Tallassee City School District

Tallassee City School District or Tallassee City Schools (TCS) is a school district in Tallassee, Alabama.

Tallassee High School

Tallassee City Schools serves approximately 2,000 students and employs 120 teachers and support staff in one central office; one high school; one middle school; and one elementary school.

The Interim Acting Superintendent of Tallassee City Schools is Dr. Brock Nolin.

History[]

Tallassee City Schools began in the 1920s, as the city limits of Tallassee partially lay in two counties: Elmore and Tallapoosa. The first Superintendent of Tallassee City Schools was Dr. , who later became the president of Troy University. The auditorium, music, and English classes at Troy University meet in Smith Hall, which bears his name.

served as the football coach of the Tallassee Tigers for over two decades. His 57-game winning streak in the 1940s set many records that have yet to be surpassed.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003 the district enacted a rule stating that students who participate in extracurricular activities are required to submit to random drug testing.^[1]

In 2006 Bobby Payne, the mayor of Tallassee, said that some officials from the city government discussed plans for the city to annex some rural areas west of the city limits as a method of keeping those areas within the city school system.^[2]

Schools[]

The schools are Tallassee Elementary School, Southside Middle School, and Tallassee High School.

The principal of Tallassee Elementary School is Ms. Shanikka Beacher, and the assistant principal is Mrs. Brittany Spencer.

The principal of Southside Middle School is Mr. Tim Collier, and the assistant principal is Mr. Kevin O'Rear.

The principal of Tallassee High School is Mr. Drew Glass, and the assistant principal is Mrs. Brooke Barron.

References[]

^ Gilliand, Blu. "Schools to conduct random student drug tests". Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 2003. p. B1. Retrieved on June 3, 2013. "Students wishing to participate in extracurricular activities in Tallassee city schools are having to fulfill a new requirement this year -- random drug testing."
^ Mosely, Erin E. "City could annex land to keep area students". Montgomery Advertiser. May 15, 2006. 1B. Retrieved on June 3, 2013. "Tallassee Mayor Bobby Payne is fighting to make sure some kids in his city's school system are left behind. Payne said Tallassee officials are discussing the possibility of annexing rural areas west of town to ensure students who live in those areas remain in the Tallassee City School system."

External links[]

Official website

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[1] Gilliand, Blu. "Schools to conduct random student drug tests". Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 2003. p. B1. Retrieved on June 3, 2013. "Students wishing to participate in extracurricular activities in Tallassee city schools are having to fulfill a new requirement this year -- random drug testing."

[2] Mosely, Erin E. "City could annex land to keep area students". Montgomery Advertiser. May 15, 2006. 1B. Retrieved on June 3, 2013. "Tallassee Mayor Bobby Payne is fighting to make sure some kids in his city's school system are left behind. Payne said Tallassee officials are discussing the possibility of annexing rural areas west of town to ensure students who live in those areas remain in the Tallassee City School system."

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