Wilcox County High School

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| address = 1358 Hwy 215 South

| city = Rochelle

| state = Georgia

| zipcode = 31079

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| district = Wilcox County School District

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| principal = Chad Davis

| teaching_staff = 23.50 {{FTE}}

| grades = 9–12

| enrollment = 340 (2022–2023)

| ratio = 14.47

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| athletics_conference =GHSA Class A Public Region 4

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Wilcox County High School is a public high school in Rochelle, Georgia. United States. It is part of the Wilcox County School District.

Student culture

Historically, students organized separate parties classified as proms; black and white students attended separate parent-organized proms which were not organized by the school administration.Gumbrecht, Jamie. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130409000031/http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/05/big-plans-for-georgia-students-first-racially-integrated-prom/?hpt=hp_bn1 'New tradition' for Georgia students: Their first racially integrated prom]." CNN. April 5, 2013. Retrieved on April 6, 2013. In 2012, a black student from the school was voted the Homecoming Queen; however, she did not purchase a ticket to the homecoming dance, but felt that she had been insulted because she was still expected to pay to participate in the privately funded dance.Bourgeois, Clinton. "[http://www.wsav.com/story/21866654/macon-students-fight-segregated-prom New Video: Wilcox County Students Fight Segregated Prom]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130407143044/http://www.wsav.com/story/21866654/macon-students-fight-segregated-prom Archive]) WSAV-TV. April 3, 2013. Updated April 5, 2013. Retrieved on April 7, 2013. In 2013, students organized the first private racially integrated prom, and the school district announced that it would consider holding a school-sponsored integrated prom in 2014."[https://archive.today/20240526142546/https://www.webcitation.org/6Fh4kg4kY?url=http://www.13wmaz.com/news/article/226797/153/Wilcox-County-Schools-Respond-to-Integrated-Prom Wilcox County Schools Respond to Integrated Prom]." WMAZ. April 6, 2013. Retrieved on April 7, 2013. The first school-organized prom was held in 2014, and the school has held a prom each year since.{{cite web|title=WCHS 2015 Prom|url=https://www.facebook.com/wchspatriots/posts/360223690843843|website=Facebook|accessdate=18 May 2015}}

Notable alumni

Alfonzo Dennard, former New England Patriots cornerback
Bug Howard, Carolina Panthers wide receiver
Nick Marshall, former Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.wilcox.k12.ga.us/}}

Category:Buildings and structures in Wilcox County, Georgia

Category:Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:School segregation in the United States

Category:Education in Wilcox County, Georgia