- Lowndes High School
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name = Lowndes High School
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streetaddress = 1112 North St. Augustine Rd.
city = Valdosta
state = Georgia
county = Lowndes
zipcode = 31601
country = USA
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district = Lowndes County Schools
principal = William "Wes" Taylor
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teaching_staff = 153 FTE cite web |url=http://www.school-stats.com/GA/LOWNDES/LOWNDES_HIGH_SCHOOL.html |title=school-stats.com |accessdate=2008-09-07]
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team_name = Vikings
nickname = Georgia Bridgemen, Plowboys
school_colors = Crimson and White
yearbook = The Munin
publication = The Hugin
newspaper = The Saga
established = 1966
enrollment = 2741
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homepage = http://lhs.lowndes.k12.ga.us/Lowndes High School (also called Lowndes County High School) is a public high school in
Valdosta, Georgia . The school is part of the Lowndes school district, which serves Lowndes County. cite web |url=http://realestate.yahoo.com/Georgia/Valdosta/Schools/s:Lowndes_High_School|title= Yahoo Real Estate|accessdate=2008-09-07]The school was established in 1966, and combined the former Hahira High School and Lowndes County High School. In 1969, when the county integrated their schools, the former black school, Westside High School was also combined into Lowndes.
Facilities
The school was authorized a 5200 square-foot weight room addition for its athletic programs, at a proposed cost of $463,695 in February of 2008.cite web |url=http://plansscope.construction.com/Lowndes_High_School-DR_3_200800576316.aspx |title=PlansScope Construction |accessdate=2008-09-07]
Lowndes has 904 instructional computers.cite web |url=http://www.homescape.com/local/school/20086-Lowndes_High_School |title=Homescape.com |accessdate=2008-09-07]
ports
The Lowndes High School football team, Viking, was ranked by ESPN at #2 in the United States on 18 August 2008.cite web |url=http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/local_story_233033712.html |title=Valdosta Daily Times |accessdate=2008-09-07] The team has been the Georgia State Champions in 1980, 1999, 2004, 2005, and 2007.cite web |url=http://www.lowndesfootball.com/ |title=Lowndes Football official website |accessdate=2008-09-07]
Notable Alumni
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Stephen Drew , Major League baseball Shortstop cite web |url=http://www.hahira.ga.us/stephen_drew.html |title= Harira, Georgia - official website|accessdate=2008-09-07]
*J.D. Drew , Major League Baseball player for Boston Red Sox
*Jay Ratliff , NFL defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys.cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/jayratliff/profile?id=RAT586227 |title= NFL official website|accessdate=2008-09-07]
*Randall Godfrey , veteran NFL linebackercite web |url=http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/local_story_190032433.html/resources_printstory |title= |accessdate=2008-09-07]
*Vincent Burns , former Indianapolis Colts defensive end.
*Jonathan Wiezorek , world champion mixed martial arts fighter.cite web |url=https://www.memorialmedical.com/Services/SportsCare/Staff.aspx |title=SportsCare Memorial Health System |accessdate=2008-09-07 |work= |publisher= |date= ]References
External links
* [http://lhs.lowndes.k12.ga.us/ School website]
* [http://www.georgiabridgemen.com/ Band website]
* [http://www.lowndesfootball.com/ Football team website]
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