Chattahoochee High School
| Chattahoochee High School | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1991 |
| Principal | Tim Duncan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,108 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Website | http://www.chattcougar.com |
Chattahoochee High School is a public secondary school in Johns Creek, Georgia within the Fulton County School System and has been recognized as one of America's blue ribbon schools. The school is located next to one of its feeder schools, Taylor Road Middle School. Usage of its Johns Creek address is becoming more common; until recently, the school's location was often given incorrectly as Alpharetta (prior to incorporation, the school was in unincorporated North Fulton; it continues to received mail from the Alpharetta Post Office but the usage of the Johns Creek address has been approved by the U.S. Postal Service).
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The athletic offerings include typical American sports like football, baseball, track, wrestling, cross country, Debate, basketball and cheerleading. Sports Championships:
- Men's tennis team won the 2004 AAAAA Georgia state championship.[citation needed]
- Baseball team won the 2005 AAAAA Georgia state championship (with 32 wins and 4 losses), finishing 23rd nationally in Baseball America's Top 50 high schools.[citation needed]
- The football team has won the region championship 6-times: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003.
- The men's lacrosse team finished 2nd in the state in 2003 posting an undefeated record. The school had it's first All-American in Midfielder Kevin Magyar (CHS 2003). Magyar followed his career at CHS by being a star on the University of Georgia lacrosse team (2005-2008).
- The men's soccer team was ranked 2nd in the nation in 2008.
Musicas
Chattahoochee has an orchestra program conducted by Mr. Peskey. Jim Palmer was the orchestra conductor from 2001-2008, at which time he became the orchestra conductor at Allatoona High School. Chattahoochee also has three jazz bands, three concert bands, and a marching band, conducted by Fred Chang and Nicholas Garofalo. The Chattahoochee marching band was the 2007 USSBA Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee Tri-State champion. The chorus program is headed by Rhonda Fossum.
Extracurricularas
CHS offers over 50 clubs for students to cry about. Notable clubs are the Rubik's Cube Club, the stratigec thinking club, the Beta Club, and the Junior Civitan Club. Andrew Kang, a member of the Rubik's Cube Club, placed second in the 2007 Rubik's Cube World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Notable alumni
- Cherry Fu, founder of the Girls Who Surf company of Honolulu, HI[1]
- Charlie Whitehurst, San Diego Chargers quarterback
- Graham White, West Point kicker holding the team record for most yards [citation needed], later wounded while serving in Iraq
- John Busing, Cincinnati Bengals
- Clint Boling University of Georgia Football Lineman
- Mark Buchholz, Clemson University Soccer four year starter and starting kicker for the football team
- Matt Cerione, University of Georgia Baseball Center Fielder
- Brad Feltes, Georgia Tech 3rd Basemen
- John Hafferty, Kansas State University offensive linemen. Later transferred to West Virginia
- Anthony Fisher, Tennessee Tech Basketball MVP for three years. Later went on to play in Europe
- Julie Hoehn, Winner of the National Debate Tournament
- Andrew Kang, Second place winner at the 2007 Rubik's Cube World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Other clubs include
- Paintball
- Interactive media
- strategic thinking club
- equestrian club
- GSA
- JCL
- And many others
References
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