Statesboro High School

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Statesboro High School
Address
Statesboro High School
10 Coach Lee Hill Blvd

Statesboro
,
Georgia
30458

United States
Coordinates 32°26′39″N81°45′45″W / 32.444228°N 81.762506°W / 32.444228; -81.762506
Information
Type Public
Established1901(122 years ago) (1901)
School district Bulloch County School District
CEEB code 112805
PrincipalKeith Wright [1]
Staff87.20 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9-12
Number of students1,732 (2021-22) [2]
Student to teacher ratio19.06 [2]
Color(s)Navy, gray, and white
   
Nickname Blue Devils
Website shs.bulloch.k12.ga.us

Statesboro High School is a public high school located in the city of Statesboro, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1904.

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Its current principal is Keith Wright. [1]

The school completed construction on a new $4.2 million state-of-the-art building in 2009, and the new football stadium, Womack Field, was completed in the fall of 2007.

History

Statesboro High was founded in 1901 with the original school house, a wooden structure, being built on Grady Street in Statesboro. The second Statesboro High School building, a brick structure, was built alongside the original in 1922. The original wooden building was still used until the late 1960s, when both buildings were destroyed by a fire.

The original part of the current building on Lester Road was completed in the summer of 1964. Renovations and additions to the building have continued over the years. The first class graduated from the new Statesboro High School in June 1965.

The current $4.2 million building began construction in 2007 and was completed in 2009. The first class graduated from the new building in May 2009. [3]

Odyssey of the Mind

Statesboro High's Odyssey of the Mind problem one team[ clarification needed ] finished in second place at the 2011 World Finals, [4] and finished second again at the 2012 World Finals. [5]

Athletics

Statesboro High School is well known for its athletics. Statesboro High School is currently part of the Georgia High School Association AAAAAA athletic division. Its varsity teams include football, women's and men's basketball, women's and men's track and field, women's and men's cross country, baseball, women's and men's soccer, women's and men's tennis, women's and men's swimming, competitive cheerleading, women's and men's golf, softball, women's volleyball, and wrestling. [6]

State Titles

Notable alumni

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  1. 1 2 "Faculty and Staff".
  2. 1 2 3 "Statesboro High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ http://www2.wsav.com/news/bulloch-academy/2009/jan/07/first-day-at-the-new-statesboro-high-sch-34982-vi-15329/
  4. ↑ "Odyssey of the Mind". www.odysseyofthemind.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03.
  5. ↑ "Odyssey of the Mind". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  6. ↑ "Statesboro High School: Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-06-25.
  7. ↑ GHSA Boys Basketball Archive
  8. ↑ |title= GHSA Football Archive
  9. ↑ GHSA Boys Golf Archive
  10. ↑ GHSA Boys Track Archive
  11. ↑ "Player Bio: Justin Houston :: Football". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31.
  12. ↑ "DeAngelo Tyson to Ravens: Video Highlights, Analysis and Scouting Report". Bleacher Report .
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