Evans High School (Georgia)
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| Evans High School | |
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| Address | |
| 4550 Cox Road CSRA Evans, Georgia, Columbia County, 30809 United States |
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| Information | |
| Motto | Where There's A Star in Every Knight, And We're All Champions For Life |
| School board | Columbia County Board of Education |
| School district | Columbia County School System |
| Superintendent | Charles R. Nagle |
| Principal | Don Brigdon |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Age range | 13-19 |
| Number of students | 2,000 |
| Average class size | 15-31 students |
| Classes offered | Advanced, special, tutoring, |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7:45am-2:45pm |
| School Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
| Slogan | There's a star in every knight |
| Sports | Basketball, Lacrosse, Baseball, Football, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Track, Cross Country, Swimming, Cheerleading |
| Mascot | Knight http://www1.ccboe.net/ehs/images/knights/knight.jpg |
| Team name | Knights |
| Rival | Greenbrier High School |
| National ranking | #1 |
| Feeder schools | Columbia Middle Evans Middle Belair Elementary Brookwood Elementary Cedar Ridge Elementary Evans Elementary Lewiston Elementary Martinez Elementary Westmont Elementary,[1] |
| Website | http://www1.ccboe.net/ehs |
Evans High School is a large high school in the Evans / Martinez area of Augusta, Georgia. Evans High School is a public suburban high school that serves a diverse population of approximately 2,000 students in grades 9-12. Evans provides a varied curriculum, including specialized vocational, athletic, special education, gifted, tutoring, and advanced placement programs. Evans mainly focuses on improving student instruction, by motivating students to learn, improving thinking and reasoning capabilities, and also applying the knowledge and the reasoning with technology.
Evans has maintained regional SACS accreditation throughout its history and has received the School of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award four times, 1984-1985, 1995-1996, 1993-1994, and 2003-2004.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Hunter Foster, American musical theater actor/singer, librettist and playwright.
- Todd Greene, Major League Baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres #20[2]
- Forrest Griffin, mixed martial artist,Class of 1996[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Columiba County Board of Education - Evans High". http://www.ccboe.net/high/ehs.html. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ Tim Morse (August 2, 1998). "Evans High star getting set for call". Augusta Chronicle. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/080298/spo_213-4821.001.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-08.[dead link]
- ^ Matt Williams (September 21, 2006). "Ex-Evans resident goes from reality show to the real deal". Augusta Chronicle. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/092106/oth_97530.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
[edit] External links
- Evans High School — official website
- Evans Knights Football — school's football website
- Columbia County Board of Education
- [1] Kathryn Mccormick
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Coordinates: 33°31′28″N 82°08′50″W / 33.52444°N 82.14722°W
