Brainerd High School is a
public
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high school
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located in
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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. It is operated by the
Hamilton County school district
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.
Athletics
Several sports teams are represented at the school. The school's mascot is the
Panther
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. Sports include
baseball
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,
basketball
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,
cross country,
football
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,
golf
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,
tennis
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,
track and field
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, and
wrestling
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.
[Brainerd High School - TSSAA]
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State championships
*Baseball - 1965[
*Boys' basketball - 1984, 1988, 1992][
*Girls' basketball - 1984][
*Boys' cross country - 1999][
*Boys' track and field - 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017][
*Girls' track and field - 1978, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2016.][
*Wrestling - 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1986.][
]
Demographics
According to '' U.S. News & World Report'', 93% of the student body is African American
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, 4% is white
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, 1% is Hispanic
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, and 0.2% is Native American. 53% of the student body is male, and 47% is female.
Notable alumni
Tom Griscom, 1971
Leslie Jordan, 1973
Malcolm Mackey
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, 1988[ ]
References
Educational institutions established in 1960
Schools in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1960 establishments in Tennessee
Public high schools in Tennessee
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