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Dr. Setterlund

Welcome from Dr. Tim Setterlund, our principal:

Welcome to the Collierville High School web site. I hope that you find the information presented here informative and useful.

Collierville High School is a comprehensive high school serving over 2,200 students in grades 9 through 12. Our faculty and staff are committed to providing these students with a quality education rich with a variety of experiences, opportunities, and perspectives. It is our goal to strive to meet the needs of every single student who attends our school.

 

Collierville High School
is located at
1101 New Byhalia Road
Collierville, Tennessee, USA, 38017
Main Office - 901.853.3310
Fax Machine - 901.853.3313
Attendance Office - 901.853.3309
Guidance Office - 901.854.2340
School is in session from 7:00 am until 2:00 pm
chs
"Committed to Excellence"

With a background of private schools dating back to the 1860's, Collierville High School has a rich heritage. The Collierville Male Academy and a separate school in the old Methodist Church are known to have been in session before 1870 in which year construction was begun on Bellevue Female College at the present site of Collierville Middle School. By 1880 Miss Ann * Holden had established a school for girls and two years later Professor Perkins began a semi-military school for boys. By 1895 Miss Holden's school had become the property of Shelby County and was operated as a school for boys, with the girls going to Bellevue Female College. These two schools were consolidated in 1905 as Collierville High School in a building erected by Shelby County on the Bellevue Female College site.

For the next ninety years Collierville High School remained at the corner of Poplar and Walnut. In the Fall of 1995 a new chapter in the history of the school was opened when CHS and Collierville Middle School switched campuses. The $14,500,000 addition to the Byhalia and Frank Road site has made Collierville High School the largest facility in Shelby County.

The traditions of the old school came along with the establishment of the High School at its new campus location and this is symbolized by the placement of the "Old School Bell and Corner Stone" of the original school. It is best summed up by the inscription on the plaque which reads:

"This bell was first rung in 1897 at Bellevue College at the corner of Poplar and Walnut. In 1905 the Shelby County School System took over the college facility and established Collierville High School. For the quarter of a century, until the building housing the bell tower was razed, students in Collierville started and ended their school day with the tolling of this bell. ---Let us always carry on the tradition of excellence --- born in our historic past."

bell
 

Some additional information provided by a visitor to our website
(Anne Babin, Class of 1948):

"The founder of the first school was Miss ANNA (not Ann) HOLDEN. The school was in a house on S. Rowlett, near the Cooper Street railroad crossing. The house was demolished in the early 1980s. It had classrooms on each side of a long hallway. The kitchen and dining room were in the very back. I know this, because long after the school no longer used, my parents rented that house for a few months while our 'new' house was being built ."

 

The Collierville High School Alma Mater

Music by Martha Carol Wilson
Lyrics by Donna Kay Pulliam

Your halls bring back fondest memories
and all our grandest dreams.
And when we look upon them now
all hearts begin to sing.

With pride and love we vow to be,
forever true to you,
And we will n'er forget you
the grandest school we knew.

And so, dear school we wish for you
the best of everything,
We'll cheer for you and know that, too,
you will ever reign supreme.

 

School Colors

 

Maroon
and
White

 

 

School Mascot

dragon
The Dragon

 

 

If you have any special infomation to add to this history page, please email the webmaster.

 

Collierville High School profile            

1101 New Byhalia Road
Collierville, Tennessee  38017-1151
(901) 854-2340     fax (901) 853-3313   

Dr. Timothy Setterlund, Principal                 tsetterlund@scsk12.org
Mrs. Carolyn Comella, College Advisor       ccomella@scsk12.org

 “Where heritage and tradition welcome growth and innovation”

Collierville High School is a public high school located in the fastest growing city in Tennessee: Collierville. The total program at CHS emphasizes academic preparation as well as the development of the total individual. CHS offers a diverse academic curriculum including Advanced Placement and honors courses. Offerings include a wide variety of special interest courses and career & technical training.  Students are provided an opportunity to participate in over 50 different extracurricular activities including service organizations, clubs, and athletics.  Collierville High School is fully accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and holds memberships in NASSP, TSSAA, NACAC, and SACAC. The school year is 180 days divided into four nine-week periods.  The school day consists of six 55 minute classes.

Graduating Class

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

ACT College Prep
ACT Entire Class
SAT Verbal (CR)
SAT Math
SAT Writing

23.2
22.5
578
582
NA

23.5
23.1
588
588
603

23.8
23.3
589
593
586

23.8
23.5

 

National Merit:
Finalist
Semifinalist
Commended
High Ach. Finalist
High Achievement
Hispanic Scholar

 

 4
 5
10

 

 

 2
 2
11

 1

 

10
10
 7

 

 

 5
 5
 6
 2
 3

 

AP Scores

# exams/ #  seniors
# honor - enrolled
Scores 3 or better

  
291/481

77%

 

270/420
1,410
86%

  
720/478
1,622
71%

  
676/454
1,629
72%

 

 

Scholarship $

Total Offered
HOPE Lottery only
% of Class rec. $

 

11.3 million
4.5 million
62%

 

13.8 million
5.1 million
76%

 

14.5 million
6 million
81%

 

15.1 million
6 million
77%

 

 

After Graduation:
Four year college
Two year college
Other

 

85%
13%
02%

 

85%
13%
02%

 

85%
13%
02%

 

85%
13%
02%

 

Student Population

Caucasian
African-American
Other

2,010
84.2%
11.9%
3.9%

2,426
82.2%
13.8%
2.4%

2,191
82.7%
13%
4.3%

2,191
82.7%
13%
4.3%

 

ACT 30 & Above

Club Members

86

89

114

119

 

# Honors Courses

# AP Courses

23
17

23
17

20
24

20
21

20
23

Recent accomplishments:  2006 Largest PTSA in the state of Tennessee, 2006 National Freshmen Cheer Team, 2006 TN State Girls’ Soccer Champions, 2005-07 Federal Reserve State Champions, 2005 TN State Hockey Champions, 2007 Freshmen National Cheerleading Champions, 2007 National Forensic Debate Team Champions, 2008 Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools list.

