Wilcox County High School

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Wilcox County High School
Address
Wilcox County High School
1358 Hwy 215 South

Rochelle
,
Georgia
31079

United States
Coordinates 31°56′35″N83°27′09″W / 31.94306°N 83.45237°W / 31.94306; -83.45237
Information
Type Public high school
School district Wilcox County School District
NCES School ID 130573002232 [1]
PrincipalChad Davis
Teaching staff23.50 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment340 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.47 [1]
Color(s)Blue and gold   
Athletics conference GHSA Class A Public Region 4
MascotPatriot
Nickname Patriots
Website www.wilcox.k12.ga.us

Wilcox County High School is a public high school in Rochelle, Georgia. United States. It is part of the Wilcox County School District.

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Student culture

Historically, students organized separate parties classified as proms; black and white students attended separate parent-organized proms which were not organized by the school administration. [2] In 2012, a black student from the school was voted the Homecoming Queen; however, she did not purchase a ticket to the homecoming dance, but felt that she had been insulted because she was still expected to pay to participate in the privately funded dance. [3] In 2013, students organized the first private racially integrated prom, [2] and the school district announced that it would consider holding a school-sponsored integrated prom in 2014. [4] The first school-organized prom was held in 2014, and the school has held a prom each year since. [5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Wilcox County High School (130573002232)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Gumbrecht, Jamie. "'New tradition' for Georgia students: Their first racially integrated prom." CNN . April 5, 2013. Retrieved on April 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ Bourgeois, Clinton. "New Video: Wilcox County Students Fight Segregated Prom." (Archive) WSAV-TV . April 3, 2013. Updated April 5, 2013. Retrieved on April 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wilcox County Schools Respond to Integrated Prom." WMAZ . April 6, 2013. Retrieved on April 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "WCHS 2015 Prom". Facebook. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Alfonzo Dennard, Wilcox County, Cornerback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts: Bug Howard". Colts.com. Indianapolis Colts. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nick Marshall, Wilcox County, Cornerback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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