Creekview High School (Canton, Georgia)

Creekview High School
Established	2005
Type	Public high school
Principal	Dr. Bob Eddy
Students	1,725
Grades	9–12
Location	1550 Owens Store Road 30115, Canton, Georgia,  United States
Coordinates	34°14′11″N 84°20′11″W / 34.236468°N 84.336407°W / 34.236468; -84.336407Coordinates: 34°14′11″N 84°20′11″W / 34.236468°N 84.336407°W / 34.236468; -84.336407
District	Cherokee County School District
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Hunter Green & Navy Blue
Mascot	Grizzly Bear
Rival	Sequoyah High School
Newspaper	Claw Print
Website	www.cherokee.k12.ga.us/Schools/creekview-hs

Creekview High School is a public high school located in Canton, Georgia. The school was opened in 2006, and the first class graduated in 2009. The high school is directly across the road from Creekland Middle School. During 2005, the first year of the high school, the lone ninth grade resided in one hall of the middle school. The following year, the students moved to the new building across the street and were joined by the rising freshmen.

Creekview High School was originally going to be named "Joseph E. Brown High School". However, once the community found out the future name of their high school, they made it known they preferred to name it after a local native American tribe. After a petition and protests, the school board agreed to send the issue to a naming committee which recommended the name "Creekview High School".^[1]

Administration

Principal: Dr. Bob Eddy

Assistant Principal: Charlie Beverly

Assistant Principal: Robin Fletcher

Assistant Principal: John Reynolds

Academics

• 2009 Platinum Award for Academic Achievement
• 2008 Bronze Award for Academic Achievement
• Creekview ranked 24th among 380 Georgia highs schools by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
• Creekview named top high school in Cherokee County by Atlanta Magazine, January 2010. ^[2]
• Creekview’s 2009 average SAT scores exceeded the county, state, and nation and were the highest among Cherokee county schools.

Governor’s Honors Program

13 CHS students were selected for GHP in 2008 and 2009. the most among Cherokee County high schools.

Math Team

• Cherokee County Math Tournament Champion 2008
• State Qualifier 2008, 2009

The Unquiet Library

The Unquiet Library is the name of the Creekview High School Media Center. The Unquiet Library opened in July 2006 and houses over 8000 print titles and 200 reference books in its Gale Virtual Reference Library. As of February 2009, the library has a collection of 13,000+ circulating materials; the digital collection consists of several databases purchased by the library as well as materials accessible through GALILEO, Georgia's Virtual Library. ^[3]

Fine arts

Art

• Four students had work accepted in the 2009 All State Art Symposium.

Band

• Symphonic and Concert Bands receive straight superior ratings at the Georgia Festival (2009)
• The band has earned all superior ratings at every competition (2009)
• Creekview had the most Cherokee County students accepted into 2010 GMEA District Honor Band.
• The marching band is the largest student organization in the school, with more than 200 members as of 2010.

Chorus

• Most students in Cherokee County selected for All-State Chorus (2008, 2009, 2010)
• GMEA Choral Festival Superior Ratings for ALL choral groups (2008, 2009)
• Girls Trio Literary State Champions (2008)

Drama

• 12 students selected for Region All-Star casts

Sports

Creekview has many successful athletic teams.

Baseball

• Region Champs (2009, 2010)
• State Playoffs (2009, 2010)

Competition Cheerleading

• State Playoffs (2007) (2008)

Cross Country

• Girls - State runner-up (2009)
• Boys - State Third Place (2009)

Football

In only its fourth year of existence, the Grizzly football team has not had a losing season, posting a 7-3 record in its opening season of 2006 and a 9-1 in 2007. Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, they were playing a Non-Region/JV football schedule and were not eligible for the playoffs. During an official alignment year for the GHSA, 2008, Creekview was placed in Region 7-AAA after a debate of whether or not they should be put in Class AAAA or AAA's Region 6. Region 7-AAA was one of 8 regions in the state to have a subregion system, Creekview being placed in subregion A. Creekview started the 2008 season 0-3 losing all three by a combined 8 points. The fourth game of the season was their first subregion test in the schools history, the Grizzlies traveled to Gainesville to take on 2007 State Semi-Finalist, North Hall. The Trojans, a perfect 10-0 in subregion play at the time, sent Creekview home with its 4th loss of the season. The Grizzlies soon bounced back, winning the last 6 regular season games and going 5-1 in the subregion, earning the final playoff spot in the tough 7-AAA.

