Alcovy High School

Alcovy High School
Location
14567 Highway 36 Covington, Georgia United States
Coordinates	33°27′33″N 83°50′35″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	2006
School district	Newton County School System
Principal	Dr. LaQuanda Carpenter
Asst. Principal	Dr. Jill Adams Renee Burgdorf Troy Davis Chris Haymore Veronica Lawrence
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	2,043  (2011-12)
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Mascot	Tigers
Website	School Website

Alcovy High School is a public school in Covington, Georgia, USA. It is part of the Newton County School System.

Alcovy High School is currently under the leadership of Dr. LaQuanda Carpenter.

History

Alcovy High School opened to grades 9-12 in the 2006-2007 school year. The school was built to relieve the population of Newton High School and Eastside High School. The school was built with 82 classrooms, and it has room to accommodate up to 2,500 students. The class schedule originally was six periods. In 2009, the Newton County School System changed all high schools to a four-block schedule. In 2011, it changed all high schools to a six-period schedule, which changed graduation credit requirements starting with the graduating Class of 2012. In 2008, the school updated, adding classrooms and a Ninth Grade Academy, which opened in Fall 2010. The graduating Class of 2014 was the first to use it. In 2010, the school was rezoned and students from Newton High School were transferred to Alcovy so that the school system could demolish Newton in 2013 and build a new high school. Alcovy's first graduating class was the Class of 2010. In 2009, Alcovy High served as a filming location for Rob Zombie's Halloween II, as the exterior of a hospital.^{[citation needed]} In 2011, the school hosted http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGA-TV "High Five Field Trip" on the Fox 5 Morning News.

School curriculum

Alcovy Offers four levels of classes:

• AP (Advanced Placement)
• Gifted (Quest)
• Advanced
• Average

Programs for education at Alcovy include:

• Agriculture/Conservation/Horticulture
• Construction
• Broadcast/Video Production
• Culinary Arts
• Health Occupations
• Pre-Engineering/Manufacturing
• Business Education
• Education

Organizations/clubs

Alcovy offers a variety of clubs and service organizations that students can join:

• DECA
• FCCLA
• Key Club
• FFA
• FCA
• JCL
• Naturalist Club
• FBLA
• Overdramatics (Drama)
• Anchor Club
• ATB (Alcovy Tiger Band)
• Hard Knocks Step Team
• Sparkling Paws Dance Team
• FTA - Future Teachers of America
• Reading Bowl

Sports

• Football
• Basketball (Men's and Women's)
• Cheerleading
• Softball
• Golf
• Baseball
• Cross Country
• Track & Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Soccer (Men's and Women's)

External links

• The School website
• Newton County Schools

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CndPY0v0f4