Ware County High School

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Ware County High School
Waycross High School entrance close up.JPG
Address
700 Victory Drive

Waycross
,
Georgia
31503-8856

United States
Coordinates31°12′07″N 82°22′59″W / 31.202°N 82.383°W / 31.202; -82.383Coordinates: 31°12′07″N 82°22′59″W / 31.202°N 82.383°W / 31.202; -82.383
Information
Established1994
School districtWare County School District
PrincipalDr. Buford Kellogg
Teaching staff105.10 FTE[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,548 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.73[1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conferenceGHSA Class AAAAA Region 1
MascotGator
Team nameGators
YearbookEcho
Websitewww.ware.k12.ga.us

Ware County High School is the only public high school in Ware County, Georgia, United States. It is located in the city of Waycross.

History[]

Ware County High School was formed in 1958 by the merging of and . Expansion occurred in 1993 when the Waycross City Schools dropped their charter and Waycross High was absorbed by Ware County Senior High. In 1994, the doors were opened to a new high school in Ware County. It is located on Victory Drive, and is home to more than 1500 students and 110 faculty members. Dr. Paul Callahan was named the new principal in 2019. In January 2021, Tony Nazworth replaced Callahan to be an Interim Principal. As of August 2021, Dr. Tyrone Buford Kellogg replace Nazworth as the new principal of the high school.

Extracurricular activities[]

  • Academic Quiz Bowl Team
  • Alpha Delta Science Club
  • Anchor Club
  • BETA Club/National Honor Society
  • Chorus (Advanced, Women's, Mixed, and Acappella)
  • Drama (One-Act Play and Musical Theatre)
  • Envirothon
  • FBLA
  • FCCLA
  • FEA (Future Educators of America)
  • FFA
  • HOSA
  • Jazz Band
  • Journalism Team
  • JROTC
  • Leadership Team
  • Marching Band - with Majorettes, Flag Line, and Dance Team
  • Model UN
  • Mock Trial
  • Student Council
  • TSA (Technology Students' Association)
  • Yearbook Staff

Sports offered[]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Competitive cheerleading
  • Cross country
  • Drill team
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Raiders (dissolved for the 2020–2021 school year)
  • Rifle
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Sports history[]

The Ware County Gators high school football team made it to the state AAAA championship game during the 2007 season and the AAAAA championship game during the 2012 season. The Gators lost 20–14 to Northside Warner Robins Eagles in 2007 and lost 49–13 to the Gainesville High School Red Elephants in 2012. They challenged Charlie Grisham's Carrollton Trojans for the 1961 A championship, but lost 21–0. It was a rare weekend in that their cross-town rivals, the Waycross Bulldogs, had won the AA State Championship the night before, defeating Rossville 23–7.

The Gators play at Memorial Stadium.

State Titles[]

  • Girls' Basketball (1) - 1964 (2A) [2]
  • Girls' Golf (1) - 2015(5A) [3]
  • Riflery (4) - 1997(Open), 2017(Open), 2018(Open), 2019(Open) [4]

Army program[]

The school's Army JROTC program is run by SFC Rena Rivere and CW2 Johnson

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Ware County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. ^ GHSA Girls Basketball Archive
  3. ^ GHSA Girls Golf Archive
  4. ^ GHSA Riflery Archive


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