Beech Senior High School

Beech High School is one of two public high schools near Hendersonville, Tennessee. The school is located in the Shackle Island community on Long Hollow Pike, near the intersection of Shackle Island Road, Long Hollow Pike, and New Hope Road, just to the north of the Hendersonville city limits, and is part of the Sumner County Schools district. The current school officially opened on August 27, 1980, under the direction of Mr. Merroll N. Hyde.^{[citation needed]} In 1986, the first female principal in Sumner County, Mary Clouse, became the principal.^{[citation needed]} Frank Cardwell served as principal from 1999 until 2014,^[2] and was succeeded by Kenneth Powell.^[3]

Coordinates36.37212°N 86.62078°W / 36.37212; -86.62078

TypePublic school

Established1980

School districtSumner County Schools

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Beech High School
Location
3126 Long Hollow Pk Hendersonville , Tennessee 37075 United States
Coordinates	36.37212°N 86.62078°W / 36.37212; -86.62078
Information
Type	Public school
Established	1980
School district	Sumner County Schools
Principal	Kenneth Powell
Teaching staff	90.48 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,464 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.18[1]
Campus	Suburban / Rural
Color
Mascot	Buccaneer
Website	http://bhs.sumnerschools.org/

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The school's mascot is the Buccaneer, which is frequently shortened to "Buc." The school colors are officially navy blue and orange.^[4]

A significant change occurred in the 2005–2006 school year when T.W. Hunter Middle School's new campus was completed. Beech relocated many of its ninth grade classes to the old T.W. Hunter building, now the high school's annex.^{[citation needed]}

Beech softball holds four state titles, and the football team was the 2009 and 2012 Class 5A State Champion.