Glendale High School (Missouri)
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| streetaddress =2727 South Ingram Mill
| city = Springfield
| state = Missouri
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| type = US Public Secondary
| established = 1963
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| district =Springfield Public Schools
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| superintendent = Dr. Grenita Lathan
| principal = Josh Groves
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| teaching_staff = 77.00 {{FTE}}
| grades = 9–12
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| enrollment = 1,369 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2928860&ID=292886001796|title=GLENDALE HIGH|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=April 6, 2025}}
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| mascot = Falcon
|conference = Ozark Conference
| rival = Kickapoo High School
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| website = [http://glendale.spsk12.org/pages/GlendaleHS Official website]
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| campus = Suburban
| colors = Scarlet red and Columbia blue
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Glendale High School is an American high school in the southeast area of Springfield, Missouri, near U.S. Route 65. Glendale is one of five public high schools in Springfield Public Schools. In 2010, it had an enrollment of 1,416 students.
Sports
- Boys' Soccer: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 2014, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1994, 1991, 1990
Music and Arts
The choral students at Glendale have been selected for District, State, Regional and National Honors Choirs.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} In 2005, the Glendale High School Chamber Choir sang for the National American Choral Directors Convention in Los Angeles, California, and also in St. Louis, Missouri for the 2006 Southwestern Regional ACDA Convention.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
Glendale's orchestra has two divisions: the freshman and advanced.
Glendale's band consists of concert, jazz, marching bands. The marching band has performed in numerous bowl parades, the most recent being the 2001 Orange Bowl Parade.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
The art department is active in The Memory Project, a program where artists make portraits of underprivileged children around the world in order to foster friendship, caring, and a sense of self-worth
Alumni
- Mark Bailey, former MLB player (Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants)
- Zak Cummings, professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Welterweight Division{{cite web|title=Zak Cummings UFC Bio|url=https://www.ufcespanol.com/athlete/satsuku-kaminkusu|access-date=2014-01-01}}
- Johnny Morris, founder of American Outdoor store Bass Pro Shops, (class of 1966){{cite web|title=2018 Springfield Public Schools Hall of Fame|url=https://www.sps.org/Page/2595|accessdate=2021-09-09}}
- Steve Rogers, former MLB player (Montreal Expos)
- Tom Whitlock, songwriter and musician, best known for his Academy Award-and Golden Globe-winning song "Take My Breath Away", from the film Top Gun{{citation needed|reason=lacks a reliable source confirming attendance|date=November 2019}}{{cite web |title=From 417-land to Fame |url=https://www.417mag.com/issues/february-2017/from-417-land-to-fame/ |website=www.417mag.com |language=en |quote=Tom Whitlock was born and raised in Springfield. He attended Glendale High School and then Drury University}}
Incidents
In May 2023 a teacher was recorded by a student using a racial slur multiple times while in class.{{Cite news |last=Edwards |first=Jonathan |date=2023-05-16 |title=A high-schooler filmed her teacher using the n-word, then got suspended |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/16/student-suspended-filming-racist-slur/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |issn=0190-8286}} The student was suspended for using an electronic device in class although her family retained an attorney encourage SPS to reconsider its actions. The teacher who used the racial slur later resigned.