David Crockett High School
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David Crockett High School is located in Jonesborough, Tennessee
. It is one of two high schools in the Washington County, Tennessee School System and serves the southern part of the county. The first graduating class was awarded diplomas in 1972. Enrollment as of 2005 was over 1,200 students. Students start from five elementary/middle schools: Jonesborough Elementary and Middle, West View, Lamar, Grandview, and South Central. Its "rival" school is Daniel Boone High School
, the other high school in Washington County, which serves the northern part of the county. The school colors are brown and old gold and the mascot is a Pioneer.
The school was named after the celebrated celebrated 19th-century American
folk hero
, frontiersman, soldier
and politician
; referred to as David (Davy) Crockett
(August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836)and often by the popular title "King of the Wild Frontier." His nickname was the stuff of legend, but in life he shunned the title "Davy" and referred to himself exclusively as "David."
In 2002, David Crockett High School welcomed a new principal, Henry Marable. When the school first opened, Marable taught and worked as a coach. Since then he has worked as the principal at area schools such as Jonesborough Middle School and Science Hill High School. As of the 2009-2010 school year Henry Marable is no longer the DCHS principal. He retired from a long career in education at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. Carmen Belcher Bryant, who had previously been an assistant principal at the school succeeded Mr. Marable as principal of David Crockett High School.
David Crockett boasts an Advanced Placement program offering classes in language and composition, literature, United States history, probability and statistics, and calculus.
Each year David Crockett plays Daniel Boone in football. The game referred to as the "Musket Bowl" was first played in 1971 when the two new consolidated high schools opened their doors and David Crockett High defeated Daniel Boone High by a score of 72-0. The next week, David Crockett was ranked No. 1 in the state by Litratings, a difference-by-scores system. Since then, the Daniel Boone Trailblazers have dominated the series and holds a 26-11 edge (as of 2007) over the David Crockett Pioneers, winning the last five games. The game took on glamour when it was played annually in Mini-Dome at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Today the Musket Bowl in held at Daniel Boone and David Crockett High Schools, rotating the event each year. The winning team is presented with a “musket.” If that team wins three years consecutively, they keep the musket and a new one is purchased for the next season’s game. It's the “Battle of Washington County…the Pioneers vs. the Trailblazers.”
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Jonesborough is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The population was 4,168 at the 2000 census...
. It is one of two high schools in the Washington County, Tennessee School System and serves the southern part of the county. The first graduating class was awarded diplomas in 1972. Enrollment as of 2005 was over 1,200 students. Students start from five elementary/middle schools: Jonesborough Elementary and Middle, West View, Lamar, Grandview, and South Central. Its "rival" school is Daniel Boone High School
Daniel Boone High School (Tennessee)
Daniel Boone High School is located in Gray, Tennessee. It is one of two high schools in the Washington County School System.Daniel Boone High School opened in 1971-1972 to serve the students of the northern half of Washington County. Its feeder schools are Boones Creek, Fall Branch, Gray,...
, the other high school in Washington County, which serves the northern part of the county. The school colors are brown and old gold and the mascot is a Pioneer.
The school was named after the celebrated celebrated 19th-century American
United States
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folk hero
Folk hero
A folk hero is a type of hero, real, fictional, or mythological. The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name, personality and deeds of the character in the popular consciousness. This presence in the popular consciousness is evidenced by...
, frontiersman, soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
and politician
Politician
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; referred to as David (Davy) Crockett
Davy Crockett
David "Davy" Crockett was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S...
(August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836)and often by the popular title "King of the Wild Frontier." His nickname was the stuff of legend, but in life he shunned the title "Davy" and referred to himself exclusively as "David."
In 2002, David Crockett High School welcomed a new principal, Henry Marable. When the school first opened, Marable taught and worked as a coach. Since then he has worked as the principal at area schools such as Jonesborough Middle School and Science Hill High School. As of the 2009-2010 school year Henry Marable is no longer the DCHS principal. He retired from a long career in education at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. Carmen Belcher Bryant, who had previously been an assistant principal at the school succeeded Mr. Marable as principal of David Crockett High School.
David Crockett boasts an Advanced Placement program offering classes in language and composition, literature, United States history, probability and statistics, and calculus.
Each year David Crockett plays Daniel Boone in football. The game referred to as the "Musket Bowl" was first played in 1971 when the two new consolidated high schools opened their doors and David Crockett High defeated Daniel Boone High by a score of 72-0. The next week, David Crockett was ranked No. 1 in the state by Litratings, a difference-by-scores system. Since then, the Daniel Boone Trailblazers have dominated the series and holds a 26-11 edge (as of 2007) over the David Crockett Pioneers, winning the last five games. The game took on glamour when it was played annually in Mini-Dome at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Today the Musket Bowl in held at Daniel Boone and David Crockett High Schools, rotating the event each year. The winning team is presented with a “musket.” If that team wins three years consecutively, they keep the musket and a new one is purchased for the next season’s game. It's the “Battle of Washington County…the Pioneers vs. the Trailblazers.”
Notable alumni
Notable graduates of David Crockett High School include:- Gary Rose class of 1979, Decathlon State Champion (Boys Track - 1979)
- Brad Kyker class of 1999, Class AAA Shot Put State Champion (Boys Track - 1999)
- Amy ColleyAmy ColleyAmy Estella Colley is a beauty queen from Jonesborough, Tennessee who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. She graduated from David Crockett High School in 2002....
class of 2002, former Miss Tennessee USAMiss Tennessee USAThe Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant.Since 2001 the pageant has been held in the auditorium at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.... - Trey Hensley class of 2008, Country MusicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
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