Dodge County High School

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Dodge County High School
Address
Dodge County High School
350 Pearl Bates Road

Eastman
,
Georgia
31023-9802

United States
Coordinates 32°11′48″N83°11′43″W / 32.196723°N 83.195166°W / 32.196723; -83.195166 [1]
Information
School district Dodge County School District
PrincipalMarcie Jones
Teaching staff53.80 FTE [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment820 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.24 [2]
Color(s)Red and white   
Fight song "Hail to the Indians"
Athletics GHSA
Athletics conference3 AA
SportsBasketball, Baseball, Cross Country, E-Sports, Golf, Football, Tennis, Track, Soccer, Softball, Wrestling
MascotIndian
Nickname Big Red
Team nameIndians
Rival Bleckley County High School
Dublin High School
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission
NewspaperTribe Scribe
YearbookChieftain
Feeder schoolsDodge County Middle School
Telephone(478) 374-7711
Fax(478) 374-6987
NewsletterTribe Scribe
Website http://dhs.dodge.k12.ga.us/

Dodge County High School is a public high school located in Eastman, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Dodge County School District, which serves Dodge County. [3]

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Overview

Dodge County High School is a SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and GAC (Georgia Accrediting Commission) accredited school, where students can work towards a College Prep, College Prep Plus, Tech Prep, Tech Prep Plus, or Community Achievement Program diploma. Course work within these areas may include programs such as EMAC (Educational Media Academic Courses), which consists of foreign language offerings in Latin, German, and Japanese, and often involves video or phone lessons.

The Georgia Accel Program [4] offers post-secondary options with Middle Georgia College and Georgia Aviation and Technical College. Apprenticeship programs are offered to students pursuing a Tech Prep or Tech Prep Plus diploma. Apprenticeship areas include teacher cadet, child care, heating and air, aircraft-sheet metal, and health occupations, and are offered through dual enrollment with Heart of Georgia Technical College. The Instructional Support Department offers special education students the opportunity to get work site experience in addition to their regular courses of study.

Athletics

Football

Dodge County High School has had two former football players make it to the NFL. Benji Roland played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1990 as defensive end. [5] He was also part of the 1988 College Football All-America Team, played for Auburn University, and made it into the 1989 NFL draft. The other notable player is Leonard Floyd of the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at The University of Georgia where he played outside linebacker, and later was drafted 9th overall in the 2016 NFL draft after declaring early as a junior.

Regional titles [6]

YearRegion20165A AA20155A AA20145A Aa20135A AAA20125A AAA20115A AAA20095A AA19994 AA
19963 AA
19953 AA
19763 AA

Clubs and activities

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dodge County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "school-stats.com" . Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ Georgia Accel Program Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Database Football.com [ usurped ], Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ Georgia High School Football Historians Association Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved July 9, 2010.
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