Columbia High School (Georgia)

Last updated
Columbia High School
ColumbiaHighSchoollogo.png
Address
Columbia High School (Georgia)
2106 Columbia Drive

Decatur
,
DeKalb County
,
Georgia
30032

United States
Coordinates 33°43′41.22″N84°15′02″W / 33.7281167°N 84.25056°W / 33.7281167; -84.25056
Information
School typePublic High school
Founded1966
StatusOpen
School district DeKalb County Public Schools
PrincipalDerrica Boochee-Davis
Teaching staff73.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,017 [1]  (2017–18)
Student to teacher ratio13.93 [1]
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 columbiahs.dekalb.k12.ga.us

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.

Contents

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. [9]

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. [10]

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. [11]

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 Georgia State University- Decatur 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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Candler-McAfee, Georgia</span> Place in Georgia, United States

Candler-McAfee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is located east of Atlanta approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Downtown Atlanta and to the south of Decatur, Georgia The population was 23,025 at the 2010 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Decatur, Georgia</span> City in Georgia, United States

Decatur is a city in, and the county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address. The city is served by three MARTA rail stations. The city is located approximately five miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leilehua High School</span> Public, co-educational school in Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States

Leilehua High School is a public, co-educational, college preparatory high school in Wahiawa, Hawaii on the island of Oʻahu. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education, nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school was first established in 1924, when Hawaii was still a territory and located close to present day Schofield Barracks. The graduating class of 1928 totaled 15 students, all dependents of military personnel. It relocated to its present 32-acre (130,000 m2) campus in the historic town of Wahiawa in 1949. The campus has sculptures by Satoru Abe, Bumpei Akaji, Claude Horan, Rick Mills, Jacob Sakaguchi, and Ken Shutt.

Upper Darby High School (UDHS) is a four-year public high school located in Upper Darby Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Upper Darby School District. Established in 1895, it is the oldest high school in Delaware County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alan C. Pope High School</span> Public high school in Marietta, Georgia, United States

Alan C. Pope High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, within unincorporated Cobb County. The school was founded in 1987 and serves approximately 1,888 students in grades 9–12. The school mascot is the greyhound, and the school colors are Carolina blue, navy blue, and gray.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chattahoochee High School</span> School in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States

Chattahoochee High School is a public high school in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States, within the Fulton County School System. It is located next to its only feeder school, Taylor Road Middle School.

Sandy Creek High School (SCHS) is a public high school in Tyrone, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Fayette County School System.

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School is a public high school in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, US. It is part of the Colonial School District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Oconee High School</span> Public high school in Bogart, Georgia, United States

North Oconee High School (NOHS) is a public school located in Bogart, Georgia, United States. It opened in 2004 and is the second public high school in Oconee County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Decatur High School (Georgia)</span> Public school in Decatur, Georgia, United States

Decatur High School (DHS) is a high school in Decatur, Georgia, United States. It is City Schools of Decatur's sole high school and was established in 1912.

Moon Area High School is a public high school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Part of the Moon Area School District, the school serves students from grades 9 - 12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benjamin Elijah Mays High School</span> Public high school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Benjamin E. Mays High School is a public school located in southwest Atlanta, Georgia, United States, serving grades 9–12. It is a part of the Atlanta Public School System and is a Georgia School of Excellence. The school was established in the fall of 1981 and was named after Benjamin Elijah Mays, an educator, author and civil rights activist.

Friendly High School is a public high school in Friendly census-designated place in unincorporated Prince George's County, a county in the state of Maryland in the United States; it has a Fort Washington postal address.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johns Creek High School</span> Public high school in Johns Creek, Fulton County, Georgia, United States

Johns Creek High School is a public high school in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States, serving grades 9–12. The school is a part of the Fulton County School System. Its students primarily reside inside the city of Johns Creek, though the school also serves part of Alpharetta. Students from Autrey Mill Middle School attend Johns Creek. The school was opened in the fall of 2009 and as of 2017 has an enrollment around 2,076.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northwest Whitfield High School</span> High school in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, United States

Northwest Whitfield High School or Northwest High School (NHS) is a public high school located in unincorporated Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It has a Tunnel Hill postal address and is adjacent to, but not within, the city limits of Varnell. It is a part of the Whitfield County School District. The school colors are royal blue and burnt orange, and the mascot is the Bruin. The school is in Class AAAA of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southwest DeKalb High School</span> Public high school in Decatur, Georgia, United States

Southwest DeKalb High School (SWD) is a high school located in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the DeKalb County School System. It houses one of the two High Achievers Magnet Programs in DeKalb County, the other being Chamblee High School. There are also three Special Interest Magnet schools in Dekalb County. Arabia Mountain High School - Environment, Energy, and Engineering, Columbia High School - Math, Science, and Technology, and the Dekalb School of Arts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dunwoody High School</span> Public high school in Dunwoody, Georgia, United States

Dunwoody High School is a public high school in Dunwoody, an incorporated city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Totino-Grace High School</span> Private Catholic high school in Fridley, Minnesota, USA

Totino-Grace High School is a private Catholic high school in Fridley, Minnesota. It is an archdiocesan co-educational Catholic high school in the Lasallian tradition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Pointe High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina)</span> Public high school in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

South Pointe High School is the third and newest high school in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. The school is part of York County School District Three. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,402 students in grades 9–12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">McNair High School (Georgia)</span> Public high school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Ronald E. McNair High School is a public school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, located at 1804 Bouldercrest Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30316. It is in the Gresham Park census-designated place, southeast of Atlanta. The school was originally named Walker High School, but was renamed to McNair High School in 1987.

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" (PDF). DeKalb County School System . Retrieved 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. ↑ "Columbia High basketball coach wins 500 games, changes lives". Atlanta Journal & Constitution Online. January 26, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28.
  8. ↑ "Naismith Awards". Naismithawards.com. March 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-16.
  9. ↑ "Columbia High School Eagles girls' basketball honored by school board". The Champion. May 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Wrestling". DeKalb County Public Schools . 2011.
  11. ↑ "1970 Columbia High Prom with The Allman Brother's Band". The Strip Project . February 13, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.