Valdosta High School

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Valdosta High School
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Address
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4590 Inner Perimeter Road

Valdosta
,
Georgia
31602

United States
Information
School typePublic, high school
School districtValdosta City School District
PrincipalDr. Janice Richardson
Faculty121.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,191 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.03[1]
Color(s)Gold and black   
AthleticsGHSA
Athletics conferenceAAAAAA (6A) Region 1
MascotWildcat
WebsiteValdosta High School

Valdosta High School is a public high school located in Valdosta, Georgia, United States.

School[]

Valdosta High School serves grades 9-12 in the Valdosta City School District.

As of July 1, 2014, the Valdosta City School system still has a federal lawsuit against for failing to comply fully with desegregation. The lawsuit originally filed in 1970 is being reviewed for dismissal by a federal judge.[2]

Athletics[]

Football[]

Valdosta High School is home to the high school football program with the most wins in the United States, with a record 929 wins, 235 losses, and 34 ties as of the 2019 season.[3] From 1913-2016, the Wildcats have won six national championships in football, 24 state championships, and 42 regional championships.

In the 2000 film Remember The Titans, the T.C. Williams High Titans football team was revealed to be ranked Number 2 Nationwide in 1971. Valdosta High School was ranked Number 1 that year.

Valdosta High plays its home games at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in downtown Valdosta. Cross-town rival Lowndes High School has also built a strong program, winning five state titles (1980, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2007).[4] Since 1968, the Wildcats' record against Lowndes County is 33-16 with 0 ties, scoring an average of 20.9 ppg as compared to Lowndes County's 10.1 ppg. The Wildcats, however, had a dry run, losing seven straight until their 21-17 come-from-behind victory in 2011.

In the summer of 2008, due in part to the successes of the Valdosta High School athletic programs, Valdosta was featured on ESPN as a candidate for TitleTown USA.[5] This was a month-long segment on ESPN that started in the spring of 2008 and continued through July. Fans nominated towns and cities across the country based on their championship pedigree. A panel reviewed the nominees and fan voting in May determined the 20th finalist. SportsCenter visited each city in July, and fan voting July 23–27 determined the winner.[6] On July 28, 2008, ESPN named Valdosta as Titletown, United States.

During the 2020 season, the head coach was Rush Propst, formerly at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia and Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama. Propst was put on probation in early 2021 for controversy about paying players for their housing costs.[7] After determining five players were ineligible, the Georgia High School Association fined the Wildcats $7500 and banned the team from playing in the 2021 postseason.[8] The Netflix reality television series Titletown High highlights the team's 2020 season.

The current head coach for the 2021 season is Shelton Felton.[9]

Golf[]

The boys' golf team at Valdosta High won six consecutive state championships in the 1950s. Valdosta won three state titles in Class A (1954, 1955, 1956), two in Class AA (1957, 1958), and one title in Class AAA (1959).[10] The Valdosta High School golf team won their seventh state championship in 2014 as they claimed the Class AAAAAA title. The golf team has won eight region championships (1959, 1961, 1970, 1977, 1978, 2002, 2003, 2014).[11]

The girls' golf team has also been region champions four times (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005).[11]

Wrestling[]

Under Coach John Robbins, The Valdosta Wildcats brought home the 2018-2019 Dual and Traditional State Championships, with Freshman Noah Pettigrew winning the 195lb weight class. This is the first time in history the wrestling team has brought home a state championship in either Duals or Traditional.

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Valdosta High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Floyd, Adam (July 1, 2014). "Judge weighs schools' status". The Valdosta Daily Times.
  3. ^ National High School Sports Record Book
  4. ^ "Lowndes Football History Records by Season". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  5. ^ "Titletown" (English). Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  6. ^ "ESPN - TitleTown USA - SportsCenter". Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  7. ^ Raphael, Shannon (27 August 2021). "'Titletown High' Follows Coach Rush Propst's Controversial 2020 Season at Valdosta High School". www.distractify.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  8. ^ Calvaruso, Tyler (15 April 2021). "Valdosta HS football program hit with fine, postseason ban for using ineligible players". usatodayhss.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  9. ^ "Staff - Varsity/JV - Valdosta High School". Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  10. ^ "GHSA Boys Golf Champions". ghsa.net.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Valdosta High School & College Varsity Team Sports Championships". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.

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Coordinates: 30°52′07″N 83°14′02″W / 30.868543°N 83.233860°W / 30.868543; -83.233860

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