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Houston County High School (Georgia)

Coordinates: 32°33′08″N 83°40′29″W / 32.552323°N 83.674602°W / 32.552323; -83.674602
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Houston County High School
Address
Map
920 Highway 96

,
Georgia 31088

United States
Coordinates32°33′08″N 83°40′29″W / 32.552323°N 83.674602°W / 32.552323; -83.674602
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoExpect Excellence
Established1991; 33 years ago (1991)
PrincipalDoug Rizer
Teaching staff113.90 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Number of students2,006 (2020–21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.61[1]
Color(s)Black, silver, and white
AthleticsFootball, softball, cross country, track, basketball, baseball, wrestling, golf, tennis, soccer, cheerleading, swimming, volleyball
MascotBear
WebsiteHouston County High School

Houston County High School (also referred to as HoCo) is a public high school for grades 9-12 in the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1991 and is part of the Houston County School System.

The school offers volleyball, cheerleading, football, basketball, soccer, and tennis teams, the Black and Silver Brigade marching band, and an AFJROTC unit: GA-932.

Awards

Houston County High School was honored as a USDOE Blue Ribbon School between 1994 and 1996.[2] The unaffiliated Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. designated Houston County High School as a "Lighthouse School Charter Member" in 2004.[3] In that same year, HCHS was bestowed one of two Intel-Scholastic Schools of Distinction "Best of the Best" awards.[4]

Athletics

As of the 2019–2020 school year the school participates in Region 1 of the 6A Classification of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA).[5]

Baseball

In 2014 and 2016 the Bears won the GHSA 5A State title. In 2021 the Bears beat Lassiter High School for the GHSA 6A State Championship.[6]

Cheerleading

Houston County High School Cheerleading is an athletic program in which the squads compete in state competitions year round. In 2012, the varsity team had an undefeated season and went on to become the 2012 5A State Cheerleading Champions.[7]

State Titles

  • Baseball (3) - 2014(5A), 2016(5A), 2021(6A) [8]
  • Cheerleading (1) - 2013(5A) [9]
  • Slow Pitch Softball (1) - 1995(2A) [10]

Other GHSA State Titles

  • Literary (1) - 1993(2A) [11]
  • One Act Play (1) - 2021(6A) [12]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Houston County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived Information : Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (PDF). Ed.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  3. ^ [1] Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Scholastic Administrator: Twenty-First Century Schools of Distinction Press Release". Scholastic.com. 2004-06-22. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  5. ^ "2019-2020 Region Alignments". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. ^ "GHSA Baseball Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ "GHSA Cheerleading Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. ^ GHSA Baseball Archive
  9. ^ GHSA Cheerleading Archive
  10. ^ GHSA Slow Pitch Archive
  11. ^ GHSA Literary Archive
  12. ^ GHSA One Act Place Archive
  13. ^ "National Football League: NFL Draft 2009 - Kyle Moore". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2013-10-23.