Villa Rica High School

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Villa Rica High School
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Address
Villa Rica High School
600 Rocky Branch Road

Villa Rica
,
Georgia
30180

United States
Coordinates 33°43′41″N84°56′46″W / 33.728°N 84.946°W / 33.728; -84.946
Information
School type Public high school
School district Carroll County School District
CEEB code 113130
Staff85.20 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,807 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio21.21 [1]
Color(s)Purple and gold
  
Nickname Wildcats
Rival Carrollton
Central
Website www.villaricahigh.com

Villa Rica High School is a public high school, part of the Carroll County School System, located in Villa Rica, Georgia. The school's mascot is the Wildcat.

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Controversies

Football team mass baptism

In 2015, the school came under scrutiny for allowing a local pastor to perform mass baptisms on the school football team during an official on-campus practice. The Freedom From Religion Foundation threatened legal action against the school district if steps were not taken to prevent a recurrence. An investigation by the school district concluded that the school "failed to follow district facility usage procedures for outside groups using school facilities". A miscommunication was later claimed between the head football coach and pastor regarding ability to perform such actions on a public school campus. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Basketball game fight

On January 25, 2022, a fight broke out at a basketball game against Lithia Springs High School that took place at the Villa Rica school gym. The fight, which started in the stands, spilled onto the court and caused the game to be suspended. After an investigation, authorities charged seven teenagers with affray and disruption of a public school. [8] [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mass Baptism Filmed At Football Practice Prompts Investigation". HuffPost. September 2, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ Morris, Mike. "Pastor thought baptism on Georgia school field was by the book". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN   1539-7459 . Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ Pearl, Matthew; Wolfe, Julie. "School district investigates mass baptism filmed at football practice". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Villa Rica pastor speaks on football team baptism". WMAZ. September 4, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ↑ Karr, Donny. "VRHS baptisms: School didn't follow procedures". Times-Georgian. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Carroll officials investigate mass baptism on school football field". Times-Georgian. Retrieved May 31, 2022– via Associated Press.
  8. ↑ "Half dozen teenagers facing charges for brawl during high school basketball game". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ Hunter, Kennae. "One arrest made in high school basketball game fight". Times-Georgian. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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