Appling County High School
Appling County High School | |
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Address | |
482 Blackshear Highway , 31513 | |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Denomination | Appling County School District |
Superintendent | Dr. Scarlett Miles Copeland |
Principal | Dr. Gene A. Starr Jr. |
Teaching staff | 60.70 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9 – 12 |
Gender | Co-ed |
Number of students | 1,005 (2019-20)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.98[1] |
Color(s) | |
Athletics | 2012 Class AA State Champions - Baseball; 2011 Class AA Final Four - Football 2021 region 1-AAA softball champions |
Athletics conference | 1-AAA |
Sports | Football, wrestling, tennis, golf, softball, baseball, track, cross-country, basketball, competition cheer |
Mascot | Pirate |
Team name | Pirates |
Rival | Pierce |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Newspaper | Baxley News Banner |
Website | www |
Appling County High School (formerly known as Appling County Comprehensive High School) is a high school in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Appling County School District.
It has approximately 1,000 students and 70 teachers in grades 9-12. The students are 66% white, 30% African-American, and 4% Hispanic. 62% of the school's students are eligible for free lunch, above the state average of 50%.[when?][2]
Academics[]
The average ACT score at Appling County was 18, lower than the Georgia state average of 20 and the national average of 21.[2]
Notable alumni[]
- Byron Buxton ('12) - MLB outfielder for the Minnesota Twins[3]
- Dexter Carter - former professional football player
- Carl Simpson, Defensive Tackle for Chicago Bears (1993-1997), Arizona Cardinals (1998-1999), and Las Vegas Outlaws (2001)
- Jamie Nails, NFL guard for Buffalo Bills (1997-2000) and Miami Dolphins (2002-2003); born in Baxley
- Frankie King, NBA guard for Los Angeles Lakers (1995); born in Baxley
- Harry Skipper, Defensive Back in the CFL for seven years. Skipper played defensive back for the Montreal Concordes and Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1983 to 1989.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Appling County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c greatschools.net
- ^ Rode, Nathan. "Draft: Buxton's Tools Put Baxley On The Draft Map". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Bombers announce coaching staff". OurSports Central. 2004-04-26. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
External links[]
- Official website (uses Macromedia Flash for navigation)
- publicschoolreview.com
- greatschools.net
Coordinates: 31°45′48″N 82°21′17″W / 31.76346°N 82.35460°W
Categories:
- Schools in Appling County, Georgia
- Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia (U.S. state) school stubs