Type Public high school Grades 9–12 Website Cairo High School Phone +1 229-377-2222 Colors Black, Red | Principal Chris Lokey Yearbook Raconteur Mascot Syrupmaker Lowest grade Ninth grade | |
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Thomas County Central High School
Bainbridge High School Address 455 5th St SE, Cairo, GA 39828, USA District Grady County School District Motto With Pride, We Give Our Best | ||
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Cairo High School is a public high school in Cairo, Georgia. United States. The school's motto is "With Pride, We Give Our Best." Cairo High School was recognized as the SAT Region Winner for Class AAA and Region 1-AAA for 2005 and 2006. CHS students showed three-year average gains in reading and math SAT scores.
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History
Cairo (pronounced "kay-row" instead of "ki-row" like the Egyptian city) is nicknamed the "syrup city" because Roddenbery's syrup plant was formerly located in Cairo. The syrup made in Cairo is cooked from sugar cane juice and is not the corn syrup known as Karo syrup, although the names are pronounced the same. During a driving rainstorm in the middle of a football game many years ago, workers at the local syrup shelter brought over their rain coats labeled "Roddenbery's Syrup" on the backs of the jackets to keep the players dry. Reflecting this heritage, the Cairo High School football team was named the Cairo Syrupmakers. In 1986 ESPN named "Syrupmaker" the number one nickname for a high school sports team.
The school mascot is depicted as a syrup pitcher. In 1994, Amy Gerleman created the team's first syrup pitcher mascot costume and began wearing the "pitcher" to pep rallies and football games. The term is often shortened to "Maids" for the girls or "Makers" for the boys.
Athletics
The 2008 Football Syrupmakers are Class AAA State Champions after the school's second undefeated season (1990 was the other).
Activities and clubs
The school has the widely known Syrupmaker Band, "The Pride of Dixie." The award winning marching band is currently under the direction of John E. Scanling.