Sequoyah High School (Georgia)
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| Established | 1990 |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Mr. Elliott Berman |
| Students | 1,952 for 2006 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 4485 Hickory Rd Canton, Georgia, United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black & Gold |
| Mascot | Chiefs |
| Newspaper | The Arrow |
| Website | Home Page |
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Sequoyah High School is a public high school located in Canton, Georgia. Enrollment was 1,952 students for the class of 2006. Sequoyah was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2005, the only high school in Georgia to receive that honor, and also received the award in 2006. It also was named a Georgia School of Excellence in 2005.
The school participates in Classification AAAA, Region 5. In only its seventeenth year, Sequoyah holds state titles in basketball (1994, 1996) and wrestling (1996, 1999) and also in softball (2006).
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[edit] History
Sequoyah offers a broad range of core classes, electives, and extra-cirricular activities that has helped the high school become known in the state and nationally.
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[edit] Academics
Sequoyah's test scores have consistently been higher than state averages. Sequoyah also has had the highest SAT, ACT, and EOCT test scores in Cherokee County.
[edit] Sports
- Volleyball finished #6 in AAAA (40-10) after losing to the eventual state champion, Marist, in the Elite 8. Season highlights would also include: Cherokee County champions, Area 5-AAAA champions.
Head Coach- Kelly Audia
Sequoyah volleyball has had a great history around the state of Georgia. In 2003, the Lady Chiefs recorded a record of 48-9, and won the Area 6 championship. After making their mark in regional play, the Lady Chiefs finished as the state AAAAA runner-up under then head coach Dave Audia to round out the season. The team lost to St. Vincent's School in the state championship match and finished 2nd in Class AAAAA. Sequoyah then received a preseason #1 rank for the 2004 season. Volleyball powerhouse Starr's Mill and Sequoyah made it the final match, and the Chiefs lost 3-2, finishing runner-up for the second consecutive year.
- Softball won the State AAAA Championship title on October 31, 2006, defeating Northgate High School. Season highlights would also include: Region 5-AAAA champions, beating cross-county rival, Cherokee.
Head Coach- Todd Morrissey
- Football advanced to the State playoffs and lost to Dacula in the first round. Region runner-up East Paulding was in the semifinals at the Georgia Dome. Season highlights would also include: Beating rival Cherokee 10-3, advancing to the postseason for 6 out of the last 7 years.
Head Coach- Sid Maxwell
- Cross country advanced to the State Championships and finished 16th in Class AAAA. Season highlights would also include: #4 in Region 5-AAAA, #9 at Last Chance Invitational, making it to the postseason for the first time since 2001.
Head Coach- Curtis Partridge
- Basketball the Chiefs went 10-13, while the Lady Chiefs finished the season 20-9 and advanced to the State tournament, losing in the first round to Region 8-AAAA Champion Madison County. Season highlights: Girls beating rival Cherokee on their 50th Anniversary night.
Boys Head Coach- Mark Farist
Girls Head Coach- Julie Swanson
- Wrestling was ranked preaseason #8 in AAAA. The Chiefs have fallen out of the top 10 due to their loss of three-time state champion Carrington and two-time Bradley Banks who transferred to Union Grove. An equally important loss was that of Chad Mitchell, defending AAAAA state champion in 125 who now wrestles for Parkview, the reigning state champions. They finished 19th in Class AAAA.
Head Coach- Kevin Higgins
Sequoyah wrestling, led by Higgins, gained national recognition in the 90s. It was ranked 5th, 7th, 8th, and 6th (twice) due to the records set in a single season between the years 1996 and 2000. They have been the state traditional champions twice since the school opened in 1990. In the 1996 season, behind the individual champions Wyatt Wilkie (112), Shinya Coulter (135), Lonnie Jones (160), and Geoff Jones (189) the team won its first state title in Class AAAA. Just a few seasons later, another brother stepped up to the plate as Justin Wilkie (130) and Leslie Morrow (112) won their individual brackets and led the team to a state championship in AAAA in 1999.
- Baseball is currently ranked #7 in AAAA.
- Wrestling Boys soccer is currently ranked #10 in AAAA.
- Track is currently undefeated in overall points.
- Tennis Boys tennis is currently ranked #9 in AAAA.
[edit] Spring Records
| Team | Overall Record | Region Record | AAAA Rank |
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| Baseball | 8-3 | 7-2 | #7 |
| Soccer (Boys) | 11-0-0 | 6-0-0 | #10 |
| Soccer (Girls) | 11-1-0 | 5-1-0 | NR |
| Tennis | 6-3 | 4-0 | #9 |
| Track & Field | 4-0 | N/A | NR |
