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Heritage High School is a public high school in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee which opened in 1977. The school was created through the consolidation of four community high schools (Townsend, Walland, Porter and Everett) into a comprehensive high school.〔(School Improvement Plan )〕 Heritage High School is one of two secondary schools operated by Blount County Schools.〔(Blount County Schools )〕 There are two other public high schools in Blount County that are operated by the cities of Maryville and Alcoa respectively. The school provides educational opportunities primarily to students from Townsend, Walland, Louisville, Rockford, Maryville and Alcoa communities. In the 2009–2010 school year, the student population at Heritage was characterized as 94.62% White, 2.84% Latino, 1.87% African-American, 0.06% Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander, and 0.42% Asian.〔(School Improvement Plan )〕 ==Campus== The high school occupies a campus within of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There are scenic views of the park's peaks and nearby Walland Gap that divides the Chilhowee Mountain range into two sections. Heritage High School occupies two main educational buildings. The Main school building consists of three, two-story academic wings; counseling and office suites; sizable common area; theater; gymnasium with locker rooms and additional class space for physical education, art and band along the gymnasium perimeter. A covered walkway leads to the vocational education building with large class space for various vocational training programs. Athletic facilities include James D. Lillard Field/Jack Renfro Stadium utilized for football, and track & field. Additional athletic facilities include a soccer field; side-by-side baseball and softball facilities; exterior hard tennis courts as well as a large gymnasium used for basketball, volleyball and wrestling competition. Located adjacent to stadium is the Wilbur Shoun Athletic Fieldhouse used primarily for weight training. Also present on campus is the Heritage Planetarium whose programs were utilized by local schools and general public.〔(Heritage Planetarium )〕 The Planetarium is attached by breezeway to main school building. The planetarium was closed on September 23, 2010 following conflict between Director Thomas Webber and Blount County School Board on the Planetarium's direction, budget and the director's salary reduction. There are no current plans to reopen the facility as Mr. Webber resigned his position.〔( Knoxville News-Sentinel October 9, 2010 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heritage High School (Maryville, Tennessee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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