Glencliff High School

Glencliff High School is an American public high school in Nashville, Tennessee. It was built in 1957 and added onto in 1977. History According to the 1963 Roundup (school yearbook), the area in which Glencliff High School is located was until recent years fertile farmland lying on the outskirts of Nashville. This section remained largely unpopulated until the late 1950s, at which time industrial expansion and metropolitan growth led to extensive residential development, which yet continues to characterize this area. Dominated by such industrial and commercial establishments as AVCO, Aladdin Industries, and the Municipal Airport, the area inevitably grew, attracting secondary businesses, churches, schools, and finally a high school. Glencliff High School takes its name from the Glencliff Estate. The site of the school is a part of the original property of one of Nashville's oldest families, W. A. Woodroof. The Glencliff Mansion, which is still standing on what is the Mill Creek Valley Road (old name) or Antioch Pike (new name), was the home of that family. The house predates the American Civil War, and within the vicinity of it General Buell amassed his forces during the Battle of Nashville. Glencliff High School for the first time in 1957 opened its doors to receive 350 seventh and eighth graders and 13 faculty members. Five years later, the spring of 1962, the first senior class composed of 125 members was graduated. The school now has a student body of around 1,400 students and 80 faculty members.