Paul W. Bryant High School

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Paul W. Bryant High School
Address
Map
6315 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive

Public
School districtTuscaloosa City Schools
SuperintendentMike Daria
CEEB code010767
PrincipalEric Hines
Teaching staff60.17 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,067 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.73[1]
Color(s)Navy blue, Vegas gold, and white
   
MascotStampy The Elephant
Websitewww.tuscaloosacityschools.com/Domain/17

Paul W. Bryant High School serves

grades 9 through 12 and is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, forming part of the Tuscaloosa City Schools. The school is named after former Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Paul William "Bear" Bryant. The school competes as part of the Alabama High School Athletic Association
in Region 4 of the 6A division.

History

With the 1999 lifting of the

keynote address.[4]
As of the 2018-19 school year, the school is not completely segregated, at just 92% Black. [5]

Naming

In January 2002, the Tuscaloosa City Schools School Board voted to name the school after

Holy Spirit High School's teams were already named the Titans.[7]

With the rejection of "Bears" and "Titans," popular sentiment was in favor of using "Stampede" as a mascot. According to PTA president Paul Lightsey, anyone who heard the school's name would expect to see an elephant as the mascot even if the school opted not to use Alabama's colors of red and white. Due to concerns about copyright issues, "Huskies" was chosen as an interim name.[8] However, after Alabama lifted its objections to Bryant High using an elephant mascot, "Stampede" was ultimately chosen as the mascot for the school.[9]

Academics

Paul W. Bryant has a program offered to junior and seniors called Co-Op that provides students with the technical and hands on experience of the work force while in school.[10] In 2018-19, 18% of students achieved proficiency in mathematics, and 22% in reading, both lower than even the Alabama state average.[5]

Varsity sports

Paul W. Bryant High School currently fields a varsity team in nine men's and eight women's sports.[11] They are:

Men's sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  

Women's sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Paul W Bryant High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Schmitke, Alison (Winter 2005–2006). "Teaching Brown in Tuscaloosa". Rethinking Schools.
  3. ^ Kampis, Johnny (September 26, 2001). "Board approves contracts for schools". The Tuscaloosa News.
  4. ^ Ricks, Markeshia (August 25, 2003). "New high schools open their doors". The Tuscaloosa News.
  5. ^ a b "Paul W Bryant High School (2021 Ranking) | Cottondale, AL". Public School Review. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Kampis, Johnny (January 29, 2002). "New school will be named Paul W. Bryant High School". The Tuscaloosa News.
  7. ^ a b c Kampis, Johnny (March 19, 2002). "Bryant High School can't `Bear' it". The Tuscaloosa News.
  8. ^ a b Reeves, Steve (April 22, 2003). "Bryant High Huskies, for now". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  9. ^ Carroll, Andrew (August 7, 2003). "Stampede tries on its new colors". The Tuscaloosa News.
  10. ^ [1] Archived August 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Paul W. Bryant High School, Paul W. Bryant High School Athletics. Archived August 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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