Overton High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
| Watkins Overton High School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Producing stars, in the classroom and on the stage." |
| Established | 1959 |
| Type | Public secondary Creative and Performing Arts |
| Principal | Mr. Brett Lawson |
| Students | 1,486 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| District | Memphis City Schools |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Gray |
| Mascot | Wolverines |
| Contact | Phone: (901) 416-2136 |
| Website | www.overtonhs.net |
Watkins Overton High School is a secondary school for the Creative and Performing Arts located in Memphis, Tennessee.
The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Memphis City Schools district.
The School was named in honor of Memphis mayor S. Watkins Overton.
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[edit] School uniforms
Overton students, like all MCS students, are required to wear school uniforms. [1]
Students may wear oxford shirts, polo shirts, turtlenecks, and blouses with "Peter Pan" collars. All shirts must be white. Sweatshirts must be white, black, navy blue, tan or any other colors approved by the individual campus.
Trousers, shorts, skirts, and jumpers must be black, tan, or navy blue. Denim clothing is not allowed. All shorts and jumpers must come to knee.
[edit] Athletics
Overton offers a wide variety of athletic clubs to both boys and girls.
[edit] Boys
Baseball, Baseball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, and Track.
Lately Overton's Track team has produced the top runners in the state.
Overtons's Baseball team has always been considered as one of the best in Memphis and Shelby County. Several athletes are now playing college ball.
[edit] Girls
Basketball,volleyball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Golf, Pom Pom, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Track.
Over the past few years Overton has produced some of the best athletes in the county. Those athletes include: Marcus Moody (University of Memphis),Derrick Townsel (Murray State University), Derrick Warren, Britton Wakefield (Faulkner University), D'Cory Owens (Tougaloo College), Sergio Kerusch (Western Kentuck University)and Roland Brooks.
[edit] Fine arts
Overton is nationally recognized for its fine arts program. The flagship of the Creative and Performing Arts program at Overton is the Watkins Overton band program. The band is the 2008 Division AAA Champions of the University of Memphis Bandmasters Championship and the 2008 Smoky Mountains Invitational Champions. The band has performed at the Midwest Clinic, the Tennessee Music Educators Association Convention, and as part of the Conn-Selmer Institute. The band program at Overton has achieved too much success to fully list, under the expert direction of former band directors T.W. Swayzee, Larry Volman, Merle Gartrell, Jerry Rains, David Ryan, Philip Hughes, Andre Feagin, Raleigh Wilson, James Richens and Kyle Lee, then current band directors Chris Piecuch and Chelsea Negrey.
Other aspects of the CAPA program include Creative Writing, choirs, orchestra, jazz ensembles, drama, dance, and visual arts. Students must audition to qualify for CAPA programs.
Creative Writing, run by Shannon Marszalek, frequently hosts Poetry Slams for anyone who is interested in writing of any and all sorts. The Poetry Out Loud competition was held on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Many of the Scholastic Gold Keys come from both the Creative Writing Department and the Art Department.
[edit] Mission statement
Overton High School is committed to offer a complete, high quality and unique educational program that meets the individual differences, abilities, talents, capacities, and aspirations of each student.
The needs of the total person must be met so that a healthy and realistic self-concept may emerge.
Our goal is to instill in each student:
* A respect for others * A sense of self-confidence, self-respect and self discipline * A thirst for knowledge * A dedication to excellence * A commitment to the betterment of society * An appreciation for the aesthetic aspects of life
[edit] Notable alumni
- Josey Scott - lead singer of Saliva (band)
- Elise Neal - Actress
- Kevin Paige - singer
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