Houston County High School (Georgia)

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Houston County High School
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Address
Houston County High School (Georgia)
920 Highway 96

Warner Robins
,
Georgia 31088

United States
Coordinates 32°33′08″N83°40′29″W / 32.552323°N 83.674602°W / 32.552323; -83.674602
Information
Type Public high school
MottoExpect Excellence and Bear Down
Established1991;34 years ago (1991)
PrincipalJay Jones [1]
Teaching staff114.80 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades 9–12
Number of students2,116 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.43 [2]
Color(s)Black, silver, and white
   
Athletics Football, softball, cross country, track, basketball, baseball, wrestling, golf, tennis, soccer, cheerleading, swimming, volleyball, marching band
MascotBear
Website Houston County High School

Houston County High School (also colloquially referred to as HoCo and HCHS) is a public high school for grades 9-12 in the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1991 and is part of the Houston County School System.

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The school offers volleyball, cheerleading, football, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, swim, and tennis teams, the Black and Silver Brigade marching band, and an AFJROTC unit: GA-932.

Awards

Houston County High School was honored as a USDOE Blue Ribbon School between 1994 and 1996. [3] The unaffiliated Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. designated Houston County High School as a "Lighthouse School Charter Member" in 2004. [4] In that same year, HCHS was bestowed one of two Intel-Scholastic Schools of Distinction "Best of the Best" awards. [5]

Academics

The feeder schools of Houston County High are Feagin Mill Middle School, Mossy Creek Middle School, and, in some cases depending on zoning, Warner Robins Middle School, all of which being part of the Houston County School System.

Graduation rates

Houston County High school's graduation rate was 95% in 2023–2024. [6]

Since its opening, HCHS has held all of its graduation ceremonies at Reaves Arena located inside the Georgia National Fairgrounds along with the rest of the high schools in Houston County. [7]

College courses

The school also offers on and off-campus Dual Enrollment classes with multiple local colleges for the students to earn college credits. The majority of dual-enrolled students attend Central Georgia Technical College due to its location, being only 1,000 yards from the campus. Students can also take courses with the Georgia Military College and Middle Georgia State University. All on-campus Dual-Enrollment courses are offered through CGTC. The school hosts a large catalog of Advanced Placement courses as well. Most students will take an AP course during their time at the school, and the school boasts strong scores on the AP exams as well. The AP courses currently offered by HCHS are AP United States Government and Politics, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics B, AP Precalculus, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP U.S. History, and AP World History. [8]

Athletics

In the 2019-2020 school year the school was identified by the GHSA as part of Region 1 of the 6A Classification of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA). [9]

During the 2023-2024 school year, the school successfully appealed to the GHSA to be moved out of the 6A classification. As of the 2024-2025 school year, Houston County High School participates in Region 2 of the 5A GHSA classification.

Baseball

In 2014 and 2016 the Bears won the GHSA 5A State title. In 2021 the Bears beat Lassiter High School for the GHSA 6A State Championship. [10]

Cheerleading

Houston County High School Cheerleading is an athletic program in which the squads compete in state competitions year round. In 2012, the varsity team had an undefeated season and went on to become the 2012 5A State Cheerleading Champions. [11]

In 2022, the Houston County High School Varsity Cheerleading team took the GHSA 6A State Cheerleading Championship title, with the event being held at the Macon Coliseum. [12]

The cheerleading squad frequently competes in Houston County High's state of the art competition gym, of which construction was completed in 2022, and sports usage began during the 2023-24 school year. Usage for the school's basketball program began during the corresponding season in the same year.

State Titles

Other GHSA State Titles

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Principal's Corner". Houston County High School. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Houston County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Archived Information : Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (PDF). Ed.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Scholastic Administrator: Twenty-First Century Schools of Distinction Press Release". Scholastic.com. June 22, 2004. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Houston County High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Graduation". Houston County School District. Houston County Board of Education. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Advanced Placement Information". Houston County High School. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2019-2020 Region Alignments". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  10. ↑ "GHSA Baseball Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ "GHSA Cheerleading Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Congratulations 2022-23 State Cheerleading Champions". Georgia High School Association.
  13. ↑ |title= GHSA Baseball Archive
  14. ↑ |title= GHSA Cheerleading Archive
  15. ↑ |title= GHSA Slow Pitch Archive
  16. ↑ |title= GHSA Literary Championship Archive
  17. ↑ |title= GHSA One Act Championship Archive
  18. ↑ Warden, Owen (June 15, 2024). "Houston County baseball alum named National Freshman of the Year". 13WMAZ.com . Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  19. ↑ "National Football League: NFL Draft 2009 - Kyle Moore". Nfl.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
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