Calhoun High School (Calhoun, Georgia)

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Calhoun High School is a grades 9-12 Public High school in Calhoun, Georgia. It is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission, by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of Georgia High School Association. It is located in a rural setting in Gordon County.

Athletics

Calhoun High offers many different sports including: Basketball, Baseball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Equestrian, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swim Team, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, and Wrestling.

The football team competed in the Georgia AA State Playoffs and beat Heard County 56-18 in the first round. In the second round the Yellow Jackets lost to Greater Atlanta Christian 26-7. Current news about their athletics can be found here. [http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpid=722&show=newscast&CategoryID=3389]

Notable alumni

*Charlie Culberson, Minor League Baseball Player in the Giants organization [ [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/high-schools/calhoun-3574.shtml Calhoun Baseball - Calhoun,Georgia ] ]
*Kris Durham, Georgia Bulldog football player [ [http://uga.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=62365 Kris Durham - College Football ] ]
*Brodie Pullen, Minor League Baseball Player in the Reds organization
*Joshua Smoker, Minor League Baseball Player in the Nationals organization [ [http://ssbaseball.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=3&pr_key=53982 Josh Smoker Profile - Baseball Recruiting ] ]
*Monty Powell, Musician, Song Writer, Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame
*Scott Blair, Georgia Tech football kicker [ [http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/blair_scott00.html Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site: Scott Blair] ]
*Whit Robbins, Minor League Baseball Player in the Minnesota Twins organization [ [http://georgiatech.scout.com/a.z?s=140&p=8&c=1&nid=2454822 Scout.com: Whit Robbins Profile ] ]
*Jule Medders, a experienced singer/songwriter, has written many of Diamond Rio's hit songs

External links

* [http://www.calhoun-city.k12.ga.us/chs/ Information on Calhoun High]
* [http://www.calhounschools.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.calhounschools.org/highschool More information on Calhoun High]

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