2009 season

• Overall Record: (9-2)
• 7-AAA Record: (7-1) 3rd - FINAL
• League Record: (5-1) 2nd - FINAL

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	Bye
2	September 4, 2009	Sequoyah	W 13-7	1-0
3	September 11, 2009	Flowery Branch	W 38-35	2-0
4	September 18, 2009	West Forsyth	W 28-14	3-0
5	September 25, 2009	*North Hall	L 21-45	3-1
6	October 2, 2009	Johnson	W 51-14	4-1
7	October 9, 2009	*White County	W 42-21	5-1
8	October 16, 2009	*Gilmer	W 42-0	6-1
9	October 23, 2009	*Pickens	W 48-0	7-1
10	October 30, 2009	*Lumpkin County	W 55-13	8-1
11	November 6, 2009	*Chestatee	W 42-20	9-1
P1	November 13, 2009	Carrollton	L 14-31	9-2

The Creekview Grizzlies football team finished the 2009 season with an overall record of 9–2 and a league record of 5–1. The Grizzlies started the season off with strong wins over Class AAAA's Sequoyah and 2008 Class AAA Runner-Up Flowery Branch, as well as Region 7B-AAA's West Forsyth. The Grizzlies, with a (3-0) record and a Class AAA rank of 7th had their next test of the season, hosting the North Hall Trojans. Most assumed that 2009 was the year North Hall was vulnerable and would give up its subregion dominance after 3 straight years and an undefeated subregion record. The Grizzlies were the team predicted to dethrone the Trojans in the subregion A opener, but North Hall had other plans. Creekview soon found themselves down 21-0 early in the second quarter and were outgained on offense nearly 4-1 en route to a 45-21 loss, their first of the season. Since then, Creekview has bounced back strong with 6 straight wins and will accompany the North Hall Trojans to the state playoffs for the second straight year. As the 3rd seed, Creekview traveled to Carrollton High School to battle the Trojans and were sent home as the only Region 7-AAA to be defeated in the 1st round. Ceekview started their 2011 football season strong with a 24-17 win against rival Sequoyah at Creekview. This win was mostly due to the outstanding play of previously home schooled senior Riley Davis who had two touchdowns. Creekview's next game will be far away from home at North West Whitfield.

Golf

Region runner-up (2006)

Soccer

• Girls State Finals (2010)
• Girls Region Champions (2010)
• Girls State Semifinals (2009)
• Girls State playoffs (2008)
• Boys State playoffs (2008, 2009, 2010)

Softball

• Region Champs and State Quarter-finals (2009)
• Region Champs and State Playoffs (2008)

Swimming

• Individual State Qualifiers

Tennis

• Boys Region Runner-Up and State Playoffs (2009)
• Girls Region Runner-Up and State Playoffs (2009)

Track and Field

• Individual Region Champions and State Qualifiers (2009, 2010)

Volleyball

• Region Runner-up and State Quarter Finals (2009)
• Region Champs and State Semifinals (2008)
• State Playoffs (2009)

Wrestling

• Six wrestlers qualified for state with two placing (2008-2009)

References

1. ^ The Augusta Chronicle, "School takes name of American Indian tribe", February 19, 2005
2. ^ Atlanta Magazine, Jan 1, 2010 [1]
3. ^ Creekview High School Media Center, [2]

External links

• Creekview High School