Sandy Creek High School

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Sandy Creek High School
Address
Sandy Creek High School
360 Jenkins Road

Tyrone
,
Georgia
30290-1614

United States
Coordinates 33°29′39″N84°34′24″W / 33.494044°N 84.573206°W / 33.494044; -84.573206
Information
Type Public high school
Motto"From Good To Great"
Established1991
School district Fayette County School District
PrincipalTosha Oliver
Faculty87.70 (FTE) [1]
Number of students1,188 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.55 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red, white and navy blue
   
Athletics conference5-AAAA in Georgia High School Association (GHSA)
MascotPatriots
Accreditations Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Telephone(770) 969–2840
Fax(770) 969–2838
Website fcboe.org/Domain/26

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

Contents

Sandy Creek serves Tyrone, northern Fayetteville, and northern portions of Peachtree City. It opened in 1991 with approximately 400 students in order to relieve overcrowding at Fayette County High School and McIntosh High School.

During 2021, the school had 1,207 students enrolled in grades 9–12 [2] and was accredited by the Southern Association of High Schools and Colleges.

Sports

Sandy Creek has become known for its successful sports programs, with many alumni having received Division I athletic scholarships, and several playing professionally.

The school was 2000 cheerleading State Champion, 2004–2005 football Region Champions, 1997 & 2002 boys' basketball Elite 8, 2005 boys' basketball Semi-Finalist, 2002 & 2003 basketball Region Champions, and 2008–2009 6-AAAA Volleyball State & Region Champions. The school has won multiple track state championships.

Sandy Creek won its first football state title on December 11, 2009, and became back-to-back state champs on the same day one year later, defeating Carrollton in the AAA title.

Volleyball

Football

The Sandy Creek Football team finished the 2010 season with a 29-game win streak. The streak ended at 41 straight games after a loss to the Gainesville Red Elephants in the 2011 quarterfinals.

Championships

  • 2003 Region Champions
  • 2004 Region Champions
  • 2008 Region Champions
  • 2009 Region Champions
  • 2009 AAAA football State Champions (14–1)
  • 2010 Region Champions
  • 2010 AAA football State Champions (15–0)
  • 2011 Region Champions
  • 2012 Region Champions
  • 2012 AAAA football State Champions (15–0)
  • 2013 Region Champions
  • 2022 AAA football State Champions (13–2)

NFL alumni

These alumni have played in the National Football League:

AFL alumni

These alumni have played in the Arena Football League:

SCHS football 10+ win seasons

  • '03 season record: 10–1 (Region Champions and undefeated in Region 4-AAAA)
  • '04 season record: 11–1 (Region Champions and undefeated in Region 4-AAAA)
  • '08 season record: 11–1 (Region Champions and undefeated in Region Play)
  • '09 season record: 14–1 (Region Champions and AAAA state champions)
  • '10 season record: 15–0 (Region Champions and AAA state champions)
  • '11 season record: 12–1 (Region Champions and undefeated in Region 4-AAA)
  • '12 season record: 15–0 (Region Champions and AAAA State Champions)
  • '13 season record: 11–1–1 (Region Champions and undefeated in Region 5-AAAA)
  • '19 season record: 11–1
  • '22 season record: 13–2 (AAA State Champions)

SCHS football history

Sandy Creek is the first Fayette County football team to win a Georgia state championship.

In 2003 and 2004, the Patriot football program boasted two perfect 10–0 regular season records and trips to the AAAA State Playoffs, including 24 straight regular season victories. They also had a perfect regular season in 2008.

Sandy Creek won back-to-back state titles in two different divisions. They won a AAAA state title in 2009 and a AAA title in 2010.

SCHS football coaching

Brett Garvin currently holds the head coaching position for the Sandy Creek Patriots football program.

Previous head coaches at SCHS include Rodney Walker and his son Chip Walker.

Sandy Creek had five straight regional championships in the 2008 through 2012 seasons.

Sandy Creek won the school's first state championship on December 11, 2009.

Basketball

The Sandy Creek basketball team made it to the Final Four in 2005 and 2018.

