Karns High School

Karns High School
Established	1913
Type	public
Principal	Tracy Sands
Students	1,948 (2008-2009)
Grades	9–12
Location	Karns, Tennessee, USA
Mascot	Beavers
Newspaper	'The Karns Courier]
Website	karnshs.knoxschools.org

Karns High School is a public high school in the Karns community of Knox County, Tennessee administered by the Knox County Schools public school district.

A growing population in western Knox County required its establishment in 1913; prior to this time, students were assigned to Central High School, located several miles away in nearby Knoxville. As of the 2008-2009 academic year there were about 1,900 enrolled students.

Since 1995, Karns High School has educated students in grades 9 through 12. In 2008, the school underwent construction to add additional cafeteria to serve the influx of new students.

Instructional program

Foreign languages offered at Karns are French, German, Latin, and Spanish. Nearby Byington is considered to be the vocational portion of the school.

Extracurricular activities

Karns High School provides a number of extracurricular activities for its students.

Sports

The mascot for Karns High School is the Beaver. Sports offered include:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Dance Team
• Football
• Golf
• Rugby Girls State Champions
• Rock Climbing
• Soccer girls
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Fine arts and literary clubs

• Concert Band
• Chorus
• Drama
• Drumline
• Ensemble
• Literary Arts Magazine (Lit Mag)
• Marching Band
• Newspaper
• Orchestra
• Yearbook Staff

Other clubs and teams

• Academic Team
• AFJROTC
• CDC & Peer Tutoring
• Chess
• Color Guard
• DECA
• Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
• Floral Design
• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
• Health Occupation Students of America (Hosa)
• Key Club
• Leadership
• Literary Arts Magazine
• Marching Band
• National Honors Society
• Scholars' Bowl
• Skills USA
• Student Council
• Technology Student Association (TSA)
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Young Life
• Winter Guard

Notable alumni

Notable Karns alumni include:

• Andrew Carlton, Christian singer
• Wilbert Cherry, first African American basketball player at The University of Tennessee
• Trevor Bayne, Nascar Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series Driver
• Cylk Cozart, an actor whose credits include Conspiracy Theory and 16 Blocks.
• Brian Wagner, artist and photoJournalist for the Los Angeles Times
• J.J. McCleskey, former corner back for the Arizona Cardinals
• Issac Iorg, former minor league baseball player in the Atlanta Braves organization
• Eli Iorg, current minor league baseball player in the Houston Astros organization
• Cale Iorg, current minor league baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization
• Doug Roth, who played for the University of Tennessee, and the NBA's Washington Bullets.
• Brent Smith, lead vocalist of the American hard rock band Shinedown

Honors and awards

• Knoxville's Best Award
• Knoxville's Best Teacher Award
• PDK Principal of the Year - 2002 Diane Psihogios
• PDK Assistant Principal of the Year - 2002 David Boggan
• Leadership Education
• Five 21st Century Classrooms
• Optimist Club Sportsmanship Award
• Graduating classes averaging over $1.99 million in scholarships
• ACOM / Panasonic Cultural Exchange Program to Japan (Winners: Rosita Najmi, James Parnell, and Eric Levi Dixon)
• UT Whittle Scholars
• 7 National Merit Finalists
• Special Recognition Area 5 Special Olympics
• United Way Award of Appreciation
• 1 Profile in Courage Essay Contest Honorable Mention

External links

• Official Website