Troup County High School

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name = Troup County High School
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motto = "Character counts"
established = c.1956
city = LaGrange
state = Georgia
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country = United States
campus = Urban
type = Public
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head = Jason Doughty
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enrollment = approx. 1,300
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address = 1920 Hamilton Road, LaGrange, GA 30241
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mascot = Tiger
colors = Navy Blue, Gold
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newspaper = THS News
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website = http://ths.troup.k12.ga.us/
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Troup County Comprehensive High School , originally called Troup High School, [ [http://www.nndb.com/edu/696/000080456/ Dalton School ] ] is a public college-preparatory and tech-preparatory school in LaGrange, Georgia and a member of the Troup County Board of Education. The school is located on Hamilton Road, and the Middle school associated is Long Cane Middle School. Troup High School teaches grades 9-12. Troup High School seeks to promote a lifelong desire to learn and to use wise decision-making skills that will enable students to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing society.

Troup High School Plan

The mission of Troup County Comprehensive High School is to provide a safe environment in which individuals are respected and have the opportunity to grow and to achieve success academically, socially, emotionally, physically, and aesthetically.

THS seeks to promote a lifelong desire to learn and to use wise decision-making skills that will enable students to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing society

History

Troup County Comprehensive High School is a public high school, serving primarily the rural portions of western and southwestern Troup County. The present facility was built in 1986. Troup High meets accreditation standards for the state Georgia as well as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Students are enrolled in one of eight programs of study. Troup High serves 1,300 students, 98% of whom are in attendance each day. The school employs 92 certified personnel who have an average of 24.8 years of experience each.

Athletics

In addition to the many teams available for student athletes, Troup High recently built an athletic complex with men’s and women’s locker areas and has a newly equipped weight room for use by all athletes. Some Troup High graduates who have entered the professional athletic field give donations for the upkeep of said facilities.

The Tiger Den gymnasium, also located on campus, provides students with a large gym for practice and competition. Inside the gym are practice areas for volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, and wrestling.

Troup High also offers fields for baseball and softball competition, and a practice field for football and soccer. An indoor hitting facility will soon be completed near the baseball/softball fields for use by the softball and baseball teams.

Troup High School's wrestling team won 9 state championships under the tutelage of Coach Dariel Daniel. Daniel's teams never finished worse than 3rd in the state during his tenure. Daniel retired after the 2002 season and is now coaching and teaching in Allen, Texas.

Fine Arts

Troup High School is locally noted for its very professional productions which the Fine Arts department produces.

The theater department has been hailed as a very professional and impressive sect, with the usual theater season containing three shows, one being a musical. Actor Elijah Kelley is a product of the direction of the THS Drama Dept.

The choral department usually also gives three concerts, with the main attraction being the "Spring Show", which is a fully costumed popular concert.

All of these Fine Arts groups are centered around the Fine Arts Auditorium, a five-year old facility that can seat about 900 people. The local SPLOST made funding for this building possible.

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