Colquitt County High School
Colquitt County High School | |
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Address | |
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105 Darbyshire Rd. Norman Park , Georgia 31771 United States | |
Coordinates | 31°12′18″N 83°45′33″W / 31.204881°N 83.759208°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Motto | "Each Day- Excellence in Every Way" |
School district | Colquitt County School District |
Teaching staff | 119.80 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 10–12 |
Enrollment | 1,812 (2017-18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.13[1] |
Color(s) | |
Athletics | GHSA Class 1-AAAAAAA |
Mascot | Wild Hawg |
Team name | Packers |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Website | high1 |
Colquitt County High School (CCHS) is a public high school located in unincorporated Colquitt County, Georgia, United States, near Moultrie and with a Norman Park postal address;[2] it has a student body averaging 1,700.[3] The school is part of the Colquitt County School District, which serves the whole county.
Academics
According to the Governor's Office of Student Achievement, the high school's four-year graduation rate is 86.2%. The Office also states that 60.7% of the school's graduates are college ready. The school's overall performance is higher than 59% of schools in the state. The Office notes that the school's improvement is on the rise with its rating of "Beating the Odds".[4]
Athletics
Sports
The following sports are played at CCHS:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Diving
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Track & field
- Wrestling
- Volleyball
Football
On January 30, 2008, Rush Propst was named head coach at Colquitt County High School. University of South Alabama head coach Joey Jones interviewed Propst to fill the vacant position as the offensive coordinator. After community uproar over the interview, Propst decided to stay at Colquitt County.
In just his second year of coaching at Colquitt County High School, Propst took a team that had finished 2-8 in 2007 to the state semifinals in 2009. In 2014 and 2015, Colquitt County had undefeated 15-0 records and won the Georgia State High School Football Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia in both seasons.[5]
On June 16, 2016, Propst was suspended for one year for head-butting a player during the 2015 playoffs.[6] In July 2016, the appealed suspension was reduced to a reprimand.[7] Colquitt started the 2016 season by losing its first four games.
Extracurricular Activities
Fine Arts
Music
Colquitt County High School is home to several instrumental and choral ensembles. They perform throughout the school year in the community, attend festivals and competitions throughout the South, and have represented the school in other countries and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, among other events. The choral department also prepares a spring musical each year, which has become a popular annual pastime for the community.[8]
Academic
CCHS boasts a variety of academic extracurricular activities and clubs. These include the Math Team, Book Hawgs, Engineering Club, Key Club, National Honor Society, an Academic Decathlon team, Latin Club, Science Club, Spanish Club, and Technology Club.[9]
Vocational and Specialty
There are also many vocational and specialty clubs and activities offered to students as well, including: 4-H (Sigma Lambda Chi), FBLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, Leo Club, Partnerships for Success, Peer Leadership, ROTC, SkillsUSA, Student Government, Unscripted! Drama Club, and the Y Club.[9]
History
Colquitt County High School is the result of decades of expansions, improvements, and the consolidations of other schools in the county. Notable predecessors to CCHS are Moultrie High School, Norman Park High School, and William Bryant High School. These schools, and others, served Colquitt County students before the merging of the county and city school systems in 1968, and before desegregation around the same time.[10][11]
Notable Alumni
- Cameron Erving, professional football player (Kansas City Chiefs)
- Dennis Powell, former professional baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers)
- Antonio Edwards, former American football defensive end in the National Football League. (Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers)
- Nate Lewis, former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. (San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears)
- Seth Roberts, American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
- William McLeod McIntosh, Mayor of Moultrie, GA from 1983 to present day. Graduate of Moultrie High School.
- Greg Byrd, an abstract expressionist painter.
- Reatha Clark King, scholar, former professor, dean, and university president, emeritus board chair of NACD and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige Program for Excellence. Valedictorian of Moultrie High School for Negro Youth. Recipient of the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award.[12]
- Bob Alligood, engineer, former Florida state legislator, and recipient of the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award. Graduate of Moultrie High School.[13]
- Owen Smith, internationally acclaimed guitarist and recipient of the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award.
- David McElroy Jr., MIT researcher and recipient of the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award.
- Wayne Littles, retired NASA administrator and recipient of the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award.
- Terry Turner, medical researcher, University of Virginia professor and recipient of the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award.
References
- ^ a b c "Colquitt County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ Home. Colquitt County High School. Retrieved on December 16, 2017. "105 Darbyshire Road, Norman Park, GA 31771"
- ^ "Colquitt County High School". US News. Summer 2017. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Georgia School Reports | Georgia School Reports". schoolgrades.georgia.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/high-school/high-school-picks-for-championship-weekend/nQnmj/
- ^ http://usatodayhss.com/2016/colquitt-county-ga-football-coach-rush-propst-suspended-for-year-plans-appeal
- ^ http://usatodayhss.com/2016/colquitt-county-coach-propsts-suspension-downgraded-to-reprimand
- ^ Reports, Staff. "CCHS choir students will bring 'Phantom' to Moultrie Feb. 18-21". Moultrie Observer. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ^ a b SchoolDesk. "Clubs". high1.colquitt.schooldesk.net. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ^ "TT". www.moultrieramroundup.com. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ^ "Boycott Succeeds in Moultrie". The Student Voice. 3: 207. Summer 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Reatha Clark King to receive Career Achievement Award". Moultrie Observer. Moultrie Observer. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Bob Alligood to receive Career Achievement Award". Moultrie Observer. Moultrie Observer. Retrieved 6 August 2017.