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Hume-Fogg Academic High School is a public magnet high school located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. It includes grades 9–12.
[edit] HistoryHume-Fogg's original incarnation, Hume High School, which opened in 1855 on Eighth Avenue (Spruce Street) and Broad, was the first public school in Nashville. In 1875 Fogg High School became the second public school in Nashville. It was built on the same property as Hume High School facing Broad Street. In 1912, the two merged into Hume-Fogg at the present site at 700 Broadway in Nashville, a Tudor Revival building. The Building consist of five floors including the basement, which has several tunnels leading to various places around downtown Nashville, however they are currently boarded off and unable to be used, except for Ghost Tours held annually by the school's Student Government Association. In 1942 Hume-Fogg was recast as a Technical and Vocational School. It continued in this capacity until the 1982 court supervised desegregation of Nashville's public school system. In that year, Hume-Fogg was again recast as an academic magnet school for Nashville's gifted and talented secondary students. Hume-Fogg High School was the location for the filming of Taylor Swift's music video for the song "Teardrops on My Guitar." In the 2004–2005 school year, Hume-Fogg celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary. In 2008, Hume-Fogg became the second Metro school and first Magnet School to have lacrosse. [edit] School mascotThe current school mascot is Knightro, the Blue Knight. His suit of armor can be found in the entrance hallway of the school. The school colors are blue and white. [edit] AthleticsHume-Fogg has the highest percentage of students in sports in Davidson County, though the gym isn't full size. Varsity Sports
Club Sports (Sports that require student organization and self funding)
[edit] DistinctionsHume-Fogg is respected academically. Nearly 100 percent of graduates each year go on to four-year colleges, many earning prestigious academic scholarships in the process. Each year, the Hume-Fogg senior class is granted over 10 million dollars in cumulative scholarship and grant money from various universities across the United States. Hume-Fogg also has a high rate of students involved in sports. In 1964 it was the first public high school in Nashville to desegregate its sports teams. In 2006 Hume-Fogg was ranked 43rd in Newsweek's Top Public High School; 58 in 2007[1] and 24th in 2008. In 2006–2007 the school received the National Siemens Award for one of the best scientific and math-based academic programs in the country. The 848 students attending Hume-Fogg were selected county-wide from students with total reading and mathematics stanine scores each averaging 7 or above and an academic grade point average of at least 85 (B) with no failing grades. Sixty-six percent of students who apply as eighth graders are admitted to the school. Hume-Fogg students come from diverse cultural, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. Students represent 39 of 45 zip code areas in the Metropolitan area. Hume-Fogg has 44 faculty members; of these, 39 hold an advanced degree. [edit] Notable alumni
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http://www.humefogghs.mnps.org/Page471.aspx [edit] External linksCoordinates: 36°9′34″N 86°46′54.5″W / 36.15944°N 86.781806°W
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