Newton High School (Georgia)

Newton High School
Address
140 Ram Drive Covington, Georgia, 30014-1965  United States
Coordinates	33°35′07″N 83°54′09″W / 33.585268°N 83.902373°W / 33.585268; -83.902373Coordinates: 33°35′07″N 83°54′09″W / 33.585268°N 83.902373°W / 33.585268; -83.902373[1]
Information
Established	1949[citation needed]
School district	Newton County School District
Principal	Dr. Craig Lockhart
Assistant principals	Tracy Curtis John Ellenberg Dr.Carl Skinner Christina Sneed Sylvia Jordan
Teaching staff	108 FTE[2]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	2,257
Student to teacher ratio	18:1[2]
Color(s)
Mascot	Ram
Accreditation(s)	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Telephone	[phone]
Fax	[phone]
Website	Newton High School

Newton High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Covington, Georgia, as part of the Newton County School System. Located thirty-two miles outside Atlanta, it is one of three schools serving Newton County. The high school serves 2,236 students in grades 9–12, with a senior class of 537.^{[citation needed]}

History

Newton High School was established in 1949. The original building was located on Newton Drive, where Sharp Learning Center is now located. At this time, it was the only high school in Newton County. Due to growth in the number of students, Newton County passed a bond referendum and started construction at the present site. The Board of Education began construction in the school year 1972-73 and the school opened its doors to students in August of the 1974-75 school year.

The first graduating class from this site was June 1978. For 25 years this school served as this county's only high school Another bond referendum was passed and Eastside High School opened its doors in August, 1994. Enrollment at this time was 2,300 students. Newton County passed another bond referendum for a new high school Alcovy High School which opened in 2006. It has operated on a 4x4 block schedule since 2009, but is changing back to the original seven-period a day schedule that it used before 2009 for the 2011-2012 school year.

Newton High School is scheduled to be demolished in 2013 and rebuilt on a new site due to projected remodeling costs being more expensive than new construction costs. This is part of a five year plan put in place in 2009 that also includes the building of a new Eastside High School while the old, smaller Eastside building will be turned into a theme school.

Sports and Extracurricular Activities

• 4-H
• Band
• Baseball
• Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Chess Club
• Cross Country
• Drama Club
• Drill Team
• Football
• Golf
• Rifle Team
• Boys Soccer
• Girls Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track
• Wrestling
• Girls Step Team
• Boys Step Team

References

1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". http://geocoder.us. Retrieved 2010-06-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "school-stats.com". http://www.school-stats.com/GA/NEWTON/NEWTON_HIGH_SCHOOL.html. Retrieved 2010-06-25. 

External links

• Newton High School
• Newton County Schools