Toombs County High School

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Toombs County High School
Toombs County High School logo.jpg
Address
Toombs County High School
500 Bulldog Road

Lyons
,
Georgia
30436

United States
Coordinates 32°11′20″N82°20′14″W / 32.188901°N 82.337185°W / 32.188901; -82.337185
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School type Public high school
Motto“Imagine, Believe, Achieve”
Denomination Toombs County School District
Established1987
School districtToombs County Schools
SuperintendentBarry Waller
Grades 9–12
Gender Co-ed
Enrollment850 [1]  (2016–17)
Hours in school day7:50 – 3:05
Color(s)Red, white, and navy    
Slogan"Great Schools, Great Futures"
Fight song Glory, Glory
SportsFootball, basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, volleyball (girls'), tennis, cross country, track and field, swimming, golf, wrestling, competition cheer
MascotBulldogs
Team nameToombs county bulldogs
RivalVidalia Comprehensive High School
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
National ranking
  1. 13,056
YearbookThe Mastiff
Feeder schoolsToombs County Middle School
Website http://www.toombscountyschools.org/toombs-county-high.html

Toombs County High School is a public high school located in Lyons, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Toombs County School District, which serves Toombs County, Georgia.

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Athletics

Toombs County High School's sports teams are known as the Bulldogs. This nickname was adopted from Lyons High School, which was combined with Toombs Central School in 1987 to form Toombs County High School. The Lyons High School colors were changed from red, white, and black to red, white, and navy, to represent Toombs Central School, whose colors were yellow and navy.

The Bulldogs compete in the Georgia High School Association's class AA in region 2AA. They are competitive in all sports but have historically been more competitive in football, baseball, and wrestling. Toombs County plays Vidalia High School each year in Toombs-Vidalia Week, a week filled with spirit leading up to the big game. Vidalia is the Bulldogs most competitive rival.

Toombs County has won one state championship in school history, which was in baseball in 1996.

Football

The Toombs County Bulldogs football team has won five region titles since its inception in 1987. The Bulldogs have an all-time record of 149–115–0. Toombs County has won five regional championships.

State Titles

The 1975 football championship was won by Lyons High School and the 1977 track championship was won by Toombs Central High School

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Toombs County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ GHSA Baseball Archive [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ GHSA Football Archive [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ GHSA Girls Track Archive
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