Statesboro High School

Statesboro High School is a public high school located in the city of Statesboro, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1901.

Statesboro High School
Address
10 Lester Road

Statesboro
,
Georgia

United States
Coordinates32°26′39″N 81°45′45″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1901
School districtBulloch County School District
PrincipalChad Prosser [1]
Staff87.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,662 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.06[2]
Color(s)Dark blue, gray, and white      
NicknameBlue Devils
WebsiteStatesboro High School

Its current principal is Chad Prosser.[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 has a successful Odyssey of the Mind program. The Statesboro High School Odyssey of the Mind problem one team 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] It has won five state football championships: three in the Georgia High School Association A athletic division (1956, 1957, 1966) and two in the Georgia High School Association AAAA athletic division (2001, 2005),[7] two state basketball championships (1968, 1991),[8] and four state track championships (1957, 1961, 1995, 2005).[9]

Notable alumni

References
  2. "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/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://shs.bulloch.k12.ga.us/athletics
  7. GHSA Football Champions
  8. GHSA Boys Basketball Champions
  9. GHSA Boys Track Champions
  10. http://bubbanearl.blogspot.com/2010_08_08_archive.html
  11. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/houston_justin00.html
  12. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=simmon001cra
  13. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1153313-deangelo-tyson-to-ravens-video-highlights-analysis-and-scouting-report
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