Dutch cemetery but the bodies were exhumed to Cobb’s barn.

In the cornerstone of the new high school, the student body roll of 1938, newspapers, and other information of interest were buried for future generations to look at. Things went well at this location until March 10, 1978 when the building became victim of arson. Due to the quick action of the volunteer fireman, the only losses were the study hall and the temporary loss of two classrooms. Then on March 15, 1978, 5 days after the first fire, Karns became a fiery blaze in the night. At 9:06 p.m., firemen were summoned but weren’t as lucky this time. This fire caused the loss of six classrooms, the study hall once again, the auditorium, cafeteria and many books and personal belongings in the lockers on the second and third floors.

Instructional program[]

  • Karns High School is 1 of 16 Knox County schools.
  • Foreign languages offered at Karns are French, German, and Spanish.
  • Nearby, Byington is considered to be one of the top vocational and technical supplementarys in East Tennessee. Currently 9 of the 16 Knox county schools charter buses to Byington Vocational so that other students are presented with an opportunity to participate in this program. Options are being considered to introduce a new internship program in which student can obtain full-time jobs upon graduation.
  • The student to teacher ratio is 16:1.
  • The graduation rate is 92% which is above the state average of 84%.
  • The student body makeup is 52% female 48% male, and the total minority enrollment is 21%.
  • 33% of the student body qualifies for low income aid.
  • 2020 Enrollment: 1,483.

Extracurricular activities[]

Karns High School provides a number of extracurricular activities for its students.

Sports[]

The mascot for Karns High School is the Beaver. Karns High school rivals are Powell High School and Hardin Valley Academy. Championship history[2]

Sports offered include: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Dance, Football, Golf, Majorettes, Rugby, Soccer , Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, and Wrestling.

Fine arts and literary clubs[]

Fine arts and literary clubs are: Concert Band, Chorus, Drama (Musical Theatre), Drumline, Ensemble, Marching band, Orchestra, and Yearbook Staff.

Other clubs and teams[]

Other clubs and teams are: Academic Team, AFJROTC, CDC & Peer Tutoring, Chess, Color Guard, DECA, Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Health Occupation Students of America (Hosa), Key Club, Marching Band, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honors Society, Scholars' Bowl, Student Government Association (SGA), Technology Student Association (TSA), Ultimate Frisbee, Young Life, Winter Guard, and (FTA).

Honors and awards[]

  • Knoxville's Best Award
  • Knoxville's Best Teacher Award
  • PDK Principal of the Year - 2002 Diane Psihogios
  • PDK Assistant Principal of the Year - 2002 David Boggan
  • Leadership Education
  • Five 21st Century Classrooms
  • Optimist Club Sportsmanship Award
  • Graduating classes averaging over $1.99 million in scholarships
  • ACOM / Panasonic Cultural Exchange Program to Japan (Winners: Rosita Najmi, James Parnell, and Eric Levi Dixon)
  • UT Whittle Scholars
  • 7 National Merit Finalists
  • Special Recognition Area 5 Special Olympics
  • United Way Award of Appreciation
  • 1 Profile in Courage Essay Contest Honorable Mention

Notable alumni[]

  • Emily Ann Roberts, A finalist on season 9 of NBC’s The Voice.[3]
  • Rich Rundles Richard Lambert Rundles was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians in 2008 and 2009. From 1999 to 2007, Rundles played in minor league baseball with six different organizations
  • Trevor Bayne, NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series Driver[4]
  • Phil Bozeman, lead vocalist for the deathcore band Whitechapel
  • Andrew Carlton, Christian singer and songwriter
  • Wilbert Cherry, first African American basketball player at The University of Tennessee[5]
  • Cylk Cozart, actor whose credits include Conspiracy Theory and 16 Blocks[6]
  • Cale Iorg, former minor league baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization
  • Doug Roth, who played for the University of Tennessee, and the NBA's Washington Bullets.
  • Devin Sibley who played for Furman and was a 3x SoCon player of the year. He is now player for Island Storm in the National Basketball League of Canada, the highest tier of basketball in Canada
  • Jack Keane is a retired American four-star general, former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
  • Jamie Teachenor is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer.
  • Josef Newgarden is an American race car driver that currently competes in the IndyCar Series.
  • Tony Cosey is a steeplechase Olympian and retired American long-distance runner.He finished 36th at the 1999 World Cross Country Championships (long race) and 39th at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships (short race), and placed lowly in 2002 (short race). He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase, without reaching the final.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Karns High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ https://tssaasports.com/school/?id=269
  3. ^ Roberts, Emily Ann. Why Emily Ann Roberts Took Her Time With Music After NBC’s The Voice Knoxville News Sentinel, May 13, 2019
  4. ^ Dave Hooker, Bayne's biggest problem: beating age minimum, Knoxville News Sentinel, May 5, 2008
  5. ^ Mike Strange, Talent more than skin deep, GoVolsXtra website (Knoxville News Sentinel), February 23, 2009
  6. ^ http://ncidigitalmedia.com/display_article.php?id=686769


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