Clarke Central High School
Clarke Central High School | |
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United States | |
Coordinates | 33°57′04″N 83°23′24″W / 33.950985°N 83.389921°W |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1971[1] |
School district | Clarke County School District |
Principal | Dr. Swade Huff |
Faculty | 98 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,800 (2018-19)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.33 |
Campus type | Day school |
Color(s) | |
Athletics | 13 sports |
Athletics conference | Georgia High School Association, class AAAAA, Region 8 |
Nickname | Gladiators |
Publication | Odyssey Newsmagazine[3] |
Yearbook | Gladius |
Website | https://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/clarkecentral |
Clarke Central High School (CCHS) is located in Athens, Georgia, United States. In 1970, Clarke County schools were desegregated, and the high school for black children, Burney-Harris High School (formerly Athens High and Industrial School), and the high school for white children, Athens High, merged to establish Clarke Central. Classes in the newly formed school began in 1971.[4][5]
CCHS is in the Clarke County School District and is one of two traditional high schools in the county; the other is Cedar Shoals High School. The two schools have a rivalry known as the Classic City Championship. The Clarke County School District is also home to a third, non-traditional high school, Classic City High.
Located in the heart of the city, CCHS's original building opened in 1952. Since then, the school has seen several renovations and additions. A modern three-story classroom and lab addition opened in 2006. Other improvements include a new gymnasium, theater, and food court.
As of 2022, the school is on a four-period block schedule with students completing eight credits per year and four per semester.
Academics
Clarke Central High School's success in improving students' SAT scores earned the school the regional Governor's Cup in 2006 and 2007. The governor's office presents the award each year to Georgia schools that achieve the greatest gains in average SAT scores.
In 2010, U.S. News & World Report awarded Clarke Central the Silver Medal and ranked the school in the top 3% of high schools nationwide and in the top 11 in the state of Georgia. Newsweek named CCHS one of America's Best Schools and placed it in the 96th percentile of high schools nationwide.[6]
In 2012, Clarke Central was named an AP Science, Technology, Electronics, and Mathematics Honor School by the Georgia Department of Education. It was ranked in the top 11% of high schools nationwide by the Washington Post's High School Challenge.
In 2013, Clarke Central Principal Dr. Robbie P. Hooker was named the Georgia Principal of the Year by the NSSPC.
Athletics
Athletics teams at Clarke Central High School are known as the Gladiators.
Sports offered include cheerleading, cross country, football, fast-pitch softball, volleyball, basketball, swimming and diving, wrestling, baseball, golf, soccer, tennis, and track. Most of Clarke Central's sports are represented by men's and women's teams.
The former head football coach, Ahren Self, played defensive back for the Citadel from 1991 the 1994. There he was voted "Most Outstanding Defensive Back" following his senior year. In 1992, he was selected as Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as well as South Carolina Defensive Player of the Week. Coach Self was also a member of the team that upset Division I-A Arkansas and won the Southern Conference Championship in 1992.
In 2010, the Gladiators captured the Region 8-AAAA Championship and finished the regular season 10-0.[7] In 2009, the team finished 8-2 in the regular season, appeared in the final round of the state football tournament, and finished #2 in the AP poll.
In 2018, The CCHS Women's Cross Country won their first Region Championships in school history led by sophomore Samantha Brodrick who broke her mother's 24-year-old school record in the 5k. Along with Sam, Junior Lucy Yeomans, and Lena Cook a freshmen powerhouse helped lead their team to this historical moment in Glad Athletics
In 2021, The Gladiator men's cross country team won the Region 8-AAAAA Championship, Led by Sophomore Beck Wolf-Hardy and Junior Max Carlson.
Clarke Central's football team is currently coached by former University of Georgia baseball coach David Perno.
