Calhoun County High School (Edison, Georgia)

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Calhoun County K-12 School
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Calhoun County High School (Edison, Georgia)
133 Cougar Lane

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Georgia
39846

United States
Coordinates 31°33′50″N84°43′40″W / 31.563868°N 84.727913°W / 31.563868; -84.727913
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School district Calhoun County School District
CEEB code 111193
PrincipalTonya Robinson
Teaching staff19 (as of 2006-07) [1]
GradesPK3-12
Enrollment360 [1]  (as of 2006-07)
Student to teacher ratio18.9 (as of 2006-07) [1]
Color(s)Red and blue
  
AthleticsGHSA Class A
MascotCougar
Website www.calhoun.k12.ga.us/Domain/10

Calhoun County High School is a secondary school in Edison, Georgia, United States.

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History

In late 1994, former Calhoun County High School teacher Corkin Cherubini made national headlines when, as district superintendent, he ended district practices the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights found to be racially biased, including tracking and segregated cheerleading squads. [2] [3]

Extracurricular activities

The school's sports teams, known as the Calhoun County Cougars, compete in GHSA Class A Region 1, Sub-Region A. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, softball, and track.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "School Detail for Calhoun County Middle/high School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. Johnston, Robert C. (1994-12-14). "Effort To Do the Right Thing Upsets Ga. County". Education Week.
  3. "Georgia Superintendent Battles a Subtle Racism". New York Times. 1995-02-14.