Tyner High School, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was built in 1907 as the first secondary school in Hamilton County east of the Missionary Ridge at the site of the current Tyner Middle Academy (Hamilton County, Tennessee). The first class consisted of 25 students. The school was moved to the current location which has had many additions and changes since 1937. Today, Tyner Academy serves around 575 students, grades 9-12, in three Career Academies and a Freshmen Academy. The mission of Tyner Academy is to challenge students, parents, and faculty to grow daily as problem solvers, productive citizens and lifelong learners. The school colors are maroon and gold and the school mascot is the ram. Tyner Academy is located at 6836 Tyner Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
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Current Administration and Faculty
The school is currently governed by Principal Julius Hargrove, Assistant Principal Mrs. Dawn Lim, and Dean of Students Keitha Booker. A complete list of Tyner staff can be found on the Tyner Academy school website. Currently there are 43 full-time teachers at the school.
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Academies
Each student at Tyner Academy belongs to one of four academies. All freshmen are a part of the Freshmen Academy. During their first year, students learn about the three Career Academies in order to decide which academy they would like to belong to for the remaining three years. The three Career Academies include Science, Communication, Engineering. The purpose of the Career Academies is to prepare students for jobs in the specified fields. It is possible for students to transfer to another academy with the approval from the head of the academy.
Athletics
Tyner Academy has a wide variety of sports teams including:
- Baseball: Coach Flowers
- Boys Basketball: Coach Booker
- Girls Basketball: Coach Williams
- Cheerleading: Coach Campbell
- Cross country
- Marching Band: Mr. Smith
- Boys Soccer: Coach Young
- Girls Soccer: Coach Young
- Softball: Coach Woerner
- Boys Track
- Girls Track
- Volleyball: Coach Simpson
- Wrestling
Current Demographics and Statistics
Of the 575 students, attending Tyner Academy, 52 percent are male and 48 percent are female, with 96% being minorities. The current student to teacher ratio is 13:1.
Tyner High School Over the Years
Over the 100 Years, Tyner Academy has achieved many milestones through the reign of the 11 principals:
- Sept. 9, 1907 first day of school at Tyner Baptist Church (school building wasn't ready) until dedication on November 26, 1907.
- 1922 - Running Water
- 1924 - Electric Lights
- 1926 - Cafeteria was added
- 1931 - First Choral & Instrumental Programs
- 1937 - New Building with classrooms, cafeteria, gymnasium, library and offices
- 1942 - First Yearbook called "Talley Ho"
- 1946 -- Tyner Memorial Field Dedicated (inaugurating night football)
- 1955 - Ram became the official school mascot
- 1958 - Ninth grade moved to the middle school
- 1962 - Auditorium and annex added
- 1967 - New football stadium constructed
- 1974 - Annexed into city limits of Chattanooga and became part of Chattanooga City Schools
- 1975 - New gymnasium built
- 1981 - New vocational building constructed
- 1984 - Montice B. Howard Library Dedicated
- 1986 - New cafeteria and science labs built
- 1989 - Ninth grade returned
- 1998 - Became part of Hamilton County Schools when Chattanooga City Schools was merged with the county school system
- 1999 - Renamed - Tyner Academy of Math, Science, and Technology
- 1999 - First lottery students from Magnet Grant and science labs upgraded
- 2004 - Second Magnet Grant Awarded - Implemented Career Academies
- 2007 - Celebrate 100 Years
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