Today, the school - part of Knox County Schools - is led by Executive Principal Spencer Long, and about 1,300 students attend, according to the school's website. Halls' mascot is the red devil ...

High school enrollment at Halls was up to 823 by then, the News Sentinel reported in September 1970. Halls enrollment continued to expand into 1988, but its small cafeteria couldn't keep up.

Fall often conjures memories of high school with weather that's perfect for football games, homecoming dances and even studying in the library. Generations of Knoxvillians spent their high school ...