Sparkman High School

{{more citations needed |date = April 2017}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox school | name = Sparkman High School | image = Sparkman High School.jpg | image_size = | caption = Sparkman High School in 2022 | coordinates = | motto = | established = {{start date and age|1958|p=1}} | schooltype = Public | district = | grades = 10-12 | ceeb = 012648 | enrollment = 1,770 (2024-2025)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0102220&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=010222000848|title=Sparkman High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> | ratio = 20.13<ref name=NCES/> | teaching_staff = 87.95 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | principal = Todd Dreifort | address = 2616 Jeff Road | city = Harvest, Alabama | zipcode = 35749 | country = United States | nickname = Senators | colors = Black and cardinal <br /> {{color box|black|border=silver}}{{color box|maroon|border=silver}} | website = {{URL|https://sparkmanhighschool.mcssk12.org}} }}

'''Sparkman High School''' is a public high school in Harvest, Alabama, United States in the Madison County Schools district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=School Directory – Schools – Madison County Schools |url=http://www.mcssk12.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=409158&type=d&pREC_ID=892136 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105084031/http://www.mcssk12.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=409158&type=d&pREC_ID=892136 |archive-date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=January 4, 2017 |website=www.mcssk12.org}}</ref> The school was named after senator and former vice presidential nominee John Jackson Sparkman. Sparkman is one of the largest high schools in northern Alabama and serves students in grades 10-12. The school's mascot is a Senator. The school has an enrollment of around 2,400 students.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://web.alsde.edu/PublicDataReports/|title=AL State Department of Education Data reports}}</ref> Sparkman High's main rivals are Bob Jones High School and James Clemens High School.

In 2006, the Sparkman Ninth Grade School was built next to the high school.

==Campus== Sparkman High was originally located in Toney. The old building is now Sparkman Middle School. Now located on Jeff Road in Harvest, the current high school building was built in 1997. The facility has art rooms, two gyms, a photo studio, drama rooms, a choir room, a band room, three JROTC rooms and musical theater classes. In 2001, additional rooms were built to accommodate the overcrowding. The high school has now split; the Sparkman 9th Grade School, which is across the street from the main high school, opened in 2006 to help overcrowding. There are currently around 607 freshmen at Sparkman 9; Sparkman High has over 1,800 students at the 10-12th grade building.

==Notable alumni== * Adia, musician * Caitlin Carver, actress * Bruce Maxwell, Major League Baseball player * Izzy Miller, musician * Dell Pettus, NFL safety for the New England Patriots<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/sports/2018/06/troy_lands_commitment_from_201.html|title=Troy lands commitment from 2019 in-state DB Dell Pettus|website=AL.com|first=Daniel|last=Boyette|date=June 25, 2018|access-date=August 27, 2024}}</ref> * Caleb Ransaw, NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars<ref>{{Cite web |last=Broadway |first=Sarah |date=2025-04-25 |title=Former Sparkman High player taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 3rd round of 2025 NFL Draft |url=https://www.waaytv.com/news/former-sparkman-high-player-taken-by-the-jacksonville-jaguars-in-3rd-round-of-2025-nfl/article_0a49ff76-5b16-4e0c-af4a-4935552a241a.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=WAAY 31 News |language=en}}</ref> * Dale Strong, U.S. Representative (2023–present) * Jonathan Wallace, former professional basketball player * Andy Whitt, Alabama State Representative (2018–present)

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==External links== * [https://sparkmanhighschool.mcssk12.org/ Sparkman High School official site] * [https://sparkmanninthgradeschool.mcssk12.org Sparkman Ninth Grade School official site] * [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/al/951 About Sparkman] * [http://www.sparkmanbasketball.com/ Basketball teams] * [http://www.sparkmanfootball.com/ Football team] * [http://sparkmanband.com/ Sparkman High Marching Band]

Category:Public high schools in Alabama Category:Schools in Madison County, Alabama Category:Educational institutions established in 1958 Category:1958 establishments in Alabama