Stone Mountain High School
| Stone Mountain High School | |
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4555 Central Drive Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°48′38″N 84°12′07″W / 33.810518°N 84.202006°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Raising the Bar: No Exceptions!" |
| Established | 1909 |
| School district | DeKalb County School System |
| Principal | Dr. James H. Jones |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Pirate |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | Stone Mountain High School |
Stone Mountain High School is a college preparatory and public high school located in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Stone Mountain and in the Atlanta metropolitan area.[1][2] It is one of the oldest high schools in the DeKalb County School System.
Its last principal was Carolyn D. Williams, who transferred to Southwest Dekalb High School. The current[when?] principal is Dr. James H. Jones, transferring from McNair High School. He has been educating for 33 years and previously worked at Stephenson High School and Clarkston High School.
In 2015 WSB-TV aired a report in which students complained about the state of the school building and their textbooks.[3]
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2016) |
- Jarren Benton, professional rapper
- Robert Carswell, former professional football player for the San Diego Chargers
- Callix Crabbe, former professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres
- Fast Life Yungstaz, Rap trio
- Andrew Goudelock (born 1988), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the Euroleague
- Tamyra Gray, actress and singer, top ten finalist on American Idol
- Connie Johnson, former professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles
- Cord Parks, former professional football player
- Swizz Beatz, record producer
- Josh Symonette, football player
- Hugh Thompson, Jr., United States Army, Vietnam War veteran
- Ukeme Eligwe, Professional football player for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Damon Russell, Oscar winning producer Curfew, Director of Snow on da Bluff
- [RonReaco Lee], Actor, Sister Sister, Guess Who, Survivor's Remorse,
References
- ^ "Stone Mountain High School." Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement. Retrieved on July 9, 2018. "4555 Central Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083"
- ^ "Zoning Map." City of Stone Mountain. Retrieved on June 9, 2018. The zoning map does not indicate the school, and the school's location places it outside of the map.
- ^ "Condition of Stone Mountain High School draws complaints". WSB-TV. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
External links
- Stone Mountain High School
- Stone Mountain High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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