Alcoa High School is a 9-12

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located in

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. It is the only high school in the Alcoa City Schools system. Recently moved into the NEW Alcoa High School. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The school is built on a Superfund site.

Academics

Alcoa High School currently uses a block schedule for their classes. There are two foreign languages offered at Alcoa High School including

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and

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. Alcoa currently offers various AP courses, such as Statistics, United States History, United States Government, World Geography, and English, as well as several

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courses in cooperation with

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and

Maryville College Maryville College is a Private college, private liberal arts college in Maryville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1819 by Presbyterian minister Isaac L. Anderson for the purpose of furthering education and enlightenment into the West. The colleg ...

Clubs & Activities

Some clubs and activities offered at Alcoa High School include: Band,

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, Tech Team, FCA, Scholar's Bowl, Choir, Drama Club, Step Team and various others.

Athletics

Alcoa's athletic teams are known as the "Tornadoes." The

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is Josh Stephens. *Football - The school's

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team has won 22

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state championships, to best their rival Maryville High School (16) for the most in state history. Seven of these came in 2004–2010 in Class 2A and later Class 3A, during which the team recorded 84 wins and only six losses, including a 43-game winning streak that was ranked among the best in the nation. The win-streak ended when Alcoa was defeated by Maryville at the beginning of the 2011 season. Randall Cobb, who was drafted by the

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, is among the football alumni from that championship stretch. The team's latest championship was won with a 42–20 victory over East Nashville Magnet School in 2023, marking a 9th consecutive state championship. *Men's Soccer - The men's

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team made it to the state tournament in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons under coach Tom Gorman. They were runners-up in the 2009 state championship, the best outcome since the program's start. The team is currently coached by Shane Corley. *Golf - Three individuals have won the TSSAA State Golf Tournament Individual title in the school's history, the most recent being in 2010. The golf team is coached by Chad Coker. *Men's Basketball - The

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team is coached by Ryan Collins. *Women's Basketball - The

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team is coached by David Baumann. *Baseball - The

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team is coached by Steve Dunn. *Softball - The

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team is coached by Sara Bailey *Women's Soccer - The Lady T's Soccer team won the State Championship in 2017 and made it to the State Semi-Finals in the 2018 season. The women's soccer team is coached by Andrew Byrd. *Wrestling-Established: 1999-2000 2X State Traditional Runner Up (2014, 2016) 6X Region Dual Champions (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) 12 Individual State Champions 34 Individual State Medalists. The Wrestling team is coached by Brian Gossett.

Notable alumni

* Randall Cobb,

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for the

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, Round 2 Pick 64 in the

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* Albert Davis, SR (TSU) 1971 Philadelphia Eagles (14 games) * Dave Davis, former

in the

, played for the

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and the

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* Tim George, former NFL football playerBlount County Sports Hall of Fame chooses 10 for 2008 Induction
". '' Blount Today'', Maryville, TN. April 23, 2008. * Dante Harris, basketball player * Shannon Mitchell, former tight end in the National Football League, played for the San Diego Chargers for 4 years. Attended the University of Georgia. *

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, NFL player

References

External links

Alcoa City Schools District Page

Alcoa City Schools Home Page
* * * * {{authority control Public high schools in Tennessee Schools in Blount County, Tennessee Alcoa, Tennessee