Evans High School (Georgia)

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name = Evans High School
rival = Greenbrier High School


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feeders = Columbia Middle
Evans Middle
Belair Elementary
Brookwood Elementary
Cedar Ridge Elementary
Evans Elementary
Lewiston Elementary
Martinez Elementary
Westmont Elementary, [cite web |url= http://www.ccboe.net/high/ehs.html|title= Columiba County Board of Education - Evans High |accessdate=2008-02-03]
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Evans High School, named for D.C. Evans, is a large high school in the Evans / Martinez area of Augusta, Georgia. Evans Comprehensive High School is a public suburban high school that serves a diversepopulation of approximately 1,900 students in grades 9-12. Evans provides a varied curriculum, including specialized vocational, athletic, special education, gifted, and advanced placement programs. Evans focuses on improving student instruction by motivating students to learn, improving thinking and reasoning capabilities, and applying knowledge and reasoning with technology.

Evans has maintained regional SACS accreditation throughout its history and has received the School of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award four times, 1984-1985, 1995-1996, 1993-1994, and 2003-2004.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Evans High School include:

* Hunter Foster, American musical theater actor/singer, librettist and playwright.
* Todd Greene, Major League Baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres #20 [cite news |author=Tim Morse |title=Evans High star getting set for call |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/080298/spo_213-4821.001.shtml |work=Augusta Chronicle |date=August 2 1998 |accessdate=2008-03-08]
* Forrest Griffin, mixed martial artist, Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Class of 1996 [cite news |author=Matt Williams |title=Ex-Evans resident goes from reality show to the real deal |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/092106/oth_97530.shtml |work=Augusta Chronicle |date=September 21 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-08]

References

External links

* [http://www.ccboe.net Columbia County Board of Education]
* [http://www.evansknightsfootball.com School's football website]