Hazel Green High School

Hazel Green High School
Location
Hazel Green , AL USA
Information
Type	Public
Motto	A Home for the Mind
Established	1994
Locale	Suburb
Principal	John Fanning
Assistant Principals	Willie Corlew, Sarah Sublett(Curriculum), Garth Garris (Athletics)
Grades	9-12
Number of students	+1,175
Color(s)	Red,White, and Black
Mascot	Trojans
Classification	6A

Hazel Green High School (HGHS) is located in Hazel Green in north Madison County, Alabama, USA. It is operated by the Madison County Board of Education. HGHS currently has over 1,200 enrolled students in grades 9-12, making it a 6A school.

History

Building

Hazel Green High School has a long line of history that forms the present school open today. 1819 is the earliest record of a school in Hazel Green, Alabama. As of that time, the area of Hazel Green was extremely rural. Hazel Green School, as it was known by, was a small private school house located somewhere in between what is now Hazel Green Elementary and Highway 431. Students were solicited in the Alabama Republican to attend Hazel Green School for one dollar per month. After that time, records show that numerous other schools were started. All schools within the Hazel Green district were private until a school with the same name of Hazel Green School emerged in 1920. On May 8, 1916, an amount of one thousand dollars was approved and granted to build the new public Hazel Green School. A two story building was constructed holding ninety-seven students and three teachers within its first year of operation. From there, Hazel Green School was rebuilt three times (rebuilt in 1928, 1962, and 1994 to hold more capacity.) From 1920 until fall of 1994, (when the newest building was opened) Hazel Green School was a unit school for grades K-12. It was not until 1994 that Hazel Green School's upper grades were formed into Hazel Green High School (grades 9-12.)

Mascot

Originally, due to the school's mascot, Hazel Green school was known as the Greenies (mythical elf like creature.) This changed however when considerations arose in the 60's about the school color in comparison to the mascot. The colors at the time were red and white with a mascot known as the Greenies. The HGS Booster club decided either the colors or the mascot had to be replaced. In 1965, Hazel Green School's mascot was switched to the Trojans. The switch to this particular mascot was inspired by University of Southern California's football success and popularity.

Notable alumni

• Christopher Wayne, Tennis, WTA Top 100
• Stuart Tate, baseball, former San Francisco Giants pitcher
• Rodger Hillis football, played for Marshall after the bus crash
• Keegan Bell, basketball, Vanderbilt Commodores

External links

• Hazel Green High School website
• Madison County Schools