Colquitt County High School
{{Short description|Public high school in Colquitt County, Georgia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox school
| name = Colquitt County High School
| image = Colquitt County High School.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| motto = "Each Day - Excellence in Every Way"
| streetaddress = 105 Darbyshire Rd.
| city = Norman Park
| state = Georgia
| zipcode = 31771
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|31.204881|-83.759208|region:US-GA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Georgia#USA
| schooltype = Public high school
| district = Colquitt County School District
| enrollment = 1,871 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1301380&ID=130138000591|title=Colquitt County High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 17, 2024}}
| teaching_staff = 122.90 (FTE)
| athletics = GHSA Class 1-AAAAAAA
| mascot = Wild Hawg
| colors = Black and Gold
{{color box|#050505}} {{color box|#F0AF00}}
| team_name = Packers
| accreditation = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.colquitt.k12.ga.us/schools/colquitt-high/index}}
}}
Colquitt County High School (CCHS) is a public high school located in unincorporated Colquitt County, Georgia, United States, near Moultrie and with a Norman Park postal address;[http://colquitt.high.schooldesk.net Home]. Colquitt County High School. Retrieved on December 16, 2017. "105 Darbyshire Road, Norman Park, GA 31771" it has a student body averaging 1,700.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/georgia/districts/colquitt-county/colquitt-county-high-school-5812|title=Colquitt County High School|date=Summer 2017|website=US News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926034831/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/georgia/districts/colquitt-county/colquitt-county-high-school-5812|archive-date=2015-09-26|url-status=dead}} The school is part of the Colquitt County School District, which serves the whole county.
Academics
According to the Governor's Office of Student Achievement, the high school's four-year graduation rate is 86.2%. The Office also states that 60.7% of the school's graduates are college ready. The school's overall performance is higher than 59% of schools in the state. The Office notes that the school's improvement is on the rise with its rating of "Beating the Odds".{{cite web|url=https://schoolgrades.georgia.gov/colquitt-county-high-school|title=Georgia School Reports {{!}} Georgia School Reports|website=schoolgrades.georgia.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-07-22}}
Athletics
= Sports =
The following sports are played at CCHS:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Diving
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Track & field
- Wrestling
- Volleyball
==Football==
On January 30, 2008, Rush Propst was named head coach at Colquitt County High School. University of South Alabama head coach Joey Jones interviewed Propst to fill the vacant position as the offensive coordinator. After community uproar over the interview, Propst decided to stay at Colquitt County.
In just his second year of coaching at Colquitt County High School, Propst took a team that had finished 2–8 in 2007 to the state semifinals in 2009. In 2014 and 2015, Colquitt County had undefeated 15-0 records and won the Georgia State High School Football Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in both seasons.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/high-school/high-school-picks-for-championship-weekend/nQnmj/ |title=High school picks for championship weekend | www.ajc.com |access-date=2013-06-27 |archive-date=2015-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708003303/http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/high-school/high-school-picks-for-championship-weekend/nQnmj/ |url-status=dead }}
The 2015 team won a High School Football National Championship when High School Football America named the Packers national champs.{{cite web|url=https://highschoolfootballamerica.com/colquitt-county-packers-are-2015-national-champs/|title=Colquitt County Packers are 2015 national champs|date=20 December 2015}}
On June 16, 2016, Propst was suspended for one year for head-butting a player during the 2015 playoffs.{{Cite news|url=http://usatodayhss.com/2016/colquitt-county-ga-football-coach-rush-propst-suspended-for-year-plans-appeal|title=Colquitt County (Ga.) football coach Rush Propst suspended for year, plans appeal|newspaper=USA Today High School Sports |date=16 June 2016}}
In July 2016, the appealed suspension was reduced to a reprimand.{{cite web|url=http://usatodayhss.com/2016/colquitt-county-coach-propsts-suspension-downgraded-to-reprimand|title = Colquitt County coach Rush Propst's suspension for head-butt downgraded to reprimand|date = 14 July 2016}}
Colquitt started the 2016 season by losing its first four games.
