Hixson High School was founded in 1909. Its current site opened in 1966. It has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1959. Hixson High had grades 10-12 until the fall of 1993 when it welcomed its first freshman class.
School honors
In 1984, Hixson High was awarded the Carnegie Award for School Excellence and was recognized as one of the top six high schools in Tennessee. In 1984 and 1985, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Hixson as a National School of Excellence.
Campus
Overcrowding at the former site of Hixson High resulted in plans being made, beginning in 1964, for a new school facility. The new school building, two miles from the old school site, was dedicated in 1966. A two-story wing to the school for the mathematics, music, and foreign language departments was added in 1986. Ground was broken in 1992 for another addition which includes classrooms, chemistry labs, home ec labs, a student publication room, teacher work areas, locker space, and an expanded music department. In 1977, Hixson Community Stadium was dedicated at the new school, the result of a community effort to move the football team's home games from the former school location.
Athletic facilities
Hixson's football team plays at Hixson Community Stadium/Anthony Martino Field and has a separate practice field. The stadium has a six-lane all-weather track. Hixson's baseball facility is John Plumlee Stadium. The soccer teams play at Bob Martin Field. A new softball stadium opened in 2006. The soccer and softball facilities share a concessions/restrooms building that opened in 2011. The tennis teams train and play home matches at the Hixson Recreation Center. Hixson High is within walking distance of two 18-hole golf courses. The bowling teams use Hixson's Holiday Bowl lanes for home competitions. Hixson's gymnasium, the school's oldest athletic facility, is home to the basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams. Hixson also has a wrestling practice room. All Hixson athletes have access to the Bullocks Strength Complex, which opened in 2007.
Athletics
Hixson competes in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association and fields varsity teams in all TSSAA-sanctioned sports. Hixson has won team state championships in wrestling, softball, boys soccer, boys and girls golf, and boys and girls bowling.
