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Cherokee High School (Georgia)

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Type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
C-2 West

Enrollment
  
2154

Phone
  
+1 770-721-5300

Number of students
  
2,154

Colors
  
White, Red

Established
  
1956

Grades
  
9–12

Newspaper
  
Chieftain

Mascot
  
Warrior (Squat)

Founded
  
1956

Cherokee High School (Georgia)

Address
  
930 Marietta Hwy, Canton, GA 30114, USA

District
  
Cherokee County School District

Similar
  
Ralph J Bunche School, ACE Academy, Etowah East Campus, Cherokee County Schools, Cherokee Tribune

Cherokee High School is one of eight public high schools of the Cherokee County School District in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. It is located in Canton. Established in 1956, it replaced Canton High School, the county's first high school.

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There are eight high schools in the Cherokee County School District: Etowah High School, Sequoyah High School, Woodstock High School, Creekview High School, River Ridge High School, Crossroads HS/MS, and Polaris Evening School.

As of 2014, CHS has a 28% minority enrollment. It has a 84% proficiency rating in English and 31% in Mathematics. Its college readiness index is 27.6.

Sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Basketball cheerleading
  • Color guard
  • Cross country
  • Football (2008 Region 5-AAAAA)
  • Football and competition cheerleading
  • Golf (2012 Ladies Region 5-AAAAA Runner-Up)
  • Marching band
  • Soccer
  • Softball – fast pitch
  • Softball – slow pitch
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track (2015 Region 5AAAAAA Champions)
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

    • Extracurricular activities

  • Academic Bowl Team
  • Air Force JROTC
  • Alpha
  • Art Club
  • BETA
  • Blades of Grass
  • Book club
  • Cherokee Players
  • Cherokee Signs
  • Chieftain
  • CHS Club
  • Color Guard
  • Competition Dance Team
  • Drill Team / Honor Guard
  • Dungeons and Dragons Club
  • Environmental Action
  • Explorer Club
  • Fantasy Football Club
  • FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
  • FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
  • FCCLA (Family, Career, Community Leaders of America)
  • FFA (Future Farmers of America)
  • First Priority
  • Forensics (Speech & Debate)
  • French Club
  • Friends Club
  • Future Educators of America
  • GA Teen Institute
  • Gamma
  • Gay-Straight Alliance
  • Kayak Club
  • Latin
  • Literary Team
  • Marching Band of Warriors
  • Mayors Youth Design Team
  • Mock Trial Team
  • Model United Nations Team
  • Mountain Bike Club
  • National Art Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • National Technology Career Honor Society
  • Red Cross Club
  • Science Olympiad
  • Senior Society
  • SkillsUSA
  • Spanish Club
  • Spanish Honor Society
  • Speech & Debate Team
  • Student Council
  • Video / Technology
  • VOCA (Vocational Opportunity Clubs of America)
  • Warrior Wishes
  • Winterguard
  • Yearbook

    • Principals

  • Hal W. Clements: 1956–1958
  • Jim H. Jordan: 1958–1966
  • Edwin Casey: 1966–1990
  • Rick Ingram: 1990–1995
  • Susan Padgett-Harrison: 1996–1999
  • William Sebring: 1999–2006
  • Pam Biser: 2006–2010
  • Debra Murdock: 2010–2015
  • Todd Miller: 2015-present

    • Notable alumni

  • Jayson Foster - 2007 Walter Payton Award winner, former Georgia Southern quarterback, and 2009 Baltimore Ravens pre-season wide receiver
  • Josh Holloway - actor, best known for his role as James "Sawyer" Ford on Lost
  • Chad Jenkins - class of 2006, starting pitcher of the Toronto Bluejays, 2012-present
  • Rich The Kid - rapper and CEO of Rich Forever Music

    • References

    Cherokee High School (Georgia) Wikipedia
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