Gardendale High School

Gardendale High School
Address
Map
800 Main Street

35071

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1956 (68 years ago) (1956)
School districtJefferson County Board of Education
CEEB code011208
PrincipalShelton Dukes
Faculty60.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,077 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.45[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Maroon and gray
  
AthleticsAHSAA Class 6A
NicknameRockets
RivalMortimer Jordan High School
Feeder schoolsBragg Middle School
Websitewww.jefcoed.com/gardendalehs
Driver Stadium on Gardendale's campus

Gardendale High School (GHS) is a public high school located in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Gardendale. It is currently operated by the Jefferson County Board of Education. GHS was established in 1956 as a result of population growth in the area. Until this time, local students mostly attended Mortimer Jordan High School in nearby Morris.

The school mascot/nickname is "Rockets." The name was chosen by vote of the first student body in school history and was chosen to honor the U.S. Space and Rocket program, which at the time was actively pursuing the goal of placing a man on the moon. The school colors are maroon and gray.

Campus

A merger was proposed in 2007 between GHS and nearby Fultondale High School, but it was cancelled by Superintendent Phil Hammonds.[2] In the aftermath of the scuttled merger, the district announced plans for construction of a new $46 million school building that would include separate competition and practice gyms, a 600-seat auditorium and 100-seat lecture hall, with potential future expansion to add as many as 32 additional classrooms down the road. The expansion would allow the school's 960 student enrollment to be expanded to accommodate 1,457 students. Demolition of the old school was completed in 2009.

The new high school officially opened in February 2010. Once all students had transferred to the new high school campus the Rogers campus was demolished. A new baseball stadium as well as a soccer field were built on the site of the former Rogers campus. The high school basketball teams began playing their home games in the new gymnasium in the fall of 2010.[3]

The school's football stadium was originally called Rocket Stadium but the name was changed to Driver Stadium later to honor L.E. Driver, the man who was responsible for the stadium lighting (a former Alabama Power employee) who later became the city's parks director. During the 1970s, it was the largest capacity on-campus high school stadium in Jefferson County and second largest overall; Legion Field in Birmingham, home field of several city schools, was the largest. The stadium hosted several Dental Clinic Charity football games as well as one Crippled Children's Classic charity football game during the 1970s.

With the building of the new school facility, a new baseball park was constructed on the site of the former Rogers Building. In turn, a new softball field replaced the old baseball diamond, just across the street from Bragg Middle School. A new soccer field, which also serves as a practice field for both football and band, was built next to the new baseball park.

Recognition

Gardendale High School's program was recognized by the Alabama Department of Education as recipient of the "Outstanding Program of the Year Award" in 2003 for its Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program and the integrated efforts of the school's chapter of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).[4]

Athletics

Classification

Until the mid-1980s, the Alabama High School Athletic Association maintained a four classification system for high school athletics in Alabama. Since then, the AHSAA has maintained a six classification system, and has now moved to seven classes. Gardendale High was mostly a 3A school (but did participate at class 4A for two years) in the four-class system. Since the advent of the six-class system, most years Gardendale High was a 5A participant, but has spent time in the 6A classification. The classification system is based on enrollment grades 9-12 and is re-evaluated every two years. As of the 2023-24 school year, Gardendale is classified as a 6A school.

Track & Field

Gardendale High School has achieved the highest success in track and field. The boys' indoor track team has won the Alabama state indoor track championship, winning titles in 1978 (Class 1A/2A/3A), 1979 (Class 3A), 1980 (Class 3A), 1984 (Class 3A), 1988 (Class 4A/5A) and 1989 (Class 6A).[5] In 1980, The Gardendale Girls Indoor Track team won the one and only state championship for girls' sports in the school's long history. The boys' cross-country team has won the state Class 3A championship five times, including four consecutive years from 1976 through 1979, and again in 1982.[6] Gardendale has also had success in the regular outdoor season winning state championships in 1979 and 1984 for 3A. Another state title followed in 1989 for Class 6A.

Keith Clay, a track athlete in the late 70's, holds the GHS record for the most individual state championships in any sport with a total of 8. Meanwhile, Micah McAnnally, from the mid-80's, claimed 7 individual state championships in track and field for 2nd most.

Wrestling

  • Gardendale's first state championship in any sport was in wrestling in 1974. Since then they have won tournament state championships in 1975, 2020, and 2021. In 2020 and 2021 they also added state championships in the dual format. The school has produced multiple wrestling state champions. Steve Mordecai was a four-time state champion from 1974 - 1977.[7] Tripp Otis was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in Class 5A for 2007, and completed his senior season by winning the Class 5A state championship in the 189-pound weight class, losing only one match all season long.[8] Fellow wrestler Chad Bearden won the 2007 Class 5A heavyweight championship,[9] winning the Class 5A state championship for the third time in his career.[10]

State Championship Teams

Gardendale High School has won 19 state athletics championships:

  • Boys' Cross Country: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
  • Boys' Indoor Track: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989
  • Girls' Indoor Track: 1980
  • Boys' Outdoor Track & Field: 1979, 1984, 1989
  • Wrestling: Tournament in 1974, 1975, 2020, 2021.

Cheerleading

  • Gardendale High School has won a multitude of Jefferson County Competitions.
  • UCA Spirit Award 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gardendale High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeffco high schools won't merge", Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine The Birmingham News, March 30, 2007
  3. ^ "Superintendent previews Gardendale school features" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, The Birmingham News, April 18, 2007
  4. ^ Alabama Department of Education Board Resolution Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, dated August 14, 2003, accessed April 20, 2007.
  5. ^ Indoor Track - Past State Champions - Boys Archived February 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Alabama High School Athletic Association, accessed April 20, 2007.
  6. ^ Past State Champions (Boys) Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Alabama High School Athletic Association, accessed April 20, 2007.
  7. ^ FOUR TIMES STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CHAMPIONS Since 1924 Archived May 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Tripp Otis of Gardendale High School SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, The Birmingham News, April 4, 2007, accessed April 20, 2007. "He finished his senior season with a 57-1 record and won a state championship in the 189-pound weight class. He was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in Class 5A and honored for the best match in the 189-pound category at the state tournament."
  9. ^ AHSAA State Wrestling Championships Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, The Birmingham News, February 4, 2007.
  10. ^ AHSAA State Wrestling Championships Tournament Archived February 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 20, 2007.
  11. ^ Alan Ogg player profile, accessed April 21, 2007.
  12. ^ Willie Wyatt Archived November 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed October 27, 2007.
  13. ^ "Terry McAnnally Minor Leagues Statistics & History".

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