- Chattahoochee High School
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Chattahoochee High School Established 1991 Type Public high school Principal Tim Duncan Students 1,844 Grades 9–12 Location Johns Creek, Georgia, USA Campus Suburban Colors Royal Blue and Gold Mascot Cougars Website http://www.chattcougar.com ChattahoocheeCougars Chattahoochee High School is a public high school in Johns Creek, Georgia within the Fulton County School System and has been recognized as one of America's Blue Ribbon schools. The school is currently ranked as the number one high school in the State of Georgia by ACT average composite scores.[1] Chattahoochee High School has recently been given a rating of 10 out of a possible 10 by Great Schools Rating.[2] This score is based on its 11th grade students performing at a 99% proficiency in Math and a 98% proficiency in Language Arts.[3] The school is located next to one of its feeder schools, Taylor Road Middle School.
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Athletics
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, Chattahoochee High School will compete in Region 7-AAAA(B) due to redistricting and a decrease in the school's population after the opening of Johns Creek High School.[4] Previously Chattahoochee was a member of Region 7-AAAAA.[4][5] Competitive sports at Chattahoochee include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, track, and wrestling.
- The baseball team won the 2005 AAAAA state championship (with 32 wins and 4 losses), finishing 23rd nationally in Baseball America's Top 50 high schools.[citation needed]
- The competitive cheerleading team won the AAAAA state championships in 1999 (AAAA), 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005.[6] Since 1995, they have won eight region titles.[7]
- On Dec 10, 2010 the football team won the AAAA state championship defeating Starr's Mill HS 24-0. Chattahoochee had a perfect 15-0 record that season, becoming the first team from North Fulton to win a state title with an undefeated record since Roswell High School in 1968.
- The football team has won the region championship 8-times: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010, and 2011.
- The girl's lacrosse team won the state championship in 2009. The Lady Cougars defeated four-time defending state champions, the Milton Eagles, to take home the title. They won with a score of 9 to 7. This victory gave Chattahoochee their first girl's lacrosse state championship.[8]
- The boy's lacrosse team finished ranked first in the state in 2003 despite losing in the state championship game to Westminster 11-9.
- On May 14, 2011 the boy's soccer team won the AAAA state championship defeating McIntosh HS 3-0.
- The boy's soccer team was ranked 2nd in the nation in 2008.
- The girl's tennis team, coached by Coach Sandy Blake, won the 1997 and 1998 AAAA state championships, posting an undefeated record in 1998.
- The boy's tennis team won the 2004 AAAAA state championship.[citation needed]
Music
Band
- Chattahoochee has two jazz bands, two concert bands, an indoor percussion ensemble, and a marching band, conducted by Nicholas A. Garofalo.[9] The Cougar Marching Band returned to Annapolis in 2010 for their third consecutive national competition.[10] Jazz 1, the top jazz band, was invited to perform at the Annual GMEA State Convention on Friday, January 30, 2009 in Savannah, Georgia. It was the only high school jazz group invited to the event. The indoor drumline took 1st place in two WGI regionals in 2009. After serving as the director of bands since 2001, Frederick H. Chang left in 2010 to teach music at Piney Grove Middle School in Forsyth County.[11]
- Marching Band Honors
- The Chattahoochee marching band was invited to participate in the 2007 London New Year's Day Parade. The band has also been invited to participate in the 2012 New York St. Patrick's Day parade.[12] The band was the 2007 USSBA Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee Tri-State champion. The marching band participated in the 2008, 2009, and 2010 USSBA National Championships in Annapolis, Maryland. In 2008, the band took 7th in their class and 3rd overall in the percussion caption. In 2009, the marching band placed 6th in class AAAA, and, in 2010, the band placed 20th in class AAA.[13]
Orchestra
- Chattahoochee has an orchestra program conducted by Lyndon Lawless.[9] John Peskey was the conductor during the 2008-2009 school year, and Jim Palmer was the orchestra conductor from 2001-2008. In 2008, Palmer became the orchestra conductor at Allatoona High School.[14]
Chorus
- The chorus is headed by Jennifer Blevins.[9] Rhonda Fossum led the choral program until 2009 when she left to become the chorus teacher at Johns Creek High School.[15]
Debate Team
Chattahoochee fields a nationally competitive policy debate team. It was brought to national prominence first under the coaching of Steve Stein and Adam Smiley and then under James Herndon and Luke Hill. Both Herndon and Hill left the team to pursue teaching careers at the college level in 2008. The team is now led by Garrett Abelkop. In recent years, Chattahoochee has qualified multiple teams to the Tournament of Champions, including seven in 2006, five in 2007, six in 2008, five in 2010. This record has stamped 'Hooch Debate' as one of the top public-school debate programs in the nation (especially considering that within that time period, no school has qualified more than three in a single year).
