Evans High School (Georgia)

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Evans High School
Address
4550 Cox Road
Evans, Georgia, Columbia County, 30809
USA
Information
School district Columbia County School System
Superintendent Charles R. Nagle
Principal Don Brigdon
Students 1,900
Type Public Secondary
Age range 14-18
Grades 9-12
Motto A Star in Every Knight, Champions For Life
Rival Greenbrier High School
Mascot Knight
School Colour(s) Black and Gold          
Feeder schools Columbia Middle
Evans Middle
Belair Elementary
Brookwood Elementary
Cedar Ridge Elementary
Evans Elementary
Lewiston Elementary
Martinez Elementary
Westmont Elementary,[1]
Homepage http://www1.ccboe.net/ehs

Evans High School, named for D.C. Evans, is a large high school in the Evans / Martinez area of Augusta, Georgia. Evans Comprehensive High School is a public suburban high school that serves a diverse population of approximately 1,900 students in grades 9-12. Evans provides a varied curriculum, including specialized vocational, athletic, special education, gifted, and advanced placement programs. Evans focuses on improving student instruction by motivating students to learn, improving thinking and reasoning capabilities, and applying knowledge and reasoning with technology.

Evans has maintained regional SACS accreditation throughout its history and has received the School of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award four times, 1984-1985, 1995-1996, 1993-1994, and 2003-2004.

Contents

[edit] Athletics

Baseball
  • Region Champions: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
  • State Champions: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994[2][3]
Basketball
  • Girls
    • Region Champions: 1962, 1963, 1965
Cheerleading
  • Region Champions: 1980, 1987, 1998, 2002, 2003
Cross Country
  • Boys
    • Region Champions: 1981, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998
  • Girls
    • Region Champions: 1980, 1987
Football
  • Region Champions: 1980, 1987
Golf
  • Boys
    • Region Champions: 1976, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005
    • State Champions: 1986
  • Girls
    • Region Champions: 1998, 1999, 2004
Soccer
  • Boys
    • Region Champions: 1989, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004
Softball
  • Region Champions: 1982, 1999, 2003
Tennis
  • Boys
    • Region Champions: 1977, 1989, 1990, 2004
  • Girls
    • Region Champions: 1985, 1986, 1987
    • State Champions: 1985, 1987
Track
  • Girls
    • Region Champions: 1991, 1992

[edit] Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Evans High School include:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Columiba County Board of Education - Evans High. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  2. ^ "Evans tops Newnan, wraps up AAAA baseball title", Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 25, 1988, pp. E3. "(1988)" 
  3. ^ "Guillebeau denies Fayette protest", Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 25, 1994, pp. D2. "(1994)" 
  4. ^ Tim Morse. "Evans High star getting set for call", Augusta Chronicle, August 2, 1998. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. 
  5. ^ Matt Williams. "Ex-Evans resident goes from reality show to the real deal", Augusta Chronicle, September 21, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. 

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Coordinates: 33°31′28″N, 82°08′50″W