Glendale High School (Missouri)

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Glendale High School
Address
2727 South Ingram Mill, Springfield, Missouri 65804

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United States
Information
TypeUS Public Secondary
Established1963
School districtSpringfield R XII
PrincipalJosh Groves
Teaching staff69.44 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,423 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.49[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Scarlet red and Columbia blue
    [2]
Athletics conferenceOzark Conference
MascotFalcon
NicknameFalcons[2]
RivalKickapoo High School
Websitehttp://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[edit]

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

Music and Arts[edit]

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[edit]

Incidents[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "GLENDALE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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.