Etowah High School (Alabama)
Public high school in Attalla, Alabama, United States
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Etowah High School (EHS) is a public high school in Attalla, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Attalla City Schools district.
Other nameEHS
TypePublic high school
MottoCharacter, Commitment, Community
School district
Attalla City Schools| Etowah High School | |
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| Location | |
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201 Case Avenue , Alabama 35954 United States | |
| 33°59′44″N 86°06′37″W | |
| Information | |
| Other name | EHS |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Character, Commitment, Community |
School district | Attalla City Schools |
NCES School ID | 010018000033[1] |
Principal | Stephen Hall |
Teaching staff | 30.30 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 468 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.45[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Royal Blue and White |
| Mascot | Blue Devil |
| Nickname | Blue Devils |
| Website | ehs |
In 1959 the school had 43 teachers for 1,266 students, a situation Mrs. Clark Mynatt of the Etowah News-Journal described as a "bad situation of overcrowding".[2]
In 2019 drama was added to the fine arts subjects while computer science and robotics were added to the STEM subjects.[3]
Notable alumni
- Letha Hughes Etzkorn, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Chair, Computer Science Department, University of Alabama in Huntsville—prolific publisher of refereed journal articles in computer science field and text book author on computer science
- Freddie Kitchens, football coach
- Roy Moore, politician and jurist
- Derrick Nix, football coach
- Patrick Nix, football coach
- Tyrone Nix, football coach
- Cadillac Williams, football player
