Tucker High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Tucker High School
picture =
principal = James P. Jackson
established = 1918
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = Tucker
state = Georgia
country = USA
enrollment = 1,335
campus = Suburban
mascot = Tigers
colors = Maroon and gold
website = [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/tucker/ www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/tucker/]

Tucker High School is the only public high school in Tucker, an unincorporated section of DeKalb County, Georgia, and is operated by the DeKalb County School System.

The first community school in Tucker, a one room schoolhouse, was founded in the late 1880s. Within a short time, a larger school was needed, and a new three room schoolhouse was constructed around 1900, providing education through the eighth grade. Tucker’s population was growing rapidly, and this building also was quickly outgrown, the school spilling over into the nearby Methodist and Congregationalist churches. A new two-story antebellum style school building was soon built to house the burgeoning student body. By 1928, more space was again required, and a new building having twelve classrooms, an auditorium, offices, storage, and indoor restrooms was built. This was followed by a granite annex building in 1935, and an infill project joining the main building to the annex in 1937.

The 1950s saw a rapid growth in student enrollment, from 271 students in 1952 to 1,100 students by 1962. In 1963 the present building was dedicated, providing instructional space for 1,300 students.

A new building will be constructed starting in 2008 to replace the existing 1963 facility. The 228,500 square foot replacement facility will feature 81 instructional units and supporting spaces including a media center, language arts, science, social studies, math, speech, reading, and computer science labs, rooms for vocational, art, and music instruction, a gymnasium, kitchen and cafeteria, commons, auditorium, and guidance and administrative offices. Site work will include replacement of all sports fields, new entrances and exits from surrounding roads, and a new bus loop. The project is projected to cost over $66,000,000.00.

Demolition of the 1963 building began in July 2008, and as of September 2008, the Venable Gymnasium and the athletic locker rooms, band room, and chorus room located underneath it have been razed. The first phase of the new complex will be constructed on the site of the former gym and the parking lot to the south of the existing building. This first phase will include a two-level parking structure, commons and administrative areas, and the Ninth Grade Academy building. Following the completion of the first phase of construction, the balance of the existing building will be demolished to make way for phase two. To compensate for instructional space lost to construction activities, an Educational Village has been established on the baseball field at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.

Awards and Recognitions

Tucker High School has received awards for its students and its teachers, including:

DeKalb County and Region IV Star Student Fact|date=April 2007

DeKalb Counselor of the Year Fact|date=April 2007

Georgia Gymnastics Coach of the Year Fact|date=April 2007

2005 Dekalb County Gymnastics Champions Fact|date=April 2007

International Media Festival Winner Fact|date=April 2007

AAA State Basketball ChampionsFact|date=April 2007

AAA Track ChampionsFact|date=April 2007

AAAA State Basketball Champions (2007)Fact|date=October 2007

Tucker also boasts the fact that four of Georgia's Superintendents of Education were at one time part of the Tucker faculty. Fact|date=October 2007

Tucker recently has been found to contain large amounts of asbestos in the ceilings and walls, resulting in major renovations starting from 2005.Fact|date=April 2007

Students

Over 90% of seniors attend postgraduate schools. [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/high/tucker/ 1]

Feeder schools

The following elementary schools feed into Tucker High School [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~planning/PDFs/feed2007.pdf] :
* Brockett
* Idlewood
* Livsey
* Midvale
* Smoke Rise

Tucker Middle School is Tucker High School's feeder middle school.

Sources

1. [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/high/tucker/ Tucker High School]