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Cedar Grove High School (Ellenwood, Georgia)

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Type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Pamela Benford

Nickname
  
Saints

Phone
  
+1 678-874-4002

Founded
  
1972

Established
  
1972

Grades
  
9 - 12

Website
  
School website

Color
  
Blue on Blue

Lowest grade
  
Ninth grade

Address
  
2360 River Rd, Ellenwood, GA 30294, USA

District
  
DeKalb County School District

Similar
  
Cedar Grove Middle Sc, Southwest DeKalb High Sch, Cedar Grove Elementa, McNair High School, Miller Grove High School

Cedar Grove High School (CGHS) is located at 2360 River Road, Ellenwood, Georgia in suburban south DeKalb County, Georgia. It opened in the fall of 1972 with an enrollment of 512 students. CGHS is the home of the Marching Saints.

Enrollment has fluctuated over the years with the development of the surrounding area. In 1993, with the resurgence of housing developments in the area, enrollment began to increase.

Cedar Grove High has six computer labs - one writing composition lab, one math/science lab, three business labs, and a NAF AOIT Academy lab. There is a teacher computer in each classroom networked with internet access.

Since the inception of the Bill Gates Millennium Scholars Program, Cedar Grove High has had winners: two in the first year, two in the second year, and one in the third.

Notable alumni

  • Xavier Avery - professional baseball player for the (Atlanta Braves)
  • B. J. Cohen - former arena football player
  • Dion Glover - professional basketball player
  • Reggie Johnson - basketball player
  • Marcus McNeill - NFL offensive tackle
  • Alfonso Smith, Jr. - former professional soccer playeir, Parade All American soccer player at CGHS
  • References

    Cedar Grove High School (Ellenwood, Georgia) Wikipedia