Lovejoy High School (Georgia)

{{Short description|Public high school in Hampton, Georgia, United States}}

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| streetaddress = 1587 McDonough Road

| city = Hampton, Georgia

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| type = Public secondary

| established = 1989

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| district = Clayton County Public Schools

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| principal = Rodney Jordan

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| teaching_staff = 103.00 (FTE)

| grades = 9–12

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| ratio = 19.71

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| nickname = Wildcats

| rival = Mundy's Mill High School

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Lovejoy High School (LHS) is a public high school in Hampton, Georgia, United States. It is the southernmost secondary school in Clayton County.

Lovejoy is a part of the Clayton County Public Schools. Middle schools generally associated with Lovejoy High are Lovejoy Middle School, Mundy's Mill Middle School and Eddie White Academy. Lovejoy High School is one of two International Baccalaureate Organization-accredited schools in Clayton County.

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Clayton State University is the nearest post-secondary school, though some college-bound students enroll at the University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University, University of West Georgia, Georgia Gwinnett College and Georgia State University.

Lovejoy High School offers a variety of sports, including football, basketball, tennis, golf, baseball, track, and soccer.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} The school's teams are known as the Wildcats.[http://clayton.006.schooldesk.net/ Lovejoy High School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317063152/http://clayton.006.schooldesk.net/ |date=2014-03-17 }}