Bearden High School

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Bearden High School is a Knox County, Tennessee, high school located in the city of Knoxville.

The school was founded in 1939. 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.^[1]

The current building was built in 1967. The principal is Lynn Hill. Bearden High School athletic teams are "the Bulldogs."

1 Notable Alumni
2 Academics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Notable Alumni

Brian Bell - Musician in American rock band Weezer
Brett Carroll - Florida Marlins center fielder
Ashley Cleveland - Grammy Award-winning gospel rock singer/songwriter
Dustin Colquitt - Kansas City Chiefs professional football player, formerly of University of Tennessee
Phil Garner - former Houston Astros manager
David Granger - Editor in Chief, Esquire magazine
Dennis Hwang - graphic designer for Google
Chris Woodruff - professional tennis player

[edit] Academics

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88.4% of Bearden High seniors graduated in 2005.
93% of the 2005 graduates went on to attend colleges and universities.
$5,776,600 in scholarship dollars were offered to students of the Class of 2005.
47% of Bearden Students are involved in the honors program.
53.2% of students in the Class of 2005 had a 3.0 GPA or above.
Approximately 350 students are currently members of the National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society.
83% of Bearden students scored a 3 or above on Advanced Placement exams; considerably higher than local, state, and national averages.^{[citation needed]}