La Vergne High School

History

La Vergne High School opened in 1988 in response to the population explosion in North Rutherford County. Smyrna High School had been the only high school serving this area for approximately 40 years, and its overcrowding was the catalyst leading to the building of two new high schools: Smyrna High School and La Vergne High School.

La Vergne High school serves the community that shares it's name.

Athletics

The Wolverine's bowling team is coached by Matt Jackson, who was named Coach of the Year in 2012 by the Daily News Journal. It is quite well known by its many achievements. In 2011, the girls won against Blackman High School in the Regionals for District 7, while the boys placed 2nd against Smyrna High School. Sisters, Keysha and Kylah Martin, both qualified for the TSAA Division I Individual State Tournament representing Rutherford County. By the end of the tournament, Keysha took the title and became the first female in Rutherford County to ever win the title. Lavergne is also the winner of the county track meet for 15 straight years and has been represented in the state track meet since 1994. Quinton Patton-San Francisco 49ers, Mike Bryan-Vanderbilt/UT martin, Robert Myers-Baltimore Ravens, Collins Ukwu-Kentucky, Minnesota Vikings, Dylan Sullivan-Tennessee Tech, Justin Bather-Tennessee State, Andrew Bather-Tennessee State

Extracurricular activities

The school's marching band has compiled a record of success in regional and national school band competitions. The band is under the direction of Edward Freytag and Tom Ruby. In the 2007-2008 school year, the La Vergne Band received many awards at USSBA competitions in the Southeast Region, as well as receiving the award for 8th place overall band in the nation at the 2007 USSBA Grand National Championships in Baltimore, Maryland with the marching show Wicked. The Percussion Section received 5th overall and the Color Guard was 11th overall. Pro-Mark Corporation website (accessed December 20, 2007) and "[La Vergne High School Marching Band Places at Nationals. Their 2010-2011 school year also received high notation, as they were invited to the 2010 USSBA grand national championships in Annapolis, Maryland on November 6, with their show Kyoudai, a tale of two brothers. Overall in 9th place, with music and visuals getting 8th place, percussion getting an outstanding 2nd place, and color guard getting 12th place out of the 100 bands performing that night at the navy-marine memorial stadium. with a score of 93.813 out of 100 this made La Vergne state champions.

The school's Choral Department has a total of six choirs and ensambles (under the direction of Gilbert Aldridge) Freshman Chior, Concert Chior, Cantores Celestis, Rockafellas, TRI-M and The Choraliers. The Freshman choir was established for the 2012-2013 school year. Choraliers has received many excellent and superior ratings. Cantores Celestis, The Rockafellas, and The Choraliers are all audition based choirs. Cantores Celestis, The Concert Choir, and The Choraliers have all received superior in every county or state festival. The Choraliers have been to regional festivals in Atlanta, Georgia, St. Louis, Missouri and Disney World, Orlando, Florida, and they were also the 1st school to be in state festival in Knoxville, Tennessee since the school is in Middle Tennessee. They have been accepted to go again in April 2013. Tri-M is the music departments Honor Music Society ensamble, including students with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

Controversy

La Vergne High has become embroiled in a dispute with the county over an assembly to which only black, Asian, and Hispanic students were invited at which former Principal Melvin Daniels criticized test scores by ethnicity, and the local NAACP chapter has filed a complaint. In a separate incident, the former principal Melvin Daniels, who is black, alleged that he was passed over for promotion, and received a $57,000 settlement from the county.