Sparkman High School
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Sparkman High School, named after senator and former vice presidential nominee John Sparkman, is located in Harvest, Alabama. Sparkman is one of the largest schools in Northern Alabama and serves students in grades 10-12. The school's mascot is a Senator. The school has an enrollment of over 2,300 students. Sparkman is part of the Madison County School System, As of 2007, Across the street is the Sparkman Ninth Grade School.
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Sparkman High was originally located in Toney, Alabama. The old building is now Sparkman Middle School. Now located on Jeff Road in Harvest, Alabama, the current high school building was built in 1998. The facility has art rooms, two gyms, a photo studio, drama rooms, a choir room, band rooms,and musical theater classes. In 2001, additional rooms were built to accommodate the overcrowding. The high school has now split; the Sparkman 9th Grade School, which is across the street from the main high school, opened in 2006. There are currently 750 freshman at Sparkman 9; Sparkman High has over 2,300 at the 10-12th grade building. The pride of Sparkman High School remains to be Shanna Akery and Rebecca Collins, who graduated in 2005. The world famous James Calhoun, also a graduate of Sparkman, has continued the tradition of being awesome along with Shanna Akery and Rebecca Collins.