Clarke Central High School

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Location
Clarke Central High School
350 S. Milledge Avenue Athens, GA, 30605 USA
Information
School district	Clarke County School District
Principal	Maxine Easom
Enrollment	1,519 (as of 2005-06)^[1]
Faculty	91.5 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Student:teacher ratio	16.6^[1]
Type	Public high school
Grades	9-12
Athletics	13 sports
Athletics conference	Georgia High School Association, class AAAA, region 8, North division
Nickname	Gladiators
Color(s)	Red and gold
Yearbook	Gladius
Publication	Odyssey Newsmagazine
Established	1970
Information	706-357-5200
Homepage	CCHS website CCHS athletics website

Clarke Central High School is located in Athens, Georgia. It was created in 1970 by the merger of two high schools, Athens High School[1] and Burney-Harris High School[2], as a result of desegregation. Its current principal is Maxine Easom.

CCHS is in the Clarke County School District and is one of two traditional high schools in the district; the other is Cedar Shoals High School.

Located in the heart of Athens, Clarke Central High School's original building opened in 1956. Since then, the school has seen several renovations and additions. Most recently, a modern three-story classroom and lab addition opened in 2006. Other recent improvements include a new gymnasium, theatre and food court.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,519 students and 91.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.6.^[1]

The school is on a 4x4 Block Schedule, where students complete eight classes per year, divided up to four classes per semester. The classes are 90 minutes long, twice as long as the typical high school class.

1 Awards and recognition
2 Athletics
3 Extracurricular activities
4 Notable alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Awards and recognition

Clarke Central High Schools success in improving students SAT scores has earned the school the regional Governors Cup for 2006. The governors office presents the award each year to schools around the state who achieve the greatest gains in average scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

The school found success in 1999, when in a matter of one week the school was crowned as winner of the National High School Mock Trial Championship and Boys Soccer National Champions. Aside from that, the school also boasted the best high school football team in the nation in 1985.

Newsweek magazine has ranked Clarke Central High School among America's top 800 out of more than 27,000 high schools nationwide. The ranking places Clarke Central in the top 3% of U.S. high schools.

[edit] Athletics

Athletics teams at CCHS are known as the Gladiators and as of 2006 compete in Region 8-AAAA North of the Georgia High School Association. The Clarke Central High School Gladiators football team is coached by Leroy Ryals. In 2006 they defeated crosstown rival Cedar Shoals twice, however the rivalry game (known as the Classic City Championship) has been decided by one touchdown or less in the past seven meetings.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

2007 marked the second straight year Clarke Central received the Governor's Cup from Governor Sonny Perdue. The cup is awarded to schools in the state which show significant average gains in Critical Reading and Math SAT score. The school also received $1,000.

The school's yearbook, the Gladius is an all color annual. The book is published by Jostens and may be purchased online on either the Josten's site or the CCHS site under the "Opportunities" icon. Purchases may be made via credit card.

Additionally, the school's other publications have made strides in local, regional, and national competition. The school's literary-art magazine, the Iliad and the school's newsmagazine, the ODYSSEY have each won top honors from the University of Georgia's Georgia Scholastic Press Association[[3]]. The magazine has also received gold medals the last two years from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and has been rated as All-American by the National Scholastic Press Association [[4]]in 2006 and 2007. The Quill and Scroll Honor Society has named the Odyssey an International First Place winner for the past two years. Both the Iliad and the ODYSSEY have been ranked All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association[[5]].