Peabody High School (Tennessee)
| Peabody High School | |
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| Location | |
2069 Highway 45 Bypass South , , 38382 United States 35°57′41″N 88°55′40″W / 35.96142°N 88.92778°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
Principal | Sonya Campbell |
| Staff | 26.33 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 418[1] (2023-2024) |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.88[1] |
| Colors | Black and gold [2] |
| Nickname | Golden Tide[2] |
| Website | |
Peabody High School | |
  Location within Tennessee  Location within the United States | |
| Location | S. College St., Trenton, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′10″N 88°56′31″W / 35.96944°N 88.94194°W |
| Area | 6.6 acres (2.7 ha) |
| Built | 1917 1980 |
| Architect | Heavner, Rueben A. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000326[3] |
| Added to NRHP | November 23, 1984 |
Peabody High School is a public high school in Trenton, Tennessee, operated by the Trenton Special School District for grades 9–12. The school mascot is The Golden Tide and school colors are black and gold. The Trenton campus of Jackson State Community College is adjacent to the Peabody campus. This allows Peabody students an opportunity to obtain college credit by taking courses at Jackson State while attending high school.[4]
History
Peabody High School was established in 1877 with funds provided by philanthropist George Peabody.[5] The first school building was constructed on the former site of Andrew College, which had been purchased by the school directors two years earlier.[6]
Wallace Wade, an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator played football at Peabody High School before transferring and graduating from Morgan Park Academy in Chicago, Illinois in 1913. Duke University's football stadium is named Wallace Wade Stadium in his memory. [7]
A new school building was built in 1917 and remained in use until 1980, when it was replaced by a modern building on a new site. The old Peabody High School building on South College Street was converted for residential use.[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3]
Notable alumni
- William Woods, baseball player for the Atlanta Braves[8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Peabody High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- 1 2 "Peabody High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ https://jscc.edu/academics/academic-offerings/high-school-opportunities/. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Peabody High School". Trenton Special School District. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- 1 2 "Peabody High School". volweb.utk.edu. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ [American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator.] Retrieved May 25, 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Odum, Michael. "Peabody graduate William Woods moving to majors with Atlanta Braves". Gibson County News. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
External links
- Buildings and structures in Gibson County, Tennessee
- Neoclassical architecture in Tennessee
- Education in Gibson County, Tennessee
- Public high schools in Tennessee
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
- National Register of Historic Places in Gibson County, Tennessee
- 1877 establishments in Tennessee