Collins Hill High School
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| Collins Hill High School CHHS |
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| Crest - - - Eagle (made by Coach Brad Hayes)
"You can't hide that Eagle pride!"
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| 50 Taylor Road Suwanee, Georgia, United States |
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| Type | College preparatory, Technical |
| Established | 1994 |
| Founder | Mr. Coley Krug (original principal) |
| School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
| Principal | Glenn McFall |
| Faculty | 317 |
| Grades | 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Number of students | 3730 |
| Hours in school day | 07:10 AM - 02:11 PM |
| Campus | 70 acres |
| Color(s) | Green, Silver and White with Black as an unofficial accent. |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Buildings | 4: 1.000; 2.000; 3.000; Field House (4.000) |
| Trailers | 44 |
| Special Rooms | 28 offices, 1 theater, 2 gymnasiums, 1 large 8000-seat stadium, 3 athletic playing fields, and 2 practice fields |
| Telephone | (770) 682-4100 |
| Fax | (770) 682-4105 |
| Website | http://collinshill.com/ |
 The Collins Hill property |
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Collins Hill High School is a high school in Suwanee, Georgia. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. The school first opened in 1994 and used to be the largest high school in Georgia. Collins Hill has added 20 acres since it opened fifteen years ago. With the only school feeding into it being Creekland Middle School (the largest middle school in the US) the student population of Collins Hill has grown from its original 1377 students to an official highest of about 4,200 students, the current count being 3,730. The mascot of Collins Hill is the "Screaming Eagle". Collins Hill's principal academic and athletic rival is nearby North Gwinnett High School.
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[edit] Athletics
Collins Hill currently competes in Region 7-AAAAA and has since 2004. [1][2]
Since 1994, the Collins Hill Athletic Program has produced numerous state championships, 1 national championship, and numerous division 1 college athletes.
In 2005-06, The Girls’ Softball team, Boys and Girls’ Track, Cross Country, and Girl's Basketball Team were state AAAAA champions, and the school was awarded the Director's Cup for having the top AAAAA sports program in the state of Georgia.
In 2006-07, Maya Moore led Collins Hill to a girls’ state and national basketball championship.[3] In addition, the boys’ swimming team and the girls’ cross country team both pulled in a state title.
In 2008, the girls cross country and wrestling teams both won state championships. These titles along with many top 10 finishes by the other CHHS sports helped land the athletic program a number 9 ranking by Sports Illustrated in their annual national ranking of high school athletics.
[edit] Gwinnett County Teachers of the Year
| Year | Teacher[4] |
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| 1998 | Vickie McCrary |
| 2001 | Christine Pulliam |
| 2004 | Judson Bridges |
| 2006 | Mai Yin Tsoi |
| 2009 | Ken Leach |
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Maya Moore, McDonald's All-American, 2006 & 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year, University of Connecticut Huskies Basketball Player
- Kyle Maynard, 2004 ESPN ESPY Award winner and author of No Excuses
- Brandon Coutu, Seattle Seahawks placekicker
- Vanessa Olivarez, American Idol (season 2) competitor
- Matt Lanter, model and actor
- T.J. Greenstone, Vanderbilt Commodores Football Player
- Jordan Jones, Florida Gators Basketball Player
[edit] Charity
Each year, the students volunteer over 27,000 hours toward community service activities including the Thanksgiving Can-a-Thon, Holiday Hope, and Relay for Life.[4]
[edit] Flood Fiasco 2009
On September 21, 2009, Gwinnett County was overtaken by heavy pouring rain. Because of this, the county chose not to close the schools, but rather to push their start times back by ninety minutes. Students who were unaware of this showed up at Collins Hill at the normal school start time, and were instructed to remain in the building until the rest of their classmates arrived. At around 8:30 am, it was announced that school was officially canceled for the day, and that all students were to call their parents to come pick them up using normal check out procedures. Students present at this time were witness to chaos at the grade level offices as parents flooded into the school, seniors fleeing the campus, and administrators becoming increasingly hysterical with each PA broadcast. While waiting to leave the building, several students remarked, "I wish I had a camera right now. This is so epic."
[edit] References
- ^ "GHSA Sanctioned Athletic Events". GHSA. http://www.ghsa.net/region. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "GHSFHA Collins Hill Yearly Record". GHSFHA. http://ghsfha.org/rstandings.php?gTeamID=Collins%20Hill. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "Super 25 girls basketball rankings". USA Today. 2007-03-27. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/super25w.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ a b "History of Collins Hill High School: 1994 – 2006". Gwinnett County High Schools. http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/CollinsHillHS/CHHSProfile_files/history2006.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
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