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| Beech High School | |
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3126 Long Hollow Pk , Tennessee 37075 | |
| Coordinates | 36°22′20″N86°37′15″W / 36.37212°N 86.62078°W /36.37212; -86.62078 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1980 |
| School district | Sumner County Schools |
| Principal | Kenneth Powell |
| Teaching staff | 90.48 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,464 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.18[1] |
| Campus | Suburban /Rural |
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| Mascot | Buccaneer |
| Website | http://bhs.sumnerschools.org/ |
Beech High School is one of two public high schools nearHendersonville,Tennessee. The school is located in theShackle Island community on Long Hollow Pike, near the intersection of Shackle Island Road, Long Hollow Pike, and New Hope Road, just to the north of the Hendersonville city limits, and is part of theSumner County Schools district. The current school officially opened on August 27, 1980, under the direction of Mr. Merroll N. Hyde.[citation needed] In 1986, the first female principal inSumner County, Mary Clouse, became the principal.[citation needed] Frank Cardwell served as principal from 1999 until 2014,[2] and was succeeded by Kenneth Powell.[3]
The school's mascot is theBuccaneer, which is frequently shortened to "Buc." The school colors are officially navy blue and orange.[4]
A significant change occurred in the 2005–2006 school year when T.W. Hunter Middle School's new campus was completed. Beech relocated many of its ninth grade classes to the old T.W. Hunter building, now the high school's annex.[citation needed]
Beech softball holds four state titles, and the football team was the 2009 and 2012 Class 5A State Champion.
Beech was the 2009 and 2012 Class 5A State Football Champion,[5][6] winning the 2012 championship after going undefeated.[7]
Classes at Beech follow either the standard, honors, oradvanced placement level, excluding those in the fine arts and some other courses. The school has ACT test scores that are at or above state and national averages.
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