SCHS retired the jersey of #23 L.T. Lockett, class of 2001, one of the most prolific scorers in Georgia high school history. D-I basketball players include John Beckett (Georgia State University), L.T. Lockett (Middle TN State University), #34 Aaron B. Caruthers (University of North Florida), class of 2005.

Baseball

Eric Thomas was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 28 round of the 2002 MLB Draft. Brent Brewer was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 60th pick of the 2006 MLB Draft. Blake Brewer was also selected in the 2008 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins. D-I baseball players include Eric Thomas (2002) (Southern University), Jay Fields (Georgia State University), Rusty Bennett (2001-Georgia State University), Dusty Bennett (2004-Georgia State University). More recently, some more D-I commits include: Cole Jackson (2016-Georgia State University), Thomas Farr (2017-University of South Carolina), Markell Graham (2018-East Tennessee State University), and John Marant (2020-Georgia Institute of Technology).

Soccer

In the spring of 2007, for the first time in school history, the Sandy Creek boys' soccer team made the state playoffs. The team achieved a #4 seed in Region 6-AAA. The boys' team has made the state playoffs each of the last three years. In 2008 the team reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time in school history. They also reached the second round for the second time in school history in 2023.

Swimming

The Sandy Creek Swimming Patriots are a competitive swimming program, coached by Steve Henderson and assisted by Evans Martin.

Wrestling

Sandy Creek's wrestling team competes in a wide range of matches and tournaments throughout the season.

Derek Wojcik is the most prolific wrestler to graduate from Sandy Creek. He was a state champion in 2010 and 2009. Other notables include two-time placer Julian Holmes, who took fifth in 2008 and second in 2009, and Treijon Johnson, who took sixth in 2012 and fourth in 2013. Wojcik is Sandy Creek's only active college wrestler.

Fine arts

The Sandy Creek fine arts department includes four choirs, and Orchestra, Band, Art, and Drama departments. [3]

The Choral Department consistently receives superior ratings every year from The Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), and performs on a national level. The chorus includes four groups: Men's, Treble (Women), Honor Ensemble (Women), and the Advanced Mixed Chorus. [4] In 2009, The GMEA invited the Men's Chorus to perform for the GMEA In-Service Conference in Savannah, Georgia; they were the only all-male high school chorus to perform. The following year, the Advanced Mix Chorus traveled to San Francisco to perform with world-renowned ensemble Chanticleer. [5] [6]

Fox 5 Glee contest

In fall 2009, six members of the Select Mixed Chorus entered and won a contest hosted by Fox5 News and B98.5fm for the premiere of the television series Glee . After performing live at the Fox News studio, they received an array of grand prizes as well as being declared "Georgia's Best Vocal Ensemble." [7] The members of this group were Jesse Alexander (soloist), Tyler Green (tenor 1), Aaron Biemiller (tenor 2), Anthony Spezzano (baritone), Chad Sims (bass), and Paul Merrill (bass).

Spring musical

Every year other year, the fine arts put together a school musical. In 2010, Sandy Creek performed Les Misérables , and received a nomination for Best Musical at the Shuler Hensley Awards. [8] The latest musical to be performed at the Patriot Hall would be Little Shop of Horrors.

Band

The Sandy Creek High School Wind Ensemble and symphonic band receive Superior ratings at the GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation each year. The band has a total of four programs that include a jazz ensemble, wind ensemble, symphonic band, and concert band. The Sound of Sandy Creek Marching Band also consistently receives Superiors at local marching band competitions in the state and around the region.

Awards

Notable alumni

Filming location

The school's auditorium was used to film the beginning of the "You Will Be Found" sequence in Stephen Chbosky's 2021 film adaptation of the musical Dear Evan Hansen . [11]

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  4. ↑ "Millie Turek".
  5. ↑ "Chanticleer Press Release". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Chanticleer Concert Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Fox5 Announces Winners".
  8. ↑ Shuler Hensley Awards Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
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  10. ↑ "AJC on Rob Redding". Archived from the original on July 15, 2010.
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