Sequoyah High School (Georgia)
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Sequoyah High School | |
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4485 Hickory Road , 30115 United States | |
Coordinates | 34°10′18″N 84°25′47″W / 34.17167°N 84.42972°W |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1990 |
School district | Cherokee County School District |
Principal | Robert Van Alstyne[1] |
Staff | 129.40 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9–12[2] |
Enrollment | 2,083 (2022–23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.10[2] |
Color(s) | Black and gold |
Mascot | Chief Redman |
Rival | Creekview High School |
Yearbook | The Paragon |
Website | shs |
Sequoyah High School is a public high school located in Hickory Flat, Georgia, United States. It educates students in grades 9–12. It opened in the fall of 1990 and is one of six high schools in Cherokee County.
The school is informally located in the small neighborhood of Hickory Flat on a three-school plot of land dubbed the Ralph Quarles Educational Complex, consisting of Hickory Flat Elementary, Dean Rusk Middle, and Sequoyah High School. The complex is on the northwest block of the intersection of East Cherokee Drive and Hickory Road.
Preliminary schools in the Sequoyah cluster are Hickory Flat, Indian Knoll, Mountain Road, and Holly Springs Elementaries, and Dean Rusk Middle School.
In athletics the school participates in Classification AAAA, Region/Area 7.
History
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A student who became the head of the school's spirit squad previously dressed like a Native American, but this ended circa 2020.[3]
Athletics and activities
[edit]Sequoyah's Chief's colors are black and gold. The following Georgia High School Association sanctioned sports are offered:[4]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Competitive cheerleading
- Football (boys)
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- State champion - 2014[5]
- Wrestling
- State champion - 1996, 1999[6]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Danielle Donehew - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) executive[7][better source needed]
- Hunter Gaddis - baseball player[8]
- Cullen Harper - college football quarterback[9]
- Bryce Leatherwood - winner of season 22 of The Voice.[10]
- Jordan Usher - professional basketball player[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Faculty/Staff - Sequoyah High School". www.cherokeek12.net. Retrieved Mar 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Sequoyah High School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Jeong, May (2022-03-14). "How the Atlanta Spa Shootings—the Victims, the Survivors—Tell a Story of America". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "2020-2021 GHSA Member School Directory | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Georgia High School Association. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "GHSA Volleyball Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Georgia High School Association. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "GHSA Wrestling Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Georgia High School Association. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Danielle M. Donehew". Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame. 13 September 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Sequoyah alum Hunter Gaddis takes charge as early-season ace for Georgia State". 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Alumni Profile: Cullen Harper '08, M '13". Clemson World Magazine. 12 June 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "The Voice Crowns a New Champion! Bryce Leatherwood Wins Season 22". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ Callaghan, Griffin (July 7, 2022). "Usher signs with Jazz for summer league". Yahoo.com. Marietta Daily Journal. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.