=State titles=
- Baseball (2) - 1997(4A), 2003 (5A) [https://archive.today/20130620215224/http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-baseball-champions |title= GHSA Baseball Archive] *Girls' Basketball (1) - 1946(B) [https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-girls-basketball-champions|title= GHSA Girls Basketball Archive]
- Football (3) - 1994(4A), 2014(6A), 2015(6A) [https://archive.today/20120731121943/http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-football-champions |title= GHSA Football Archive]
- Boys' Golf (1) - 2006(5A) [https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-boys-golf-champions|title= GHSA Boys Golf Archive] *Gymnastics (1) - 2006(All) [https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-gymnastics-champions|title= GHSA Gymnastics Archive]
- Girls' Tennis (2) - 1986(4A), 1988(4A) [https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-girls-tennis-champions|title= GHSA Girls Tennis Archive]
Extracurricular activities
= Fine arts =
== Music ==
Colquitt County High School is home to several instrumental and choral ensembles. They perform throughout the school year in the community, attend festivals and competitions throughout the South, and have represented the school in other countries and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, among other events. The choral department also prepares a spring musical each year, which has become a popular annual pastime for the community.{{Cite news|url=http://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/cchs-choir-students-will-bring-phantom-to-moultrie-feb/article_2c64d102-cd4b-11e5-864a-4b9ee457c4f5.html|title=CCHS choir students will bring 'Phantom' to Moultrie Feb. 18-21|author=Staff Reports|work=Moultrie Observer|access-date=2017-07-22|language=en}}
= Academic =
CCHS boasts a variety of academic extracurricular activities and clubs. These include the Math Team, Book Hawgs, Engineering Club, Key Club, National Honor Society, an Academic Decathlon,[http://www.pagefoundation.org/?page=GAD Academic Decathlon] team, Latin Club, Science Club, Spanish Club, and Technology Club.{{cite web|url=http://high1.colquitt.schooldesk.net/Clubs/tabid/66647/Default.aspx|title=Clubs|last=SchoolDesk|website=high1.colquitt.schooldesk.net|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-22}}
= Vocational and specialty =
There are also many vocational and specialty clubs and activities offered to students, including 4-H (Sigma Lambda Chi), FBLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FCCLA, FFA,[https://web.archive.org/web/20170726162951/https://www.ffa.org/home FFA] HOSA, Leo Club, Partnerships for Success, Peer Leadership, ROTC, SkillsUSA, Student Government, Unscripted! Drama Club, and the Y Club.
History
Colquitt County High School is the result of decades of expansions, improvements, and the consolidations of other schools in the county. Notable predecessors to CCHS are Moultrie High School, Norman Park High School, and William Bryant High School. These schools, and others, served Colquitt County students before the merging of the county and city school systems in 1968, and before desegregation around the same time.{{cite web|url=http://www.moultrieramroundup.com/Chronology.html|title=TT|website=www.moultrieramroundup.com|access-date=2017-07-22}}{{Cite journal|date=Summer 2017|title=Boycott Succeeds in Moultrie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HIrMMp6_QMcC&q=william+bryant+high+school+moultrie+ga&pg=PA207|journal=The Student Voice|volume=3|page=207|isbn=9780887363238|via=Google Books|last1=Carson|first1=Clayborne}}
Notable alumni
- Bob Alligood, former Florida state legislator{{cite web|title=Bob Alligood to receive Career Achievement Award|url=http://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/bob-alligood-to-receive-career-achievement-award/article_696532c2-e34e-11e5-9137-a757d5625404.html|website=Moultrie Observer|publisher=Moultrie Observer|accessdate=6 August 2017}}
- Antonio Edwards, former American football player
- Daijun Edwards, professional American football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers{{Cite web |title=Daijun Edwards Football Stats |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/ga/norman-park/colquitt-county-packers/athletes/daijun-edwards/football/stats/?careerid=k0q6u8q4lat55 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=MaxPreps.com}}
- Cameron Erving, professional American football player
- Ryan Fitzgerald, professional American football player for the Carolina Panthers
- Reatha Clark King, chemist{{cite web|title=Reatha Clark King to receive Career Achievement Award|url=http://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/reatha-clark-king-to-receive-career-achievement-award/article_ca5829c4-ee6d-11e6-9a09-c3d4a3b648c3.html|website=Moultrie Observer|publisher=Moultrie Observer|accessdate=6 August 2017}}
- Nate Lewis, former professional American football player
- Dennis Powell, former professional baseball player
- John Samuel Shenker, American football player for the Las Vegas Raiders{{Cite web |date=28 June 2016 |website=WALB |title=DWS standout Shenker transfers to Colquitt Co. |url=https://www.walb.com/story/32317625/dws-standout-shenker-transfers-to-colquitt-co/ |language=en}}
- T. J. Smith, professional American football player
- Carson Tyler, diver{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Morgan |title=Colquitt County’s Carson Tyler punches ticket to Paris |url=https://www.walb.com/2024/07/06/colquitt-countys-carson-tyler-punches-ticket-paris/ |website=www.walb.com |language=en |date=6 July 2024}}
- Jay Ward, professional American football player{{Cite news|url=https://www.moultrieobserver.com/sports/local_sports/ward-edwards-will-surely-meet-in-sec-title-game/article_b3e066a6-6f87-11ed-8678-0b2cb2975b7f.html|newspaper=The Moultrie Observer|title=Ward, Edwards will surely meet in SEC title game|date=November 28, 2022|author=Grandy, Wayne}}
References
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External links
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- [http://colquitt.high.schooldesk.net/ Colquitt County High School]
- [http://colquitt.k12.ga.us/cchs/index1024.ht Colquitt County High School]{{dead link|date=September 2018}}
- [http://colquitt.k12.ga.us/ Colquitt County School District]
- [http://colquittpackers.com Colquitt Packers]
- [http://high1.colquitt.schooldesk.net/Personnel/Departments/FineArts/Band/FiftiethRegiment/tabid/66601/Default.aspx 50th Regiment Band]
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