Houston County High School (Georgia)
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| Houston County High School | |
| Futuristic goals and old-fashioned values. | |
| Established | 1991 |
|---|---|
| School type | Public high school |
| Principal | Sheila Beckham |
| Vice Principals | Brian Christensen, Andrea Jordan, Mortimer Floyd, Todd Pryby, William Ray |
| Location | Warner Robins, Georgia, USA |
| Students | 2178 |
| Faculty | 114 |
| Athletics | Football, softball, cross country running, track running, basketball, baseball, wrestling, golf, tennis, soccer, cheerleading, swimming, volleyball |
| Colors | Black, silver, and white |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Website | HCHS |
Houston County High School (also commonly referred to as "HoCo") is one of four public high schools for grades 9-12 in the city of Warner Robins, Georgia. It was founded in 1991 and is part of the Houston County Schools district.
The school is known for using technology heavily in their curriculum and the entire school is wireless. They also have notable basketball and swimming teams, and an AFJROTC unit.
[edit] Awards
Houston County High School has won many awards. In 2004 they were named Best of the Best as a school of distinction. They are also a National School of Excellence (along with local Warner Robins High School). Houston County is also one of twenty schools who have been named Twenty-First Century School of Distinction.
[edit] Band
The school's band, the Black and Silver Brigade, is known for both its size and talent. As of 2006, the football marching band has 270 students and a competitive marching band of 170 students. There are also four concert bands and two jazz bands, as well as a percussion ensemble.
The Black and Silver Brigade has also performed in many places, including the Phenix Invitational Marching Festival, East Georgia Marching Festival and Championships, Spirit of Georgia Marching Band Invitational, the Sugar Bowl, the Thanksgiving Parade in Philadelphia, Marshall Field's Christmas Parade, State Street Thanksgiving Parade, and at the grand opening of the Museum of Arts in Science in Tampa, Florida. They were designated as Goodwill Ambassadors when they performed in Freeport, Grand Bahamas.
