Etowah High School (Georgia)

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Etowah High School
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Address
Etowah High School (Georgia)
6565 Putnam Ford Drive

, ,
30189 [1]

United States
Coordinates 34°06′55″N84°33′42″W / 34.115311°N 84.561752°W / 34.115311; -84.561752
Information
Type Public high school
Established1976 (1976)
StatusOpen
School district Cherokee County School District
NCES District ID 1301110 [2] [1]
SuperintendentMary Elizabeth Davis
CEEB code 113306 [3]
NCES School ID 130111000425 [4] [1]
PrincipalRobert Horn [5]
Assistant Principals
  • Dr. Curt Ashley [5]
  • Janet Baggett [5]
  • Dr. Brett Pinckard [5]
  • Matthew Renney [5]
Athletic DirectorScott Bradley [6]
Faculty165 [3]
Teaching staff155 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students~2,400 [3] [1]  (2024-2025)
   Grade 9 695 [1]
   Grade 10 624 [1]
   Grade 11 597 [1]
   Grade 12 525 [1]
Student to teacher ratio16:1 [7]
Campus size80 acres [3]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)   Blue & Gold [8]
Fight song On Etowah Eagles [8]
MascotEagle
Rival Woodstock High School
National ranking2,339 [7]
Website ehs.cherokeek12.net

Etowah High School is a public high school located in Woodstock, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is one of seven high schools in the Cherokee County School District (CCSD), which includes Cherokee, Sequoyah, Woodstock, Creekview, River Ridge and I-Grad Virtual Academy. [7]

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Opening in 1976, Etowah's mascot is an Eagle, and its colors are blue and gold. [8] Beginning with only three buildings, it has since expanded to 10.[ citation needed ]

The school was one of the sites used for filming the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans .

Administration

Departments

Academic performance

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Etowah High School

2023-2024 rankings

Etowah High School is ranked #2,339 in the U.S. News & World Report National Rankings with an overall score of 86.75%, placing it at 47th in the Atlanta metro area and 63rd within the state. 45% of the students participate in advanced placement (AP) programs. [7] Mathematics proficiency is reportedly at 40%, reading at 60% and science at 63% with an overall graduation rate of 92%. Comparatively, the Cherokee County School District scores for mathematics, reading and science are 35%, 56% and 60% respectively. [7]

Out of 17,655 nationally ranked schools, Etowah High School performed very well placing at #2,313 for the College Readiness Index Rank, #7,093 for State Assessment Performance Rank, and #9,361 for Graduation Rate Rank. [7]

All rankings

It was one of 304 schools in the nation that won the National Blue Ribbon School Award in 2010. The Washington Post named EHS in the top 10% of America's Most Challenging High Schools in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2016 Etowah was named as a Silver Honoree for the second time by U.S. News & World Report.

In 2016 Etowah High School received the highest ACT composite score in the Cherokee County School District for the 4th year in a row. Etowah ranked 29th in the state of Georgia in 2016. EHS ranked 1st in ACT participants in Cherokee County School District with 370 participants in 2016. In 2016, EHS ranked 2nd in English in Cherokee County School District and 1st in Math, Reading, and Science. The ACT composite score of 23.6 in 2016 was Etowah's highest average composite score. In 2017, Etowah senior Nathan Baker received a perfect score on the ACT. [10]

Etowah was in the top seven in the state for Advance Placement Testing Performance in 2014. Advanced Placement classes offered include: World History, U.S. History, Government, Psychology, Chemistry, Biology, Physics (1, 2, and C: Mechanics), Environmental Science, Calculus (AB and BC), Statistics, Computer Science, English Language, and English Literature. Overall, they offer 22 AP courses and administer over 800 exams. The average AP score across classes was a 3.72 out of a possible 5 in 2010. [11] Etowah was named an AP STEM School, an AP STEM Achievement School, and an AP Humanities school.

Sports

Etowah High School supports twenty-one athletic teams led by Scott Bradley, Athletic Director. [6] For the school year 2023-2024, Etowah High School competed at the GHSA AAAAAA level (among 46 schools) Region 6 (with 6 schools). [12]

Organized in 1903, [13] Georgia High School Association (GHSA) and Georgia's Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMC) present a Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award to Geirogia high schools demonstrating impeccable sportasmanship since 2006. [14] [15] For the 2023-2024 school year, Etowah High School won the EMC Sportsmanship Award for Region 6-AAAAAA. [15] Between 2010 and 2016 Etowah won the GEMA/GHSA Sportsmanship Award for the 5A region three times.[ citation needed ]

Etowah High School teams include:

Etowah HS Athletic Programs
TeamHead CoachChampionships/Awards/Notes
BaseballGreg Robinson [6] 2017 Region 7-AAAAAA State Championship; 2009 & 2010 Region 5-AAAAA Championship
Basketball (Boys)Jason Dasinger [6] 2017 Boys Region Championship
Basketball (Girls)Jordan Tetley [6] 2005 Girls AAAA State Championship
CheerleadingBrittany Chandler - Sideline, Mckenzie Miklitsch - Comp Cheer [6]
Cross-CountryGarrett Hurlbert [6] 2007 Boys and Girls' Region 5-AAAAA Championship
FootballMatt Kemper [6] 2006, 2008, and 2010 Region 5-AAAAA Championship
Golf (Boys)2002 & 2005 Boys State Championship
Golf (Girls)Reg Jackson [6]
GymnasticsJessica Sprecher [6]
Lacrosse (Boys)Ben Natelson [6]
Lacrosse (Girls)Guill Strougo [6]
Soccer (Boys)Christopher Bryce [6] 2008 Boys Sweet Sixteen, Men's 5-AAAAA Co-Championship
Soccer (Girls)Lindsey Alexander [6] 2010 Girls Region 5-AAAAA Championship
SoftballVictoria Brown [6] 2009 Region 5-AAAAA Championship
Swim & DiveKaitlyn Smith [6] 2017 State Champion in Diving; [8] 2006 through 2013 County Champions
Tennis (Boys)Victoria Brown [6]
Tennis (Girls)Kimberly Ayers [6]
Track (Boys)Garrett Hurlburt [6] 2017 State Champion in Track and Field; [8] 2008 & 2009 Boys Region 5A Champions
Track (Girls)Jason Caesar [6] 2017 State Champion in Track and Field; [8] 2008 & 2009 Girls Region 5A Champions
VolleyballBryan Jones [6]
WrestlingPeter Baus [6] 1985, 1990, 2014, [8] 2015 Region Champions; 1985, 1990, 1991, 2004, 2008, 2010 County Champions

Other awards

According to a Washington Post article from 2017, [8] Etowah High School was also honored with the following awards:

2014

2013

Notable alumni

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