Columbia High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)

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Columbia High School
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Columbia High School
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Columbia High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)
2106 Columbia Drive

Decatur
,
Georgia
30032

United States
Information
School type Magnet school and public high school
StatusOpen
School district DeKalb County Public Schools
PrincipalDr. Derrica Boochee-Davis
Teaching staff73.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,017 (2017-18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.93 [1]
Language English
Hours in school day6 hours, 10 minutes
Color(s)Orange   and blue  
SportsBasketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball, wrestling, and marching band
Nickname Eagles
Feeder schoolsColumbia Middle School
Website Columbia High School

Columbia High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is in the Candler-McAfee census-designated place. [2] [3] It is operated by DeKalb County Public Schools.

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It opened in 1966. In 1991, the Mathematics, Science and Technology Magnet Programs were established at Columbia, which gave students in the Metro Atlanta area an opportunity to have a more focus-based education in these areas.

Columbia's mascot is the Eagle and its colors are orange and blue. The school motto is "One Team, One Dream!"

The school was given the Georgia School of Excellence award in 1996.

Extracurricular activities include athletics, marching and concert band, color guard, Future Business Leaders of America, Beta Club, and JROTC.

The boundary of Columbia High School neighbors those of Southwest Dekalb High School, Towers High School, and McNair High School.

Attendance zone

The school serves [4] portions of the Candler-McAfee CDP, [2] Belvedere Park, [5] and Panthersville CDPs. [6]

Sports

Boys' basketball

Columbia High School is considered a national powerhouse in high school basketball. They have been ranked nationally by ESPN in numerous years.

The boys' basketball team has gone to the state championship every year since 2005. They are the first team in the history of Dekalb County to win more than four state basketball championships.

State Champions: 2005-2006 (AAAA), 2007-2008 (AAAA), 2009-2010 (AAA), 2010-2011 (AAA), 2011-2012 (AAA)

Region Champions: 2005-2006 (Region 5-AAAA), 2006-2007 (Region 6-AAAA), 2007–2008 (Region 6-AAAA), 2008-2009 (5-AAA), 2009-2010 (5-AAA), 2010-2011 (5-AAA), 2011-2012 (5-AAA)

In the 2009-2010 season, the girls' and boys' teams were AAA State champions in 2009-2010. They were the sixth team in the history of Georgia High School basketball to accomplish this feat. The girls' and boys' teams repeated this feat in the 2011-2012 season as they both won the Class AAA state titles.

The boys' basketball team has been coached by Dr. Phil McCrary since 1987. As of February 2011, he has posted a 502-183 record. He won his 500th career game at the Primetime Shootout in West Virginia on January 21, 2011 against Jamesville-Dewitt High School. [7] Coach McCrary has sent more than 100 student athletes to Division I basketball programs, including NBA guard and former UGA basketball star Travis Leslie. Coach McCrary has received numerous coaching accolades, including:

Girls' basketball

The girls' basketball team won their first state championship in 2010. The 2010 season also marked the first time for a DeKalb County school to win both a boys' and a girls' title in the same season, as Columbia swept the Class AAA titles.[ citation needed ]

The girls' basketball team won their second Class AAA state championship in 2012. For the second time, the girls' and boys' teams swept the Class AAA championships.[ citation needed ]

The girls' basketball team won their third championship in 2013, in Class AAAA.[ citation needed ]

Girls' track

The girls' track team has won three state championships, in 1983, 1995 and 1996. One of the highlights of the girls' track program is Olympic gold medalist Gwen Torrence. She was the state champion in the 100 and 200 meters from 1980 to 1983, while running for Columbia.[ citation needed ]

Boys' track

The boys' track team has won two state championships, in 1980 and 1983.[ citation needed ]

Wrestling

Columbia High School has won five state championships in wrestling, in 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, and 1988. Columbia had won 26 individual state titles as of March 2011. The wrestling team has finished in the top 10 in the state 19 times. [9]

Boys' football

Columbia High School is yet to win a championship in boys' football. The team currently plays at Adams Memorial Stadium and Avondale Stadium.

Music

Allman Brothers

On May 23, 1970, the Allman Brothers Band performed in the gymnasium of Columbia High School for the Junior-Senior Prom.

Stan Kenton

On March 12, 1973, Stan Kenton and the Stan Kenton Orchestra gave an afternoon workshop and an evening concert at DeKalb Community College South Campus (now called Perimeter College South Campus). The concert was sponsored by the Columbia High School Band Boosters as a fundraiser.

Braves baseball opener

On 4 April 1975, 200 members of the Columbia High School Band, Advanced Mixed Chorus, Drill Team, and Majorettes furnished the music for pre-game activities at the Atlanta Braves baseball opening game with the Houston Astros at Fulton Stadium.

Musical productions

The following musicals were produced and staged at Columbia:

Destruction of music library

During renovation of the school during 2004-2005, thousands of copies of sheet music were destroyed, wiping out the school's extensive music library of choral and band scores.

Publications

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Columbia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Candler-McAfee CDP, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-05-07. - Compare with school addresses and boundary maps.
  3. ↑ "Home". Columbia High School. Retrieved 2020-05-07. Columbia High School 2106 Columbia Drive Decatur, Georgia 30032 - Despite the Decatur address it is not in the Decatur city limits. Compare this to the CDP map.
  4. ↑ "High School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Belvedere Park CDP, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-05-07. - Compare with school boundary maps.
  6. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Panthersville CDP, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-05-07. - Compare with school addresses and boundary maps.
  7. ↑ Atlanta Journal & Constitution Online, http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-high-school-sports/2011/01/26/columbia-high-basketball-coach-wins-500-games-changes-lives/ Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine , January 26, 2011
  8. ↑ Naismithawards.com, http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/03222010MetroAtlantaWinners.aspx Archived 2010-11-16 at the Wayback Machine , March 16, 2010
  9. ↑ , DeKalb County Public Schools, 2011

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