McIntosh High School
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Coordinates | 33°25′0.98″N 84°33′46.76″W / 33.4169389°N 84.5629889°W |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1981 |
School district | Fayette County School District |
Principal | Margaret Walls |
Teaching staff | 100.10 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,753 (2021-22)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.51[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Green, black and white |
Mascot | Chief |
Website | McIntosh High School |
McIntosh High School is a comprehensive four-year public
History
McIntosh High School (named after
At the time, the building was still under construction, though deemed sufficient to serve the truncated 2nd Semester of the 1981-1982 school year. The following year, the school was finally able to open a full school year on its campus.
More additions came a few years later during the 1985-1986 school semester. The math and science wing was added to the east side of campus.
Some years later the Black Box theater was built next to the construction education classroom during the 1994-1995 school year.
The opening of Starr's Mill High School in 1997 helped alleviate the rapid population growth of Peachtree City.
Shortly before the 2004-2005 school year the automotive education program was dropped and the black box theater was converted into the new band room. A new gym was constructed and the former converted into a new auditorium.
Awards
It was named a 2007 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for having scored in the top 10% of all schools nationwide in student achievement.
The school placed on Georgia's 2007 Top 25 SAT List for having the 15th highest SAT score in the state. It received Georgia's 2007 and 2011 Platinum Award in the highest performance category for outstanding student achievement; it was one of seven high schools in the state to receive this honor. It was named a Georgia School of Excellence in 1987, 2001, 2008, and 2012. It was recognized by the college board as an AP Merit, AP STEM, and AP STEM Achievement School. It received the Director's Cup Distinction for Athletics in 2013, and Director's Cup for Girls' Athletics in 2013 and 2014. It was recognized in Atlanta Magazine's 2012 list of 50 Best Public High Schools. It ranked 48th in the Washington Post list of America's Most Challenging High Schools, 2013. It has earned 44 state championships in athletics since 1981. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
McIntosh was on Newsweek magazine's 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 top 1300 U.S. High Schools lists, placing in the top 5% of all high schools nationwide.
Student life
McIntosh has athletic programs in
McIntosh had the highest
As of September 2014, there are 21 AP courses offered, and over 150 students participate in dual enrollment through the ACCEL Program.
Many McIntosh students aged 15 and older and holding a Georgia Learner's Permit opt to drive golf carts to school and park in the separate golf cart parking lot.[5]
Notable alumni
- Johanna Braddy - actress
- Tad Dennis - member of USA canoe/kayak national team
- Bilal Duckett - former defender for the Charlotte Independence in the United Soccer League
- Benn Fraker - U.S. canoeist at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Shae Marks - model and actress
- Rakel Karvelsson - former soccer player for the University of North Carolina, Philadelphia Charge of the WUSA, and the Iceland national team
- NWSL
- Jeff Sheppard - former Kentucky Wildcats and Atlanta Hawks guard
- Dwight Smith Jr. - outfielder for the Chicago White Sox
- Garrett Smithley - NASCAR driver[6]
- Travis Van Winkle - actor
- Rutledge Wood - television personality
References
- ^ a b c "McIntosh High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "2007 Schools". National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Fayette's SAT scores 3rd in Georgia | The Citizen Online". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-09-12.
- ^ "2 Fayette schools in top 25 for ACT | the Citizen Online". Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "These Georgia Teens Take To Road On Golf Carts Before Cars". WABE. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Webb, John (February 19, 2018). "Peachtree City rides in NASCAR's top two series". The Prowler. Retrieved June 25, 2020.