Gresham Middle School (Tennessee)
Gresham Middle School is a 6-8 middle school in the Fountain City neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee. Its enrollment is AbOUT 1,000 students from ages 10-15. The school's motto is "It's all about YOU!"
History
Until the 1970's, Gresham's current building was Central High School. The first principal of Gresham was who Gresham is named in memory of, Hassie Gresham. There is a myth that the ghost of Ms. Gresham resides in the 7th grade hallway in the last column of the mural on the wall of the hallway, headed towards team 7B. Gresham is one of the oldest public school buildings in Knox County.
Current
Gresham's current principal is Mrs. Donna Parker. The assistant principals are Mr. Jeff Castleberry and Mr. Charles "Chuck" Bolus. There are three sixth grade teams, 6A, 6B, and 6C. There are two teams in both the seventh and eighth grades, 7A, 7B, 8A, and 8B, respectively. Gresham's feeder schools are Fountain City Elementary (which is located just across the street from Gresham), Inskip Elementary, Shannondale Elementary, and Sterchi Elementary.
Gresham in Pop Culture
The 1999 major motion picture, October Sky, which starred Jake Gyllenhaal, had its football scene shot at Gresham's combination football/soccer stadium. The stadium bleachers were repainted for the movie, then repainted back to the Gresham colors.
Notable Gresham Alumnus
- '''Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies 1st baseman
- '''Ashley Capps, founder of AC Entertainment
Athletics
Gresham has a men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field team. Womens' teams are basketball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and track and field. Gresham men's baseball team placed 3rd in the Knoxville area middle school baseball league in 2007. Men's basketball made the playoffs in the 2006-07 year, but they fell in the first round. Women's basketball had a disappointing season in 2006-07, with a sub-.500 record.
On Friday, November 9th, 2007, men's basketball coach Hayne Steed announced his retirement from coaching. Alfred Huffaker was named The New head coach of the team.