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	McMinn County High School had a freshman class of over 300 students in 1955 and over 400 students in 1956. The school went from a total enrollment of 500 students in 1954 to over 1,200 students in 1960. Additional classrooms and a new gymnasium were built in 1960. Cook High School was absorbed in 1967 and Calhoun High School in 1978. In 1980, a new $10 million complex opened on Congress Parkway in Athens with new athletic facilities completed later.<ref name=history50/>{{better source needed\|date=November 2017}}		McMinn County High School had a freshman class of over 300 students in 1955 and over 400 students in 1956. The school went from a total enrollment of 500 students in 1954 to over 1,200 students in 1960. Additional classrooms and a new gymnasium were built in 1960. Cook High School was absorbed in 1967 and Calhoun High School in 1978. In 1980, a new $10 million complex opened on Congress Parkway in Athens with new athletic facilities completed later.<ref name=history50/>{{better source needed\|date=November 2017}}

			In January 2022, the school board that operates McMinn County High School voted 10-0<ref>{{Cite web\|title='Maus,' Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Holocaust, is pulled from Tennessee school district\|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maus-pulitzer-prize-winning-book-holocaust-pulled-tennessee-school-dis-rcna13730\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=NBC News\|language=en}}</ref> to ban the graphic novel ] from its curriculum.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gross\|first=Jenny\|date=2022-01-27\|title=School Board in Tennessee Bans Teaching of Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/us/maus-banned-holocaust-tennessee.html\|access-date=2022-01-27\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2022-01-27\|title=Tennessee school board bans Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust novel, Maus\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/27/tennessee-school-board-bans-pulitzer-prize-winning-holocaust-novel-maus\|access-date=2022-01-27\|website=the Guardian\|language=en}}</ref>

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McMinn County High School

Address

2215 Congress Parkway Athens, Tennessee 37303 United States
Coordinates	35°26′31″N 84°37′59″W / 35.442°N 84.633°W / 35.442; -84.633
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Be good, Be kind. GO TRIBE"
Established	1903
School district	McMinn County School System
Principal	Joe Young
Faculty	82
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,514 (2018-19)
Color(s)	Black & Gold
Athletics	Football, Rugby (Boys and Girls), Basketball (Boys and Girls), Soccer (Boys and Girls), Swimming, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Tennis, Golf, Track, and Bowling
Team name	Cherokees
Website	Official website

McMinn County High School is a four-year public high school founded in 1903 in Athens, Tennessee. It is a part of McMinn County Schools. In the 2010-2011 school year, there were over 1,500 students enrolled.

History

McMinn County High School was created in the early 20th century as part of Athens Female College. The first graduating class in 1903 included seven students. A new facility was built in 1926 on West Madison Street in Athens.

In 1951, McMinn County High School suffered a fire that destroyed the wing opposite Madison Avenue. Classes were held at nearby Keith Memorial Methodist Church and the National Guard Armory. Another minor fire in a part of the building over the school library delayed the opening of the school year in August 1952. Students attended classes at Tennessee Wesleyan College for two weeks and did not have classes for the next two weeks. When school was finally opened, classes again met at Keith Memorial Methodist Church and the National Guard Armory. The school joined the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1954.

McMinn County High School had a freshman class of over 300 students in 1955 and over 400 students in 1956. The school went from a total enrollment of 500 students in 1954 to over 1,200 students in 1960. Additional classrooms and a new gymnasium were built in 1960. Cook High School was absorbed in 1967 and Calhoun High School in 1978. In 1980, a new $10 million complex opened on Congress Parkway in Athens with new athletic facilities completed later.

In January 2022, the school board that operates McMinn County High School voted 10-0 to ban the graphic novel Maus from its curriculum.

Clubs

McMinn County High School has 28 recognized clubs.

SkillsUSA host an annual national championship event known as the NLSC, National Leadership and Skills Conference. The SkillsUSA Championship is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels.

McMinn County High School's "Career and Technical Center" is the home of the only SkillsUSA Quiz Bowl team in the United States to have four (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) back to back gold medal National Championships.

References

"McMinn High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
"History (1890–1950)". McMinnHigh.com. 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
^ "History (1951–present)". McMinnHigh.com. 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
"'Maus,' Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Holocaust, is pulled from Tennessee school district". NBC News. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
Gross, Jenny (January 27, 2022). "School Board in Tennessee Bans Teaching of Holocaust Novel 'Maus'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
"Tennessee school board bans Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust novel, Maus". the Guardian. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

External links

Official website

v t e Athens, Tennessee
Education	Athens City Schools (K-8) McMinn County Schools (HS) McMinn County High School Tennessee Wesleyan University Cleveland State Community College McMinn Higher Education Center
History	Battle of Athens (1946)
This list is incomplete.

v t e Education in McMinn County, Tennessee
Public schools	McMinn County Schools McMinn Central High School McMinn County High School Athens City Schools (K-8) Etowah City Elementary School District (K-8)
Tertiary	Tennessee Wesleyan University Cleveland State Community College McMinn Higher Education Center

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