Glendale High School (Missouri)

Glendale High School
Address
2727 South Ingram Mill, Springfield, Missouri 65804 Springfield , Missouri United States
Information
Type	US Public Secondary
Established	1963
School district	Springfield R XII
Principal	Josh Groves
Teaching staff	83.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,307 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.65[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Scarlet red and Columbia blue     [2]
Athletics conference	Ozark Conference
Mascot	Falcon
Nickname	Falcons[2]
Rival	Kickapoo High School
Website	http://glendale.spsk12.org/pages/GlendaleHS

Glendale High School is an American high school in the southeast area of Springfield, Missouri, near U.S. Route 65. Glendale is one of five public high schools in Springfield Public Schools. In 2010, it had an enrollment of 1,416 students.

Sports

• Boys' Soccer: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 2014, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1994, 1991, 1990

Music and Arts

The choral students at Glendale have been selected for District, State, Regional and National Honors Choirs.^{[citation needed]} In 2005, the Glendale High School Chamber Choir sang for the National American Choral Directors Convention in Los Angeles, California, and also in St. Louis, Missouri for the 2006 Southwestern Regional ACDA Convention.^{[citation needed]}

Glendale's orchestra has two divisions: the freshman and advanced.

Glendale's band consists of concert, jazz, marching bands. The marching band has performed in numerous bowl parades, the most recent being the 2001 Orange Bowl Parade.^{[citation needed]}

The art department is active in The Memory Project, a program where artists make portraits of underprivileged children around the world in order to foster friendship, caring, and a sense of self-worth

Alumni

• Mark Bailey, former MLB player (Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants)
• Zak Cummings, professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Welterweight Division^[3]
• Johnny Morris, founder of American Outdoor store Bass Pro Shops, (class of 1966)^[4]
• Steve Rogers, former MLB player (Montreal Expos)
• Tom Whitlock, songwriter and musician, best known for his Academy Award-and Golden Globe-winning song "Take My Breath Away", from the film Top Gun^{[citation needed][5]}

Incidents

In May 2023 a teacher was recorded by a student using a racial slur multiple times while in class. ^[6] The student was suspended for using an electronic device in class although her family retained an attorney encourage SPS to reconsider its actions. The teacher who used the racial slur later resigned.

References

1. "GLENDALE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
2. "Glendale High School". Missouri State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
3. "Zak Cummings UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
4. "2018 Springfield Public Schools Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2021-09-09.
5. "From 417-land to Fame". www.417mag.com. Tom Whitlock was born and raised in Springfield. He attended Glendale High School and then Drury University
6. Edwards, Jonathan (2023-05-16). "A high-schooler filmed her teacher using the n-word, then got suspended". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-05-16.