Alumni Pavilion
The Alumni Pavilion is located at the south end of "The Arena". The pavilion contains 2,046 square feet (190.1 m2) of covered space and 744 square feet (69.1 m2) viewing deck. The Alumni Pavilion consists of steel beam construction, wood finished columns, and a concrete deck. The pavilion is positioned as an overlook to "The Arena", and has hosted numerous pre-game activities such as cookouts and booster meetings.[16] Dedicated to all of the past and future graduates of Chattahoochee High School, the Alumni Pavilion's purpose is to serve as a site of congregation for school and community groups.
Extracurricular
CHS offers around 41 clubs for students to join. Notable clubs are the Quiz Bowl Team, which tied for 7th nationally at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments High School National Championship Tournament in 2009, the Rubik's Cube Club, the Beta Club, and the Junior Civitan Club. Other clubs include:
- Japanese Media Club (Anime Club)
- Chess Club
- Chinese Culture Club
- Equestrian Club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
- Frisbee Club
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Green School
- Guitar Club
- Interactive Media Club
- JCL (Junior Classics League)
- Jewish Student Union
- Math Team
- Outdoor Activities
- Paintball Club
- Programming Club
- Strategic Thinking Club
- GSA (Gay Straight Alliance)
- Science Olympiad
Chess Team
In the 2006-2007 school year, the Chattahoochee Chess Team was formed. In the 2007 Georgia High School Team State Championships, Chattahoochee placed 3rd overall. In 2008, they placed 5th.[citation needed]
Notable Alumni
- The school had its first All-American lacrosse player in 2003 with midfielder Kevin Magyar. Magyar followed his career at CHS on the University of Georgia lacrosse team from 2005–2008.[17]
- Under Coach Terry Crowder, Clint Boling, who originally played football as a tight end his sophomore year, became a prominent offensive tackle during his junior and senior years. He was honored as an academic athlete in 2004 & 2005. He now plays for the University of Georgia Bulldogs.[18] and the Cincinnati Bengals
- Charlie Whitehurst, quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks
References
- ^ "CHS Homepage". Chattcougar.com. http://www.chattcougar.com/. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Chattahoochee High School - Alpharetta, Georgia - GA - School overview". Greatschools.net. http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ga/1036. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "Chattahoochee High School - free Alpharetta GA school information provided by". Homefacts.com. http://www.homefacts.com/schools/Georgia/Fulton-County/Alpharetta/Chattahoochee-High-School.html. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ a b "GHSA Sanctioned Athletic Events". GHSA. http://www.ghsa.net/2010-2011-region-alignments. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ "GHSFHA Chattahoochee Yearly Region Standings". GHSFHA. http://ghsfha.org/rstandings.php?gTeamID=Chattahoochee. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "GHSA Cheerleading Champions". GHSA.net. http://www.ghsa.net/node/168. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "Chattahoochee High School". Hoochcheer.com. http://hoochcheer.com/history.html. Retrieved 2010-06-29.[dead link]
- ^ "Chattahoochee Lacrosse". http://www.hoochlacrosse.com/. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ a b c "Fine Arts". Chattcougar.com. http://www.chattcougar.com/1REDESIGN/Fine%20Arts.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "USSBA Fall Marching Band Schedule". Marchingbandcontest.org. http://marchingbandcontest.org/index.php?file_add=band_detail&bandid=QDTPS%20LG9XV%20BEZNJ%206BBPA. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Piney Grove Middle School | Staff Directory". Forsyth.k12.ga.us. http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/73492063101240447/site/default.asp. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ http://www.chattbands.com/media/notes/NYC%20Travel%20Itinerary.pdf
- ^ http://marchingbandcontest.org/scores2010/20101107_NATIONAL_CHAMPIONSHIPS.pdf
- ^ "Allatoona High School Fine Arts". Cobbk12.org. http://www.cobbk12.org/allatoona/fnart.html. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
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- ^ "Alumni Pavilion Information". http://www.chattcougar.com/1REDESIGN/alumnipavINFO.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-18.[dead link]
- ^ "2008 Roster - University of Georgia Lacrosse". MCLA.us. http://mcla.us/teams/georgia/2008/roster.html. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Player Bio:Clint Boling:Football". http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/boling_clint00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
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