     


GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

 

University Path
Curriculum

Technical Path
Curriculum

Dual Path
Curriculum

English

4 credits

4 credits

4 credits

Mathematics

3 credits

3 credits

3 credits

Science

3 credits

3 credits

3 credits

Social Studies

3 credits

3 credits

3 credits

Lifetime Wellness

1 credit

1 credit

1 credit

Foreign Language

2 credits

0 credits

2 credits

Fine Art

1 credit

0 credits

1 credit

Electives

3 credit

2 credits

0 credits

Tech Path Sequence

0 credits

4 credits

4 credits

Total

20 credits

20 credits

21 credits

 

Dual Enrollment (02)

English IV and United States History (with the University of Memphis)

Honors Courses (20)

Algebra II             French I, II, III, IV                       Pre Calculus
Biology                 Geometry                                   Spanish I, II, III
Chemistry             German I, II, III                          
English I, II           Latin I, II, III                                                     
Advanced Placement (26 offered)
Biology                 French Language                    Physics B
Calculus AB          German Language                   Physics C
Calculus BC         Gov’t & Politics:Comparative       Psychology
Chemistry           Government & Politics: U.S.        Spanish Language
Computer Science A     Human Geography                       Statistics
English Language and Composition   Latin: Vergil     Studio Art: Drawing
English Literature and Composition                        Macroeconomics                          U.S. History
European History        Microeconomics                          World History
Environmental Science                             Music Theory


                               STATEWIDE UNIFORM GRADING SYSTEM

For the purposes of determining eligibility for the Tennessee State Lottery Scholarships, 5 points are added to all quarter and exam grades in Advanced Placement courses and 3 points are added in Honor level courses.  Class rank includes all subjects given school credit beginning with the first semester of the 9th grade and ending with the second semester of the 12th grade. (8th  grade credits listed on the transcript do average in to the GPA and class rank) Rank is based upon a weighted grade average.  The GPA is unweighted.

2005-2006

2006-2008

Grade

Percent Range

Percent Range

Grade

Percent Range

Percent Range

A

94

100

A

93

100

B

86

93

B

85

92

C

77

85

C

75

84

D

70

76

D

70

74

F

0

69

F

0

69

 

Faculty 08-09

Adv. Degree

Masters Plus

Doctorate

1-10 yrs. exp.

10 + yrs exp.

126

      76%

     35%

       5

38%

       62%

 

 

 

 

 

The Mission of Collierville High School

The mission of Collierville High School is to provide a safe and
challenging environment where each student realizes his or her full potential as a responsible, self-motivated learner who embodies harmony and respect in a diverse and interdependent world.

The Vision of Collierville High School

The Vision of Collierville High School is that each individual will:

* Recognize and uphold the standards of honesty, integrity, respect, and tolerance.

* Fulfill his or her intellectual, artistic, technical, and co-curricular potential.

* Be a responsible, confident, and productive citizen prepared for a diverse and ever-changing society.

CHS Honor Code

Honor Contract:I will uphold the characteristics of respect, truthfulness, and integrity as outlined in the Honor Code of Collierville High School. 

Rationale:

1.

The Department of Education reports that "student cheating is both rampant and on the rise" in colleges and universities.

2.

A finding of the Collierville High School Improvement Plan indicates that the students, faculty, parents, and community consider high ethical and moral behavior in education to be essential.

3.

The students, faculty, parents, and community believe that setting standards of integrity in all academic affairs is the responsibility of the local school.

Code of Honor:Honorable conduct is expected of all students at all times. Honorable conduct includes:

 

A.

Respect for the person and property of others.

B.

Truthfulness: not knowingly misrepresenting the truth.

C.

Integrity: avoiding academic dishonesty.

Consequences for Cheating:The student will receive a zero on the assignments, a lowered conduct grade, a discipline referral from the teacher, and the parents will be notified. On the second incident of cheating, a grade of zero on assignment, a reduction in conduct grade, and ISS placement will result.

Plagiarism: The taking of another's ideas of writing and presenting them as one's own without proper acknowledgment.

Misrepresentation of work: The submission as one's own piece of work that was done by another.

The town of Collierville is in Shelby County, east of Memphis, Tennessee.
From Memphis - travel east on Poplar Avenue (Hwy 72) past the City of
Germantown then turn left (north) at Byhalia Road. Collierville High
School is located about one mile on the left at the corner of Byhalia
Road and Frank Road.

CHS map

~~ Click on the map to browse ~~

 

Directions to Home Games
From Collierville High School, turn south onto Byhalia Road. Turn left onto Powell Road. Turn right onto Peterson Lake Road to Collierville Elementary School. Field is to the east of Collierville Elementary School.