Spain Park High School
Spain Park High School is a public high school located off of Valleydale Road in Shelby County in the city of Hoover. It is part of the Hoover city school district. The school opened in the Fall of 2001. Hoover purchased and annexed the land which formerly was owned by the City of Birmingham in order to ease overcrowding at Hoover High School.
The principal is Billy Broadway, a graduate of Auburn University.
Athletics
Spain Park's athletic teams are nicknamed "Jaguars," often abbreviated "Jags."
For the first time in the school's short history, the Jaguar basketball team advanced to the ASHAA Final Four state championship, losing in the state semifinal game.[1]
Spain Park's football team was shown on MTV's television program Two-A-Days, as an opponent of archrival Hoover High School.[2]
Al Del Greco, former kicker for the NFL's Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, is the boys' golf coach and the football team's kicking coach.
Coaching Personnel
- Athletic Director: Gena Morris
- Football Coach: David Shores
- Boys' Basketball Coach: Brian Moon
- Girls' Basketball Coach: Kelly Holland
- Baseball Coach: Will Smith
- Softball Coach: Angela Gaines
- Boys' Tennis Coach: Virginia Tucker
- Girls' Tennis Coach: Chance Jones
- Boys' Golf Coach: Al Del Greco
- Girls' Golf Coach: Kelly Holland
- Boys' Soccer Coach: Joe Carter
- Girls' Soccer Coach: Robert Starr
- Cross Country/Track and Field Coach: Michael Zelwak
- Swimming and Diving Coach: Joe Cordi
Band
On November 11, 2006, the Spain Park Marching Band participated in the New York City Nation's Parade, which celebrated Veterans Day. [3]
The Jaguar band is directed by Mike Aycock. Andrew Kruspe is the assistant band director, and directs the Spain Park Concert Band.
Show Choir
Since the school's founding, Spain Park's show choir, known as The Park Singers, has been very successful in competitions across the South. Highlights include Grand Championships at the Auburn University Jazz and Show Choir Festival (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), the Opelika High School Southern Showcase (2004, 2005), the Homewood High School South Central Classic (2005, 2006), and the Enterprise High School Show Choir Invitational (2007). The Park Singers have also competed at Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2006.[4]
The Park Singers are directed by Gia Graddy.
References
- Spain Park High School. (2007, June 27). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:17, July 5, 2007 [5]
External links
- Spain Park High School official web site
- Spain Park High School football history from ahsfhs.org website
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