Sparkman High School
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Sparkman High School is a public high school in Harvest, Alabama, United States
. The school was named after senator and former vice presidential nominee John Sparkman
. Sparkman is one of the largest schools in Northern Alabama
and serves students in grades 9
-12
. The school's mascot is a Senator. The school has an enrollment of around 2,700 students. Sparkman High's main rival is Bob Jones High School, and is almost always played as the last game of each football season.
As of 2006, across the street is the Sparkman Ninth Grade School.
. The old building is now Sparkman Middle School. Now located on Jeff Road in Havest, Alabama, the current high school building was built in 1997. The facility has art rooms, two gyms, a photo studio, drama rooms, a choir room, a band room, 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 to help overcrowding. There are currently 790 freshman at Sparkman 9; Sparkman High has over 1,900 students at the 10-12th grade building.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The school was named after senator and former vice presidential nominee John Sparkman
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman was an American politician from the state of Alabama. A conservative Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1937 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in...
. Sparkman is one of the largest schools in Northern Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
and serves students in grades 9
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
-12
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
. The school's mascot is a Senator. The school has an enrollment of around 2,700 students. Sparkman High's main rival is Bob Jones High School, and is almost always played as the last game of each football season.
As of 2006, across the street is the Sparkman Ninth Grade School.
Campus
Sparkman High was originally located in Toney, AlabamaToney, Alabama
Toney is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Madison County, Alabama, United States. A part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, it is located at an elevation of 827 feet .-Public services:...
. The old building is now Sparkman Middle School. Now located on Jeff Road in Havest, Alabama, the current high school building was built in 1997. The facility has art rooms, two gyms, a photo studio, drama rooms, a choir room, a band room, 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 to help overcrowding. There are currently 790 freshman at Sparkman 9; Sparkman High has over 1,900 students at the 10-12th grade building.