Gainesville High School (Georgia)
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Gainesville High School | |
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Address | |
830 Century Place , 30501-3002 United States | |
Coordinates | 34°17′49″N 83°50′31″W / 34.296886°N 83.842014°W[1] |
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Established | 1892 |
School district | Gainesville City School District |
School code | 682 |
Principal | Jaimes P. Green |
Teaching staff | 123.10 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,290 (2021–22)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.60[2] |
Color(s) | Red and white |
Slogan | Go Big Red |
Mascot | Red Elephant |
Team name | Red Elephants |
Newspaper | The Trumpeter |
Yearbook | Radiator |
Telephone | (770) 536-4441 |
Website | http://www.gcssk12.net/ |
Gainesville High School is located in Gainesville, Georgia, United States.
History
Gainesville High School was founded in 1892. It originally served White students only. In 1969, when court orders forced integration, the all-Black
Curriculum
Like the majority of comprehensive
Recognition
- Gainesville High School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon award for 2010. This is considered the highest honor an American school can achieve.
- Gainesville High School has been recognized as a State School of Excellence.
- In 2006, students Preston Smith, Robert Whelchel, and Bryan Williams were recognized for superior talent as winners of Southeast Regional Emmy Awards.[5]
- Under the guidance of Pam Ware, the drama department was honored as one of 50 high schools chosen to participate in the
- GHS has a tradition of National MeritScholar recipients, with test scores consistently in the top 10% in the state.
Athletics
GHS teams are known as the Red Elephants. They are the only school in the country with that mascot. They received the name in the 1920s when the well-known writer Grantland Rice decided to watch the final game of the undefeated 1925 Gainesville Red Elephants football team. Rice quipped "The team is coming on the field looking like a herd of "Red Elephants as the ground shakes beneath their feet". From 1923 to 1925 The Red Elephants had a combined record of 26 wins and 0 losses (19 of those 26 wins came via shutout). They scored a combined 1045 points and allowed only 70 -SEASONS 23-25- (*The most dominant 3-year era for any team. *GHSA was not formed at the time and State Champions were not named.) The Red Elephants football team won the State Championship in 2012 with Deshaun Watson (Current Cleveland Browns QB) leading the way.
Boys' golf teams
Gainesville High School claims one of the most successful boys' golf programs in Georgia history. The program has won seven GHSA state championships (1978, 1979, 1981, 1994, 1996, 2012, and 2013).
Notable alumni
- Tommy Aaron, professional golfer
- Cris Carpenter, baseball player
- John Carroll, baseball player
- Damon Evans, administrator
- Michael Gettys, baseball player
- John Driskell Hopkins, musician
- Tasha Humphrey, basketball player
- A.J. Johnson, football player
- T.J. Jones, football player
- Jeremiah Ledbetter, football player
- Kendrick Lewis, football player
- Billy Lothridge, football player
- Billy Martin, football player
- Lewis Massey, politician
- Micah Owings, baseball player
- Blake Sims, football player
- Tommy Valentine, golfer
- Deshaun Watson, football player
- Tommy West, football coach
- Chris Williamson, football player
External links
- Gainesville City Schools
- Gainesville High School
- Gainesville High School at Gainesville City Schools Online
References
- ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ a b c "Gainesville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Moffson, Steven (September 20, 2010). "Equalization Schools in Georgia"s African-American Communities, 1951-1970" (PDF). Historic Preservation Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "E.E. Butler alumni to remember, tour former high school Saturday".
- ^ Article about students winning Emmy awards
- ^ Article about the GHS theater group going to Scotland
- ^ Article about Edinburgh Fringe Festival participation in Gainesville Times