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Lithonia High School

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Type
  
Public

Grades
  
9–12

Website
  
Lithonia High School

Mascot
  
Bulldog

Lowest grade
  
Ninth grade

Principal
  
Yolanda Peek

Campus
  
Suburban

Phone
  
+1 678-676-2902

Color
  
Black and gold

Address
  
2440 Phillips Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058, USA

District
  
DeKalb County School District

Lithonia High School is a public high school located in Lithonia, Georgia, United States. It serves 1,450 students in grades 9-12. Yolanda Peek is the current principal. It offers many clubs and extracurricular activities, including book club, Future Business Leaders of America, robotics, marching band, and chorus. Sports include baseball, football, basketball, volleyball, swimming, golf, tennis, soccer, track, gymnastics, cheerleading, softball, and wrestling.

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As of the 2013-2014 school year, Lithonia is now a uniform school.

In 2014, 2015 and 2016, Lithonia was recognized for having a Gates Millennium Scholar.

Lithonia high school halftime show


Accreditation

On December 17, 2012, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools announced that it had downgraded the DeKalb County Schools System's status from "on advisement" to "on probation," and warned the school system that the loss of their accreditation was "imminent."

However, DeKalb County named Lithonia as one of its top ten improved schools in 2012.

Notable alumni

  • Cory Williams - Future UFC flyweight/bantamweight champion
  • Matt Battaglia - former All-American football player, NFL player, actor, Emmy-winning producer
  • Alton Brown - Food Network personality
  • Kelvin Cato - retired NBA basketball player
  • Max Cleland - United States Senator, 1997–2003
  • Mike Potts - former Major League Baseball player
  • Dr. Alduan Tartt - psychologist, media personality (TV One)
  • References

    Lithonia High School Wikipedia