Cherokee High School (Georgia)

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Cherokee High School
Address
930 Marietta Hwy. Canton , Georgia 30114-2608 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1956
School district	Cherokee County School District
Principal	Rodney Larrotta [1]
Teaching staff	162.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,816 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	17.36[2]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red and white
Mascot	Warrior (Squat)
Newspaper	Chieftain
Yearbook	Sequoyah
Website	Cherokee High School

Cherokee High School is one of six public high schools of the Cherokee County School District in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. It is located in Canton. Established in 1956, it replaced Canton High School, the county's first high school.

There are six high schools in the Cherokee County School District: Etowah High School, Sequoyah High School, Woodstock High School, Creekview High School, and River Ridge High School

Sports[]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Basketball cheerleading
• Color guard
• Cross country
• Football (2008 Region 5-AAAAA)
• Football and competition cheerleading
• Golf (2012 Ladies Region 5-AAAAA Runner-Up)
• Marching band
• Soccer
• Softball – fast pitch
• Softball – slow pitch
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track (2015 Region 5AAAAAA Champions)
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Extracurricular activities[]

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• Academic Bowl Team
• Air Force JROTC
• Alpha
• Art Club
• Beat Out Cancer
• BETA
• Blades of Grass
• Book club
• Cherokee Players
• Chieftain
• CHS Club
• Color Guard
• Competition Dance Team
• Drill Team / Honor Guard
• Dungeons and Dragons Club
• Environmental Action
• exCHANGE Club
• Explorer Club
• Fantasy Football Club
• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
• FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
• FCCLA (Family, Career, Community Leaders of America)
• FFA (Future Farmers of America)
• First Priority
• Forensics (Speech & Debate)
• French Club
• Friends Club
• Future Educators of America
• GA Teen Institute
• Gamma
• Gay-Straight Alliance
• Kayak Club
• Latin
• Literary Team
• Marching Band of Warriors
• Mayors Youth Design Team
• Mock Trial Team
• Model United Nations Team
• Mountain Bike Club
• National Art Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• National Technology Career Honor Society
• Red Cross Club
• Science Olympiad
• Senior Society
• SkillsUSA
• Spanish Club
• Spanish Honor Society
• Speech & Debate Team
• Student Council
• Video / Technology
• VOCA (Vocational Opportunity Clubs of America)
• Warrior Wishes
• Winterguard
• Yearbook

Principals[]

• Hal W. Clements: 1956–1958
• Jim H. Jordan: 1958–1966
• Edwin Casey: 1966–1990
• Rick Ingram: 1990–1995
• Susan Padgett-Harrison: 1996–1999
• William Sebring: 1999–2006
• Pam Biser: 2006–2010
• Debra Murdock: 2010–2015
• Todd Miller: 2015–2020
• Rodney Larrotta: 2020-Present

Notable alumni[]

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• David Bottoms - poet, received the Levinson Prize, an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award, an Ingram-Merrill Award, the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts
• Jayson Foster - 2007 Walter Payton Award winner, former Georgia Southern quarterback, and 2009 Baltimore Ravens pre-season wide receiver
• Josh Holloway - actor, best known for his role as James "Sawyer" Ford on Lost
• Chad Jenkins - class of 2006, starting pitcher of the Toronto Bluejays, 2012–present
• Rich the Kid - rapper and CEO of Rich Forever Music
• J. Marshall Shepherd - meteorologist, professor at the University of Georgia
• - actor, best known for his role as Santa Claus in . Inducted into the in 2015

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

Coordinates: 34°13′59″N 84°30′00″W / 34.23309°N 84.50002°W / 34.23309; -84.50002