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Overton High School

1770 Lanier, Memphis, TN, 38117-7006 -

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Definition of Terms

Overton High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Shelby County, TN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1609 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

72 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 555 students

Grade 10 - 419 students

Grade 11 - 359 students

Grade 12 - 276 students

This School

(TN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TN) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	3%	2%
% Black	84%	21%
% White	11%	67%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

n/a

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(TN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Memphis City School District

This School's Agency

(TN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	194	8
Number of Students Managed	120,886 students	3,966 students
District Total Revenue	$976,946,000	$26,447,000
District Expenditure	$974,914,000	$26,933,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,082	$6,668
District Expenditure / Student	$8,065	$6,791
District Graduation Rates	62%	85%

Lincoln signs pair (Jefferson City News Tribune)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:01:40 pm
The Lincoln women's basketball team has announced the signing of two recruits during the early signing period. The players, both from Memphis, Tenn., are high-school seniors -- 6-1 forward Bria Dillard and 5-6 point guard Jackeya Mitchell.
Party Line: Curtain rises on 90 years for Theatre Memphis (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:33:53 am
Everyone at Theatre Memphis knows The Show Must Go On. So, when Sacramento, Calif., pianist Richard Glazier had to cancel his performance to help celebrate the theater's 90th birthday, troupers Kallen Esperian and Gary Beard stepped up to the plate. Kallen, Gary, a grand piano, two potted palms and help from Theatre Memphis executive producer Debbie Litch, Ann Sharp and Jude Night were the ...
Overton High dance team trains students to defuse tough situations (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 04:33:36 am
Nearly 300 elementary to high school-age Memphis students practiced ways to break up a fight or walk away from a bully on Friday. Their teachers? Members of the high-stepping, head-shrugging, body-twisting Overton High School dance team, whose confidence won them a near-instant rapport with youngsters. "Some of the students already had a concept of how to approach the problem," said Angela ...
Young Whalum to Play with Maxwell (FOX 13 Memphis)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 09:24:19 pm
One of the hottest tours on the R & B circuit comes to the FedEx Forum Tuesday night and serves as a homecoming for a professional Memphis musician. Saxophonist Kenneth Whalum, III says he's found the perfect match in backing up famed singer Maxwell.
Student artwork judged at fair (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 05:35:26 pm
The Mid-South Fair school art contest has a new venue this year -- the DeSoto Civic Center. The artwork moved south, along with the fair, from the buildings at the Mid-South Fairgrounds in Memphis. Overall Best of Show went to Lisa Zhou, 10th grade, White Station High School. Best of Show for grades K-3 was awarded to Garrott Braswell, Presbyterian Day School. Best of Show for grades 4-6 ...

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Watkins Overton High School is a secondary school for the Creative and Performing Arts located in Memphis, Tennessee.
The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Memphis City Schools district.
The School was named in honor of Memphis mayor S. Watkins Overton.
School uniforms
Overton students, like all MCS students, are required to wear school uniforms. [1]
Students may wear oxford shirts, polo shirts, turtlenecks, and blouses with "Peter Pan" collars. All shirts must be white. Sweatshirts must be white, black, navy blue, tan or any other colors approved by the individual campus.
Trousers, shorts, skirts, and jumpers must be black, tan, or navy blue. Denim clothing is not allowed. All shorts and jumpers must come to knee.
Athletics
Overton offers a wide variety of athletic clubs to both boys and girls.
Boys
Baseball, Baseball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, and Track.
Lately Overton's Track team has produced the top runners in the state.
Overtons's Baseball team has always been considered as one of the best in Memphis and Shelby County.Several athletes are now playing college ball.
Girls
Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Golf, Pom Pom, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Track.
Over the past few years Overton has produced some of the best athletes in the county. Those athletes include: Marcus Moody (University of Memphis),Derrick Townsel (Murray State University), Derrick Warren, Britton Wakefield (Faulkner University), D'Cory Owens (Tougaloo College), Sergio Kerusch (Western Kentuck University)and Roland Brooks.
Fine arts
Overton is nationally recognized for its fine arts program. The flagship of the Creative and Performing Arts program at Overton is the Watkins Overton band program. The band is the 2008 Division AAA Champions of the University of Memphis Bandmasters Championship and the 2008 Smoky Mountains Invitational Champions. The band has performed at the Midwest Clinic, the Tennessee Music Educators Association Convention, and as part of the Conn-Selmer Institute. The band is currently under the direction of Andre Feagin and Kyle Lee.
Other aspects of the CAPA program include choirs, orchestra, jazz ensembles, drama, dance, and visual arts. Students must audition to qualify for CAPA programs.
Mission statement
Overton High School is committed to offer a complete, high quality and unique educational program that meets the individual differences, abilities, talents, capacities, and aspirations of each student.
The needs of the total person must be met so that a healthy and realistic self-concept may emerge.
Our goal is to instill in each student:

   * A respect for others
   * A sense of self-confidence, self-respect and self discipline
   * A thirst for knowledge
   * A dedication to excellence
   * A commitment to the betterment of society
   * An appreciation for the aesthetic aspects of life

Notable alumni
Josey Scott - lead singer of Saliva
External links
Overton High School

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