Jackson County Comprehensive High School
{{Short description|Public high school in Hoschton, Georgia, United States}}
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| principal = Melissa Gillespie
| streetaddress = 152 Jaxco Junction
| city = Hoschton
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| district = Jackson County School District
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| campus = Rural
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| teaching_staff = 102.80 (FTE){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1302940&ID=130294002134|title=Jackson County High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=April 4, 2025}}
| enrollment = 2,042 (2023–2024)
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Jackson County High School (JCHS) is located in Hoschton, Georgia, United States. It was formerly named Jackson County Comprehensive High School until 2021.{{cite web | url=https://spaces4learning.com/articles/2021/08/16/new-jackson-county-high-school.aspx?m=1 | title=Jackson County High School Opens New Facility - }} It is one of two high schools in the Jackson County School District. It is fed by West Jackson Middle School and the neighboring Legacy Knoll Middle School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jacksonschoolsga.org/our-district/teaching-learning/school-improvement-accountability/registration-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729093510/http://www.jacksonschoolsga.org/our-district/teaching-learning/school-improvement-accountability/registration-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2017|title=Jackson County School System Registration Information|website=www.jacksonschoolsga.org|access-date=2020-01-16}}{{cite web | url=https://lkms.jacksonschoolsga.org/lkmsposts/~board/homepage-news/post/jcss-closes-out-payments-for-lkms | title=JCSS Closes Out Payments for LKMS | date=12 February 2024 }}
The school competes in region 8-AAAAAA. JCCHS is known for its academics, band, Army JROTC, FFA, softball, wrestling, tennis, basketball, and football programs.{{According to whom|date=May 2021}}
New school building
On January 31, 2019, Jackson County School District built a new high school building to replace the old building of Jackson County Comprehensive High School, which opened in the 2021-2022 school year.{{Cite news|url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2019/1/757308/working-weekender-for-2pm-sunday-groundbreaking-this-week-for-new-high-school-in-jackson-county|title=Groundbreaking this week for new high school in Jackson County|date=2019-01-27|work=accessWDUN|access-date=2020-01-16}} The former JCCHS campus was converted into the Empower College and Career Center, a charter high school that will serve students from the Jackson County School District and the Commerce City School District.{{Cite news|url=https://jacksonalliance.com/partner-organizations/empower-college-career-center/|title=EMPOWER College and Career Center: Coming Soon|date=2017-03-30|website=jacksonalliance.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}
In the news
On February 14, 2007, at about 8:30 am, freshman Andrew Criswell entered the front office with a homemade bomb.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/georgia-student-surrenders-after-bomb-threat-evacuates-high-school|title=Georgia Student Surrenders After Bomb Threat Evacuates High School|website=foxnews.com|date=25 March 2015|access-date=2020-01-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/article/20070913/NEWS/309139832|title=Jackson County teen indicted in bomb scare|website=savannahnow.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/jackson-county-student-gets-3-years-for-bomb-plot/|title=Jackson County student gets 3 years for bomb plot|website=gainesvilletimes.com|access-date=2020-01-16}} He held two people hostage in the front office, until one of them tricked him into looking the other way as they left through the back. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, local police authorities, state police authorities, a SWAT team, and bomb squads came to JCCHS. After two hours of negotiations, Crisswell surrendered. The other 1,800 students and 250 faculty and staff evacuated to the Jefferson Civic Center. It was said that Crisswell was trying to make money for a relative's surgery.{{Cite web|url=http://onlineathens.com/stories/021508/news_20080215037.shtml|title=Teen gets three years for school bomb threat {{!}} Online Athens|website=onlineathens.com|access-date=2017-12-15}}
On March 29, 2017, an unidentified female teenager called the police to report that a gunman was in the building. This was a hoax and caused the school to be evacuated. The teenager was later identified by police, but not to the public, and was found to be attending East Jackson Comprehensive High School.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/2-jackson-county-high-schools-evacuated/507024357|title=JACKSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL: Situation contained after reports of possible gunman, GBI says|last=Thomas|first=Tony|date=2017-03-30|work=WSBTV|access-date=2017-12-15|language=en-US}}
Notable alumni
- Brian Bowles - wrestler{{cite web|title=B. Bowles JCCHS Alumni|date=23 June 2011 |url=http://www.mainstreetnewssports.com/archives/3809-The-Ultimate-Fighter-Jackson-Countys-Brian-Bowles-fighting-to-the-top-of-UFC.html|accessdate=16 January 2020}} and professional mixed martial artist, formerly competing in the UFC bantamweight{{cite web|title=Brian Bowles UFC Profile|date=14 September 2018 |url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/brian-bowles|access-date=16 January 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://jcchs.jacksonschoolsga.org Jackson County Comprehensive High School]
- [https://jacksonschoolsga.org Jackson County School System]
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Category:Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Schools in Jackson County, Georgia
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