Calhoun County High School (Edison, Georgia)

Calhoun County Middle-High School
Calhoun County Middle-High School
Address
	700 Manry Street; Edison, Georgia 39846; United States
Coordinates	31°33′50″N 84°43′40″W / 31.563868°N 84.727913°W
Information
School district	Calhoun County School District
Principal	Craveous Butler
Teaching staff	19 (as of 2006-07)
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	360 (as of 2006-07)
Student to teacher ratio	18.9 (as of 2006-07)
Color(s)
Athletics	GHSA Class A
Mascot	Cougar
Website	http://www.edline.net/pages/calhounhs

Calhoun County Middle-High School is a secondary school in Edison, Georgia, United States.

History

In late 1994, former Calhoun County High School teacher Dr. Corkin Cherubini made national headlines when, as district superintendent, he ended district practices the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights found to be racially biased, including tracking and segregated cheerleading squads.^[2]^[3]

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and organizations include 4-H, Beta Club, FBLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FFA, literary club, Network of Trust, talent search, Upward Bound, YAK, and yearbook.

The school's sports teams, known as the Calhoun County Cougars, compete in GHSA Class A Region 1, Sub-Region A. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, softball, and track.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "School Detail for Calhoun County Middle/high School". National Center for Education Statistics.
^ Johnston, Robert C. (1994-12-14). "Effort To Do the Right Thing Upsets Ga. County". Education Week.
^ "Georgia Superintendent Battles a Subtle Racism". New York Times. 1995-02-14.

[nces-1] "School Detail for Calhoun County Middle/high School". National Center for Education Statistics.

[2] Johnston, Robert C. (1994-12-14). "Effort To Do the Right Thing Upsets Ga. County". Education Week.

[3] "Georgia Superintendent Battles a Subtle Racism". New York Times. 1995-02-14.

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