Hazel Green High School
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Hazel Green High School (HGHS) is a public high school in Hazel Green, Alabama
, United States
. It is operated by the Madison County Board of Education. HGHS currently has over 1,200 enrolled students in grades 9-12.
. Students were solicited in the Alabama Republican to attend Hazel Green School for one dollar per month. After that time, records show that numerous other schools were started. All schools within the Hazel Green district were private until a school with the same name of Hazel Green School emerged in 1920. On May 8, 1916, an amount of one thousand dollars
was approved and granted to build the new public Hazel Green School. A two-story building was constructed holding ninety-seven students and three teachers within its first year of operation. From there, Hazel Green School was rebuilt four times (rebuilt in 1928, 1962, and 1994 to hold more capacity.) From 1920 until fall of 1994, Hazel Green School was a unit school for grades K-12
. It was not until 1994 that Hazel Green School's upper grades were formed into Hazel Green High School (grades 9–12.)
In 2010, a sixteen million-dollar renovation and addition was completed. This addition added eleven new classrooms (including two biology/chemistry labs, home econ labs and a special needs facility), a state-of-the-art cafeteria, band room and a gymnasium. This addition also made it possible for Hazel Green to complete its freshman academy.
, Hazel Green school was known as the Greenies (mythical elf
-like creature.) This changed however when considerations arose in the 60s about the school color in comparison to the mascot—the colors at the time were red and white. The HGS Booster club
decided either the colors or the mascot had to be replaced. In 1965, Hazel Green School's mascot was switched to the Trojans.
Hazel Green, Alabama
Hazel Green is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the community is 3,630.-History:...
, United States
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. It is operated by the Madison County Board of Education. HGHS currently has over 1,200 enrolled students in grades 9-12.
Building
Hazel Green High School has a long line of history that forms the present school open today. 1819 is the earliest record of a school in Hazel Green, Alabama. As of that time, the area of Hazel Green was extremely rural. Hazel Green School, as it was known by, was a small private schoolhouse located somewhere between what is now Hazel Green Elementary and Highway 431U.S. Route 431
U.S. Route 431 is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently runs for 556 miles from Owensboro, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60 to Dothan, Alabama, at U.S. Route 231 and U.S. Route 84. Through many parts of US 431 it is a two lane with not many places of it being a four lane highway.-Alabama:U.S. 431 is...
. Students were solicited in the Alabama Republican to attend Hazel Green School for one dollar per month. After that time, records show that numerous other schools were started. All schools within the Hazel Green district were private until a school with the same name of Hazel Green School emerged in 1920. On May 8, 1916, an amount of one thousand dollars
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
was approved and granted to build the new public Hazel Green School. A two-story building was constructed holding ninety-seven students and three teachers within its first year of operation. From there, Hazel Green School was rebuilt four times (rebuilt in 1928, 1962, and 1994 to hold more capacity.) From 1920 until fall of 1994, Hazel Green School was a unit school for grades K-12
K-12
K–12 is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where P–12 is also commonly used...
. It was not until 1994 that Hazel Green School's upper grades were formed into Hazel Green High School (grades 9–12.)
In 2010, a sixteen million-dollar renovation and addition was completed. This addition added eleven new classrooms (including two biology/chemistry labs, home econ labs and a special needs facility), a state-of-the-art cafeteria, band room and a gymnasium. This addition also made it possible for Hazel Green to complete its freshman academy.
Mascot
Originally, due to the school's mascotMascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
, Hazel Green school was known as the Greenies (mythical elf
Elf
An elf is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings endowed with magical powers, which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind...
-like creature.) This changed however when considerations arose in the 60s about the school color in comparison to the mascot—the colors at the time were red and white. The HGS Booster club
Booster club
A booster club is an organization that is formed to support an associated club, sports team, or organization. Booster clubs are popular in American schools at the high school and university level...
decided either the colors or the mascot had to be replaced. In 1965, Hazel Green School's mascot was switched to the Trojans.
Notable alumni
- George LindseyGeorge LindseyGeorge Lindsey is an American character actor, best known for his role as "Goober Pyle" on The Andy Griffith Show, as well as for his tenure on Hee-Haw.-Early life and career :...
, actor, The Andy Griffith ShowThe Andy Griffith ShowThe Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a widowed sheriff in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina...
as the character of Goober PyleGoober PyleGoober is a fictional character in the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and its later sequel series Mayberry RFD. He was played by George Lindsey. Lindsey initially read for the part of Gomer Pyle, which went to singer Jim Nabors...
- David Moon, former University of Tennessee football player, currently a businessman and author living in Knoxville, Tennessee.