Newnan High School

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Newnan High School
Address
Newnan High School
190 Lagrange Street

Newnan
,
Georgia
30263-2999

United States
Coordinates 33°21′46″N84°48′53″W / 33.362782°N 84.814616°W / 33.362782; -84.814616 [1]
Information
Type Public high school
Founded1918 [2]
School district Coweta County School System
PrincipalGamal Kemp
Teaching staff137.40 FTE [3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,316 (2020–21) [3]
Student to teacher ratio16.86 [3]
Color(s)Gold and navy   
MascotCougar
Accreditations Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Website nhs.cowetaschools.net

Newnan High School (NHS) is a public high school in southwestern Coweta County, Georgia, United States. It is located south of Newnan's historic downtown district. Feeder schools include Evans Middle School, Smokey Road Middle School, and Madras Middle School. Madras also feeds into the nearby Northgate High School.

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History

Founded in 1918 as the first high school in Newnan, NHS was a Southern Accredited School by 1919. [4]

In 1952, a new school building was built, eventually expanding to fill an entire city block. [5]

On March 26, 2021, an EF4 tornado seriously damaged many buildings on the school campus. In 2022, it was proposed to demolish 13 buildings on the school campus, and replace them with 5 new buildings. [5]

Athletics

NHS' athletic programs include football, soccer, baseball, gymnastics, cheerleading, track, volleyball, wrestling, tennis, swimming, softball, lacrosse, basketball, golf, cross country and marching band.

NHS' football team has competed in many region championships in the AAAAA class. [6] The most recent was their varsity football team reaching the State Semi-Finals, losing to Northside High School from Warner Robins, Georgia.

The Cougars have won many basketball championships [7] and are a constant Elite 8 competitor in baseball.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

Some scenes in The Walking Dead episode "Save The Last One" (season 2, episode 3), were filmed in and near the NHS campus. [10]

The High School scene of the Christmas themed Slasher film Santa's Slay was filmed on campus. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ Newnan High School - History Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Newnan High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "History of NHS - Newnan High School".
  5. 1 2 Leftwich, Rebecca (January 16, 2022). "A new start: Initial plans for rebuilding Newnan High School unveiled". Newnan-Times Herald. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Newnan and Northgate high schools Awarded with GHSA Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Awards". November 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ https://ma50010879.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/MA50010879/Centricity/Domain/97/NHS%20Wall%20of%20Fame.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  8. ↑ "A wrestling homecoming in Newnan". Times-Herald.com. May 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "A wrestling homecoming in Newnan". Times-Herald.com. May 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Photos from School Location (Newnan High School) | Walking Dead Locations". Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Santa's Slay - The Most Important Wrestler-Dressed-As-Santa-Murdering-People Film of Our Generation". terribleblog.net. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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