Blackman High School

Blackman High School
Blackman High School
Address
	3956 Blaze Dr; Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37128; United States
Coordinates	35°51′30″N 86°28′38″W / 35.858450°N 86.477100°W
Information
School type	Public school
Established	2000
School district	Rutherford County
CEEB code	431636
Principal	Justin Smith
Staff	133.63 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,233 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.71
Color(s)	Blue ; White ; Orange
Athletics	TSSAA
Team name	Blackman Blaze
Newspaper	The Blackman Voice
Yearbook	The Eternal Flame
Website	bhs.rcschools.net

Blackman High School is a high school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States which is operated by the Rutherford County Schools. The school was established in 2000 to complement the existing Blackman Elementary School.

History

Blackman High School was established in 2000 to provide a primary school for the residents living in western Rutherford County.

Campus

All classes at Blackman High have a minimum of one computer for every six students. Computers are available in the media center, foreign language lab, and technology lab. Each teacher at the school has a multimedia center that includes a TV, computer with TV out, computer network connection, and a printer.^[3]

Recent^[when?] additions to Blackman High include the construction of a new classroom wing, the "G" hall, a large band room and a field area near the cafeteria. The baseball program built a fieldhouse in 2005 and the football program finished the construction of a fieldhouse in 2010.^[3]

Athletics

The 2010 Blackman football team had a record of 10–1 and advanced the furthest ever in the playoffs, losing to Smyrna High School in the third round, for the second time that season.

In 2013, the Blackman football team reached the TSSAA Class 6A semifinals before falling 28–16 to eventual state champion Maryville. Blackman finished 11–3 and notched wins over Smyrna (42–0), Ravenwood (47–14), and Oakland (17–3) in the first, second, and quarterfinal rounds.^[4]

Notable alumni

Drew Beam, pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization^[5]
Crystal Dangerfield, point guard for the Dallas Wings^[6]
Jauan Jennings, NFL football player with the San Francisco 49ers^[7]
Trey Knox, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings, played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the South Carolina Gamecocks^[8]
David Price (born 1985), Major League Baseball pitcher^[9]
Adam Smith, former professional football offensive guard
Master Teague, former NFL running back for the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers
Darius Thompson, American professional basketball player^[10]
Zander Wiel, American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman^[11]

References

^ Fuller, Kimberly (June 8, 2022). "Rutherford County Schools Announces Four New Principals". Wjvo FM. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "School Detail for Blackman High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Blackman High School Website". Blackman High School. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
^ "Blackman vs. Maryville". MaxPreps. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
^ Joyce, Cecil (July 31, 2019). "High school football: Tennessee baseball commit Drew Beam heating up". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ Jennings, Chantel (August 19, 2020). "Crystal Dangerfield's been building toward her WNBA moment since the fifth grade". The Athletic (The Athletic Media Co.). Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ "From Blackman High School to Super Bowl 58, Jauan Jennings makes community proud". News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF). February 10, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
^ Kreager, Tom (July 18, 2018). "Dandy Dozen: WR Trey Knox, a potential Vols commitment, to also play LB for Blackman". The Tennessean.
^ "David Price - 14". Vanderbilt Commodores. 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
^ "Darius Thompson - Men's Basketball". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
^ "2014 Vanderbilt Baseball Fact Book". Issuu.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

External links

[newprin-1] Fuller, Kimberly (June 8, 2022). "Rutherford County Schools Announces Four New Principals". Wjvo FM. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[nces-2] "School Detail for Blackman High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[BHS-3] "Blackman High School Website". Blackman High School. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.

[4] "Blackman vs. Maryville". MaxPreps. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

[5] Joyce, Cecil (July 31, 2019). "High school football: Tennessee baseball commit Drew Beam heating up". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[Jennings-6] Jennings, Chantel (August 19, 2020). "Crystal Dangerfield's been building toward her WNBA moment since the fifth grade". The Athletic (The Athletic Media Co.). Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[7] "From Blackman High School to Super Bowl 58, Jauan Jennings makes community proud". News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF). February 10, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

[8] Kreager, Tom (July 18, 2018). "Dandy Dozen: WR Trey Knox, a potential Vols commitment, to also play LB for Blackman". The Tennessean.

[vu-9] "David Price - 14". Vanderbilt Commodores. 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

[:0-10] "Darius Thompson - Men's Basketball". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

[11] "2014 Vanderbilt Baseball Fact Book". Issuu.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

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