Archer High School
{{Short description|Public high school near Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Archer High School
| image =
| schooltype = Public
| established = 2009
| district = Gwinnett County Public Schools
| principal = Conquisha Thompson
| location = 2255 New Hope Road
Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30045
United States
| motto = "I Am Archer,
You Are Archer,
We Are Archer"
| colors = Red, silver, and white
{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}
| mascot = Tiger
| newspaper = Eye of the Tiger
| coordinates = {{Coord|33|54|58|N|83|53|37|W|type:edu_region:GA-US|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Georgia#USA
| website = {{URL|www.archerhighschool.net}}
}}
Archer High School is a public high school near Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. It is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. It is named after Gwinnett County teacher and coach Benjamin Vernon Archer.{{Cite web|url=http://gwinnett.k12.ga.us/schooldom%5CArcherHS%5Cweb-schooltemplate.nsf/pages/GeneralInformation|title=Archer High School Website|website=gwinnett.k12.ga.us|access-date=2016-11-12|archive-date=2016-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107215101/http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/schooldom%5CArcherHS%5Cweb-schooltemplate.nsf/pages/GeneralInformation|url-status=live}}
The school officially opened on Monday, August 10, 2009, with enrollment topping 1,200 students. It was opened as a relief for surplus students from Grayson High School, Central Gwinnett High School, and Dacula High School. The Archer cluster consists of Harbins Elementary, Cooper Elementary, Lovin Elementary, McConnell Middle, and Archer High School. As of the 2015–2016 school year the school had an enrollment of 2,568 students.{{cite web|title=Schools - GCPS|url=https://publish.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps/home/public/schools|website=Gwinnett County Public Schools|accessdate=28 June 2016|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002131818/https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/24887|url-status=live}}
Athletics
In its first year (2009–2010) Archer High School competed in Region 8-AAA of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA), with varsity teams in all sports, except football due to GHSA rules. For the 2010–2011 school year, Archer entered GHSA Region 8-AAAAA, and was the school's first year with a varsity football season.{{cite web|url=http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf/5a0a6df480312567852567f400738f98/d267336ba2cb3d958525754000612fd3?OpenDocument&0~QuickLinks|title=Archer High School|publisher=gwinnett.k12.ga.us|accessdate=24 December 2015|archive-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224230904/http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf/5a0a6df480312567852567f400738f98/d267336ba2cb3d958525754000612fd3?OpenDocument&0~QuickLinks|url-status=live}}[http://www.archerhighathletics.com/ Archer High Athletics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804032235/http://archerhighathletics.com/ |date=2009-08-04 }} Accessed 16 October 2015. Archer has had many teams compete in state tournaments: girls' track and cross-country, varsity competition cheerleading, wrestling, swimming, girls' softball, girls' basketball, men's basketball, men's tennis, men's track and cross country, volleyball, and football.
In 2012, the softball team became the first program at Archer to win a team state title.
Archer has won many state titles in wrestling. The wrestling team won four consecutive dual team and state tournament titles from 2013–2016.[https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-wrestling-champions GHSA Wrestling Champions]. Retrieved May 1, 2022. In 2014, the wrestling team finished the season ranked #9 in the nation by WIN Magazine.
Clubs
Archer High School recognizes multiple school-sponsored clubs. These clubs include a dance team, various quiz bowl-like clubs covering different academic areas, multiple honor societies, assorted foreign language clubs, a speech and debate team, a Skills USA club, a creative writing club, chapters of Future Business Leaders of America and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Archer's student council, and a yearbook club.{{cite web |title=School Sponsored Clubs |url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/domain/9418 |website=Archer High School |publisher=Gwinnett County Public Schools |access-date=9 May 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509062738/https://www.gcpsk12.org/domain/9418 |url-status=live }}
Notable alumni
- Andrew Booth Jr., professional football player{{cite web|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/2022/04/29/andrew-booth-minnesota-vikings-nfl-draft-pick-clemson-cornerback/9592873002/|title=Andrew Booth: 3 things to know about Minnesota Vikings second-round NFL Draft pick|author=Sal Maiorana|website=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=April 29, 2012|access-date=April 30, 2022|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002131816/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/2022/04/29/andrew-booth-minnesota-vikings-nfl-draft-pick-clemson-cornerback/9592873002/|url-status=live}}
- Joshua Ezeudu, professional football player{{cite web|url=https://www.giants.com/news/joshua-ezeudu-north-carolina-offensive-lineman-2022-nfl-draft|title=Giants draft North Carolina OL Joshua Ezeudu in Round 3|website=Giants|date=April 29, 2012|access-date=April 30, 2022|archive-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430013802/https://www.giants.com/news/joshua-ezeudu-north-carolina-offensive-lineman-2022-nfl-draft|url-status=live}}
- Curtis Terry, professional baseball player{{cite web|url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/professional/archer-s-terry-south-s-smith-part-of-georgia-connection-in-spokane/article_435aa473-e30f-541e-8f74-a21e9a9040bf.html|title=Archer’s Terry, South’s Smith part of Georgia connection in Spokane|author=Whitney Ogden|website=The Spokesman Review|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=May 8, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143557/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/professional/archer-s-terry-south-s-smith-part-of-georgia-connection-in-spokane/article_435aa473-e30f-541e-8f74-a21e9a9040bf.html|url-status=live}}
References
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Category:Schools in Gwinnett County, Georgia