Redan High School
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Redan High School | |
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5247 Redan Rd Raiders | |
Affiliations | DeKalb County School District |
Website | Redan High School |
Redan High School is a
Redan was established in 1976 by the DeKalb County School District. The school's mascot is the Raider. Both Redan High School and its "twin," Stone Mountain High School, were built without any main windows on their exteriors (except for in the main common area). The windowless construction was for energy-saving purposes during the "energy crunch" of the mid-to-late 1970s.
As part of the DeKalb County School District, the school is accredited through
Campus
The school is in Redan,[3] a census-designated place in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The school is south of the city of Stone Mountain and has a Stone Mountain mailing address.[4]
Marching band
The Redan High School "Blue Thunder" Marching Band is one of the largest
The band performs consistently highly in both marching band and concert band competitions, and was considered for inclusion in the inaugural parade of President Barack Obama in January 2009.
The band was featured in the blockbuster movie
The band has performed for many college and university halftime shows, including the Florida A&M Homecoming Celebration, Jackson State University, Bethune-Cookman University, Norfolk State University, and Tennessee State University, as well as major international events including the Chinese Festival in Beijing, China.
Among traditional marching bands, the Marching Blue Thunder is currently ranked number two in the United States and in the Southeast, number one in the South, and the number one ranked "High Stepping" high school marching band in Georgia. The band earns thousands of dollars annually in scholarship and tuition funds.
Athletics
The Redan baseball program has a history of producing competitive athletes that reach elite levels of play. In 2013, the Raiders baseball program won the 4A State Championship. This makes the Raiders the first team made up of only African Americans to win a baseball state championship in the state.
The school's Lady Raiders basketball team won the 5A State Championship in 2009 and 2014.
Feeder schools
The following elementary and middle schools feed into Redan High School:[7]
Elementary
- Eldridge Miller Elementary School
- Shadow Rock Elementary School
- Panola Way Elementary School (partial, about 15%)
- Redan Elementary School (partial, about 45%)
- Woodridge Elementary School
Middle
- Redan Middle School
- Freedom Middle School
- Miller Grove Middle School
Notable alumni
- actress
- Taj Bradley - professional baseball player (Tampa Bay Rays)
- Domonic Brown - former professional baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies)
- Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant - co-host of Stuff You Should Know
- Kevin Butler - former professional football player (Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals)
- Urso Chappell - graphic designer, writer, and World's Fair historian
- Cyhi the Prynce - rapper
- Danger Mouse - Grammy Award-winning producer
- Chris Gardocki - former college and professional football player (Clemson Tigers, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers)
- TJ Hassan - actor
- Milt Hill - former professional baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners)
- Jagged Edge - R&B group
- California Angels, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves); former assistant hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers
- Terance Mathis - former professional football player (New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Chris Nelson - former professional baseball player (Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres)
- Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds)
- Silentó - rapper
- Armond Smith - former professional football player (Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns)
- Everett Stull - former professional baseball player (Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers)
- Swizz Beats- Grammy Award-winning producer
- Natasha Trethewey, United States Poet Laureate 2012–2014, awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; Poet Laureate of Mississippi
References
- ^ a b c "Redan High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "DeKalb Schools Awarded AdvancED Accreditation Renewal – DeKalb County School District". www.dekalbschoolsga.org. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- US Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Home". Redan High School. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
5247 Redan Road Stone Mountain, Georgia 30088
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "GEORGIA'S REDAN HIGH SCHOOL WINS FIRST AT THE 2007 BATTLE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS | VH1 Save The Music". www.vh1savethemusic.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
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