Cedar Shoals High School
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Cedar Shoals High School is a high school established in 1972 in Athens, Georgia in the Clarke County School District.
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[edit] History
Since opening its doors in 1972, the Cedar Shoals family of students, teachers, parents and administrators have worked together to maintain the tradition of excellence in academics, athletics, performance and service to the community. The opening of the new building in 2001 along with the addition of the new Fine Arts building and Field House still brings a renewed level of excitement and enthusiasm.
[edit] Staff
- Interim Principal: Dr. Frankie Hill
- Assistant Principal: Mrs. Amelia Butler
- Assistant Principal: George Bullock
- Assistant Principal: Roger Edmonds
[edit] Background
- School Hours: 8:30 a.m.- 3:28 p.m.
- Grades: 9-12
- Enrollment: 1630
- Teachers: 110
- With Advanced Degrees: 72
- Average Years Experience: 12
- Colors: Blue & Orange
- Mascot: Jaguar
- Parent-Teacher Association
[edit] Academics
Cedar Shoals High School faculty has consistently been at the forefront in implementing innovative as well as state mandated procedures and programs. Since 1990, the faculty and staff have participated in collaborative self-governance. This collaboration between administrators, teachers, and other staff encourages our faculty to work together in providing Cedar Shoals' students with a safe, stable and academically challenging environment, and in encouraging students to excel in their behavior as well as in their academics.
[edit] Opportunities
[edit] Online Work Permit System
The Georgia Department of Labor has revised their Online Work Permit System, which is available to work permit applicants, employers and issuing offices. Students go to the Dept of Labor Online Work Permit System and follow the directions from there.
[edit] Pepsi Tuition Funding Sources Program
The Pepsi-Cola Company has selected Cedar Shoals High School as one of the few schools in the country to receive the Tuition Funding Sources Program. This program contains the world's largest scholarship database - at least five to ten times larger than any other source. Students at Cedar Shoals get free access to the information. Unlike other scholarship search websites, the TFS website does not collect student names and their other personal information for resale.
[edit] Technology
Cedar Shoals High School has a student to computer ratio of 3.7:1. It has a variety of both general curriculum and specialized desktop labs as well as mobile computing solutions including both wireless laptops and handhelds. It is a state of the art school with an internal video broadcasting system and a fiber backbone. It is served by technical support personnel and educational technology personnel from the district level.
[edit] Learning Environment
[edit] Mission
The Mission of Cedar Shoals High School is to provide every student a superior education in a positive and challenging environment.
[edit] Beliefs
The CSHS community believes the work of educating students and preparing them for the future is their highest priority.
The CSHS community believes in the dignity and worth of all individuals and values their diversity.
The CSHS community believes the learning environment must be challenging, nurturing, and disciplined.
The CSHS community believes all individuals can learn when they are provided with and take advantage of challenging learning experiences which meet their specific needs.
The CSHS community believes all beliefs must be demonstrated to be effective.
[edit] Accreditation
SACS Georgia Accreditation
[edit] Unique Programs
- Positive About Cedar Shoals (PACS)
- Gentlemen on the Move
- Young Women Scholars
- Zero/Fifth Period Credit Recovery
[edit] Recent Honors and Achievements
- 2008 STAR Student / STAR Teacher - Alice Shen / Bill Pappas
- 2007-08 Cedar Shoals Teacher of the Year - Candice Southall
- 2007 Foundation for Excellence Award for Excellence in Teaching - Candice Southall
- 2007-09 Foundation for Excellence Whitehead Science Award - Stella Guerrero
- 2007 STAR Student / STAR Teacher - Sheena Zhang / Stella Guerrero
- 2007 Coca-Cola Scholar / Teacher of Distinction - Sheena Zhang / Bill Pappas
[edit] National Board Certified Teachers
- Beth Tatum (English)
- Brad Bailey (Science)
- Paul Blais (Science)
- Stella Guerrero (Science)
- Kimberly Harmelink (Science)
[edit] 2007 AP (Advanced Placement) Scholars
AP National Scholar: Sherrie Hall, Allen Hayes, Rob Hein, Sheena Zhang
AP Scholar with Distinction: Judy Bau, Andrew Dluhy, Yihe Dong*, Kiah McClain, Caroline Oates, Catherine Reagan, Kristen Reinberger, Alice Shen*, Jeffrey Wang
AP Scholar with Honor: Marta Gaertig, Dongho Gwak*, DeJoire Hall*, Evan Housley, Joseph Lester, Austin Martin*
AP Scholar: Elinor Aland, Kyle Davis*, Amanda Hunsinger*, Bree Licht, Samantha Maddox, Avery Martin*, Mary McCann*, Jordan Sims*, Casey Smith*, Christina Stanfield*, Clara Starkweather*, Daniel Thompson, Austin Wen, Cathy Xu, Jason Zhang*
- denotes current students. All others are Class of 2007
