Gainesville High School (Georgia)

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Gainesville High School
Address
830 Century Place Gainesville , Georgia 30501-3002 United States
Coordinates	34°17′49″N 83°50′31″W / 34.296886°N 83.842014°W / 34.296886; -83.842014Coordinates: 34°17′49″N 83°50′31″W / 34.296886°N 83.842014°W / 34.296886; -83.842014[1]
Information
Established	1882
School district	Gainesville City School District
School code	682
Principal	Jaimes P. Green
Teaching staff	123.40 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,240 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	18.15[2]
Color(s)	Red and white
Slogan	Go Big Red
Mascot	Red Elephant
Team name	Red Elephants
Newspaper	The Trumpeter
Yearbook	Radiator
Telephone	(770) 536-4441
Website	http://www.gcssk12.net/

Gainesville High School is located in Gainesville, Georgia, United States.

History[]

Gainesville High School was founded in 1892.

Curriculum[]

Like the majority of comprehensive high schools in the US, GHS offers Advanced Placement and honors courses. In addition to Advanced Placement courses, Gainesville High School offers the AP Capstone program which gives students a chance at a second diploma by taking college level classes such as and . It also offers vocational curricula. In 2003 the school incorporated a formal Apprenticeship and Mentor Program to tech prep classes.

Recognition[]

• Gainesville High School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon award for 2010. This is considered the highest honor an American school can achieve.
• Gainesville High School has been recognized as a State School of Excellence.
• In 2006, students Preston Smith, Robert Whelchel, and Bryan Williams were recognized for superior talent as winners of Southeast Regional Emmy Awards.^[3]
• Under the guidance of Pam Ware, the drama department was honored as one of 50 high schools chosen to participate in the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005, 2008, and 2011.^[4][5]
• GHS has a tradition of Governors Honors participants and National Merit Scholar recipients, with test scores consistently in the top 10% in the state.

Athletics[]

GHS teams are known as the Red Elephants. They are the only school in the country with that mascot. They received the name in the 1920s when the announcer announced the football team was coming on the field looking like a herd of "Red Elephants." The naming was influenced by the unofficial nickname of The University of Alabama Crimson Tide that was created at the 1927 Rose Bowl. Red Elephants boys' and girls' golf teams won state in 2012.

Boys' golf teams[]

Gainesville High School claims one of the most successful boys' golf programs in Georgia history. The program has won seven GHSA state championships (1978, 1979, 1981, 1994, 1996, 2012, and 2013).

Notable alumni[]

• Tommy Aaron, professional golfer
• , cartoonist for Mark Trail
• Cris Carpenter, baseball player
• Damon Evans, administrator
• Michael Gettys, baseball player
• John Driskell Hopkins, musician
• Tasha Humphrey, basketball player
• A.J. Johnson, football player
• T.J. Jones, football player
• Jeremiah Ledbetter, football player
• Billy Lothridge, football player
• Billy Martin, football player
• Lewis Massey, politician
• Micah Owings, baseball player
• Blake Sims, football player
• Tommy Valentine, golfer
• Deshaun Watson, football player
• Tommy West, football coach
• Chris Williamson, football player

External links[]

• Gainesville City Schools
• Gainesville High School
• Gainesville High School at Gainesville City Schools Online

References[]