Paducah Tilghman High School

Paducah Tilghman High School is a public secondary school in Paducah, Kentucky. It is the only high school in the Paducah Independent School District.

Paducah Tilghman High School
Address
2400 Washington Street Paducah , KY 42003
Coordinates	37°04′22″N 88°37′24″W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Academic Excellence, Tradition, and Pride
School district	Paducah Public Schools
CEEB code	182085
Principal	Allison Stieg[1]
Teaching staff	51.30 (FTE) (2017–18)[2]
Grades	9–12[2]
Enrollment	804 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.67 (2017–18)[2]
Campus	Small city
School color(s)	Blue      White
Athletics	Football, soccer, baseball, track, fast-pitch softball, wrestling, tennis, golf, cheerleading, swimming, volleyball, basketball, cross-country, mountain biking, bowling
Nickname	Blue Tornado
Newspaper	The Bell
Yearbook	Pathways
Feeder schools	Paducah Middle School
Website	Official website

Notable alumni

• Kurt Barber, 1987 KHSAA Mr. Football Winner; All American at University of Southern California USC; professional NFL player with New York Jets[3]
• Hunter Cantwell, quarterback for the University of Louisville, quarterback for the NFL Carolina Panthers, and head football coach at Carroll County High School (Kentucky)[4]
• Steve Finley, former major league baseball player, 2-time All-Star, 5-time Gold Glove winner, won the 2001 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks[5]
• Josh Forrest, former NFL player[6]
• Robert H. Grubbs, chemist and Nobel laureate[7]
• Bryan Hall, won Super Bowl XLVII with the Baltimore Ravens[8]
• Curtis Hamilton, New Orleans Saints wide receiver, actor[9]
• J. D. Harmon, professional football player[10]
• Billy Jack Haskins, 1992 KHSAA Mr. Football winner[11]
• Edward G McFarland, professor and surgeon, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine[12]
• Jeff McWaters, Class of 1974, founder, AMERIGROUP Corporation; Virginia state senator[13]
• Terry Shumpert, professional baseball player[14]
• George Wilson, professional football player for the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills[15]

References

1. Yu, Chris (March 18, 2019). "Allison Stieg 'so excited' to be next Paducah Tilghman principal". WPSD-TV. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Paducah Tilghman High School (210465001154)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
3. "Kurt Barber Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
4. Frakes, Jason (March 12, 2019). "Hunter Cantwell named new football coach at Christian Academy". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
5. "Steve Finley Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
6. "Josh Forrest Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
7. "Jackson Purchase Nobel Laureate". Jackson Purchase Historical Society. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
8. "Arkansas State profile". astateredwolves.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
9. scout.com. "Curtis Hamilton Profile". scout.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
10. Wells, Adam (April 29, 2017). "JD Harmon joins Browns as undrafted free agent". WPSD. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
11. Brewer, Jerry (May 28, 2009). "Living the dream through sports and writing". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
12. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
13. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jeffrey L. McWaters". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via www.ourcampaigns.com.
14. "Terry Shumpert Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
15. "George Wilson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Paducah Public Schools