State championship titles
Year | Sport | Notes |
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1971 | Cross country (men) | |
1971 | Golf (men) | |
1976 | Cross country (men) | |
1977 | Football | |
1979 | Football | |
1984 | Tennis (men) | |
1984 | Track (men) | |
1985 | Football | |
1987 | Tennis (men) | tied with Riverwood |
1988 | Tennis | tied with Dunwoody |
1999 | Soccer (men) | |
2011 | Track (men) |
Student life
Fine arts organizations
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The school has award-winning band, orchestra, drama, and chorus programs.
Literary organizations
The school's yearbook, the Gladius, is an all-color annual, published by Lifetouch.
The school's literary-art magazine, the iliad, and the school's newsmagazine, the ODYSSEY, have won gold medals from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and top honors from the University of Georgia's Georgia Scholastic Press Association, the National Scholastic Press Association, the Southern Interscholastic Press Association, and the Quill and Scroll Honor Society.
Occupational organizations
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Student organizations
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Demographics
- American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0%
- Asian - 2%
- Black or African American - 52%
- Hispanic - 35%
- Multi-Racial - 3%
- Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander - 0%
- White/Caucasian - 12%
Student body population - 1,376
These statistics were current as of August 18, 2014.[8]
Notable alumni
- Kim Basinger - 1972, actress
- Paul Broun - 1963, Republican Congressman from Georgia from 2007-2015.[9]
- Frank Bush - 1981, linebackers coach for the Atlanta Falcons, former linebacker for the Houston Oilers[10]
- Eve Carson - 2004, slain Student Body President of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Derek Dooley - 1986, offensive analyst for the Alabama Crimson Tide
- Jason Farris Brown - 1987, country music artist and former professional golfer
- Eva Cohn Galambos - 1944, first mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia[11]
- Willie Green - 1986, former wide receiver for the NFL Denver Broncos
- John Kasay - 1987, former NFL kicker
- Brian Kemp - 1982, Georgia State Senator (2002–2006), Secretary of State (2010–2018), Governor of Georgia (2019–present) [12]
- Todd Kimsey - 1980, actor (Seinfeld, The Perfect Storm)[13]
- Horace King - 1971, former running back for the NFL Detroit Lions
- Nene Leakes - 1985, born Linnethia Monique Johnson, reality show star, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
- Phaedra Parks - 1990, entertainment attorney,[14] reality show star, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
- Logan Smalley - 2001, director of Darius Goes West
- Chuck Smith - 1988, retired NFL defensive end and former defensive line coach at the University of Tennessee
- Keith Strickland - 1972, musician; B-52's drummer, bass player, and guitarist
- Fran Tarkenton - 1957, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
- Dunta Robinson - 2000, former NFL cornerback
- Darius Weems - 2008, subject of the documentary Darius Goes West
- Ricky Wilson - 1971, musician, former B-52's guitarist (died 1985)
References
- ^ Clarke Central High School Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. (2010). Clarke County School District. Accessed 9-24-2010.
- ^ "2018-2020 School Growth Plan". Clarke County School District. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ Odyssey Newsmagazine
- ^ http://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/ClarkeHigh.cfm Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. "Clarke Central High School". Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ http://onlineathens.com/stories/062811/new_849675910.shtml#.VXMkVf3D-M8 . "Group slowly collecting artifacts from Burney-Harris High". Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "Clarke Central High School: Celebrating Excellence" (PDF). Clarke County School District. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ Jeff Cochran, Gladiators claim first region title since 2003 Clarke Central 21, Flowery Branch 0 Athens Banner-Herald, November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "Annual Performance Report. August 18, 2014. "Clarke Central High School Annual Performance Report". Retrieved June 6, 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "Paul Broun".
- ^ Frank Bush Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
- ^ The Maroon. Athens, Georgia: Athens High School. 1944. p. 11.
- ^ Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. (2010). "Georgia Secretary of State". Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Todd Grant Kimsey obituary". Athens Banner-Herald. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ "Housewives" Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks, Sheree Whitfield hit the gym - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine