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The Andy Griffith Show

Mayberry Union High School “Bears” 

Year opened:         1960
Year closed:          1969
Team nickname:    "Bears"
Team colors:          Orange & Blue
Team Fight Song:  Mayberry Union High
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODjnlgo8EOo
                             Mayberry Union High
                             Victory is yours well nigh,
                             We’ll hit the line for points every time,
                             The Orange & Blue will try, try, try. try.
                             And when the victory’s won,
                             You’ll be our favorite son.
                             Proud waves your banner in the sky!
                             Mayberry Union High!

Archrival:              Mt. Pilot High School
  
The Archies

Riverdale High School 

Year opened:            1941
Team colors:             Blue & Gold
Rivals:                       Greendale, Midvale, Pembrooke Academy
  
The Brady Bunch

Westdale High School "Bears"

Year opened:          1969
Year closed:            1974
Team nickname:     "Bears"
Team colors:           Blue & Yellow
Team fight song:     unavailable
Archrival:                 Coolidge High School "Billygoats"
                                Red & Yellow
                                Raquel the Goat was the mascot

Happy Days

Jefferson High School "Ducks" 

Year opened:          1974
Year closed:            1984
Team nickname:      "Ducks"
Team colors:            Blue & White
Team fight song:      unavailable

Leave It To Beaver

Mayfield High School “Bulldogs” 

Year opened:          1957
Year closed:            1963
Team nickname:     "Bulldogs"
Team colors:            Orange & Blue??
Team Cheer:            “We’re the fighting sons of Mayfield,
                                  Onward Mayfield High,
                                  We will always honor Mayfield,
                                  Mayfield do or die!”
Archrival:                   Bellport High School

Petticoat Junction

Hooterville High School “Hawks”

Year opened:         1963
Year closed:          1970
Team nickname:   "Hawks"
Team colors:         Gold & Blue
Team fight song:   unavailable
Archrival:               Pixley High School “Polecats"

Welcome Back Kotter

James Buchanan High School. Bronx, New York

Year opened:              1975
Year closed:                1979
Student's nickname:    "Sweathogs"
School colors:              Navy Blue, Light Blue, & Yellow (Gold)
Team Fight Song:        unavailable
    
Movie: All The Right Moves

Ampipe High School

Year Opened: 1983
Team Nickname:Bulldogs
School Colors: Black, Gold, and White
Archrival:Walnut Heights Knights
Notable Player and Coach: Stefan "Stef" Djordjevic (Tom Cruise) Coach Burt Nickerson (Craig T. Nelson)

Movie:  The Breakfast Club

Shermer High School 

Year opened:           1984
Team nickname:      unavailable
Team colors:            Dark Blue & Gray
Team fight song:      unavailable
 
Movie:  Grandview, U.S.A.
 
Grandview High School
Filmed in Pontiac, Illinois!
Year opened:  1984
 
Movie: Grease

Rydell High School "Rangers" 

Year opened:        1978
Year closed:          1982
Team nickname:   “Rangers”
Team colors:         Red & White
Team fight song:  

                               Hit 'em Rydell ringtails
                               Tear 'em apart , green and brown
                               Bash their brains out
                               Stomp 'em on the floor
                               For the glory of Rydell ever more!
                               
                               Fight team fight
                               Chew 'em up spit 'e out
                               Fight team.. Fight...!

                               Rydell Alma Mater
                               As I go traveling down life's highway,
                               Whatever course my fortunes may foretell,
                               I shall not go alone on my way,
                               or thou shalt always be with me Rydell.
                               When I seek rest from worldly matters,
                               In place or in hovel I may dwell,
                               and tho´ my bed be silk or taters,
                               my dreams shall always be of thee, Rydell.
                               Though all the years, Rydell,
                               and tears, Rydell,
                               we give the cheers Rydell for thee,
                               Through ev´rything, Rydell,
                               We cling, Rydell,
                               And sing, Rydell, to thee!


Movie:  Halloween

Haddonfield High School “Huskers”

Year opened:          1963
Year closed:            2009?
Team nickname:     "Huskers"
Team colors:           Black &Orange
Team fight song:     unavailable
Archrival:                 Russellville, Smith's Grove

Movie:  Hoosiers

Hickory High School "Huskers"

Year opened:          1954
Team nickname:     Huskers
Team colors:           Dark Red & Yellow
State Champions:   1954


Movie:  It's A Wonderful Life

Bedford Falls High School

Year opened:       1946
Unique Feature:   The gymnasium floor opens up (retracts)
                             to reveal a swimming pool underneath.

Movie:  Magic Town

Grandview High School 

Year opened:           1947



Movie:  One On One

Highland High School "Huskies" 

Year opened:         1977
Team nickname:    Huskies
Team colors:          Dark Green & White
Famous Player:      Henry Steele (Robbie Benson)