Morrow High School (Georgia)

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Morrow High School
Established 1972
Type Public secondary
Principal Patrica Hill
Students 2,100
Grades 9–12
Location Morrow, Georgia, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Green and Gold
Mascot Mustangs
Website [1]

Morrow High School is the easternmost secondary school in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.

Morrow is a part of the Clayton County Public Schools. Middle schools generally associated with Lovejoy High are Morrow Middle School, Adamson Middle School and Rex Mill Middle School.

Clayton State University is the nearest post-secondary school, though some college-bound students enroll at the University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University, University of West Georgia and Georgia State University. Recent students have also attended Yale University, Brown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology and Savannah School of Art and Design.

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Andre Hastings- Professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints.

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Morrow High School has recently had its share of students that have received the Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS) founded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In the year 2006, two graduating seniors received it, one going to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the other going to Georgia State University. In the year of 2007, three graduating seniors received it, one going to Yale University, University of Georgia, and another going to Clayton State University. In the year 2008, two more had received the award making it three years in a row for this school to have 7 students received full funding for any college of their choice.

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