Bearden High School
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Bearden High School is a Knox County, Tennessee, high school located in the Bearden area in the city of Knoxville.[1]
The school was founded in 1939.[2] It was named for the family of Marcus De LaFayette Bearden, a farmer who served as a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War.[3]
The current building was built in 1967. The principal is Dr. John Bartlett.[4] Bearden High School athletic teams are "The Bulldogs."[1][5]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Brian Bell - Weezer guitar player[6][7]
- Tim Burchett - Former Tennessee State Senator and current Knox County mayor[8]
- Brett Carroll - Florida Marlins center fielder.[9][10]
- Ashley Cleveland - Grammy Award-winning gospel rock singer/songwriter[citation needed]
- Dustin Colquitt - Kansas City Chiefs professional American football player, formerly of University of Tennessee[11]
- Britton Colquitt - Denver Broncos professional American football player, formerly of University of Tennessee[12]
- Mike DiFelice - Major League Baseball catcher [13]
- Phil Garner - former Houston Astros manager[14]
- Dennis Hwang - graphic designer for Google[15]
- Thomas Varlan - United States Federal Judge[16][17][not in citation given]
- Dale Dickey - An actor famous for her role in "My Name is Earl"[18]
- Bernie L. Wade - Bishop, International Circle of Faith[19][20][21][22]
- Chris Woodruff - professional tennis player[23]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Bearden High - Bearden High Home". Beardenhs.knoxschools.org. http://beardenhs.knoxschools.org/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Bearden High School Knoxville TN 37901". Livestrong.Com. http://www.livestrong.com/business-bearden-high-school_865-539-7809/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ Robert J. Booker, Sources good for schools' history, Knoxville News Sentinel, January 17, 2006.
- ^ Davis, Marti. "Officials: Knowledge of audit wouldn't have swayed choice of Bearden principal » Knoxville News Sentinel". Knoxnews.com. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/11/bearden-principal-choice-still-backed/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Bearden High - Bearden Varsity Football Overview". Football.beardenhs.knoxschools.org. http://football.beardenhs.knoxschools.org/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=512546&sessionid=7bb2e. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Bearden High School Class of 1978". Bearden78.org. 2010-10-06. http://bearden78.org/classlist.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll
- ^ "Burchett plans run for Knox mayor » Knoxville News Sentinel". Knoxnews.com. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/burchett-plans-run-for-knox-mayor/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Brett Carroll". The Baseball Cube. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/brett-carroll.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Brett Carroll Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | MLB.com: Team". Mlb.mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=448276. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Dustin Colquitt, P for the Kansas City Chiefs at". Nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/players/dustincolquitt/profile?id=COL759300. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Official Site of the Denver Broncos". Denverbroncos.com. http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=9881. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Mike Difelice Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/difelmi01.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ Janice Reilly. "Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame". Tshf.net. http://www.tshf.net/inductees/garner.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "BHS grad uses noodle for oodles of doodles » Knoxville News Sentinel". Knoxnews.com. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/mar/07/bhs-grad-uses-noodle-oodles-doodles/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Thomas A. Varlan biography". Ca6.uscourts.gov. 1956-07-08. http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/lib_hist/Courts/district%20court/TN/EDTN/judges/varlan/tav-bio.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "History of the Federal Judiciary". Fjc.gov. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2984&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225460/bio
- ^ "Knoxville, Tennessee: Bearden High School Alumni List at NamesDatabase™". Namesdatabase.com. http://namesdatabase.com/schools/US/TN/Knoxville/Bearden%20High%20School/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Women of the American Revolution - Elizabeth, Grace and Rachel Martin". Americanrevolution.org. http://www.americanrevolution.org/women/women24.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Global Evangelical Accrediting Commission". Globaleac.org. http://www.globaleac.org/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Welcome To My Homepage". Apostoliccongress.com. http://www.apostoliccongress.com/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Net Connection: Woodruff's pro tennis career almost never happened » govolsxtra.com Mobile". M.govolsxtra.com. http://m.govolsxtra.com/news/2007/jul/07/net-connection/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
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