Sprayberry High School
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| Established | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Mrs. Erin Barnett |
| Students | 1,911 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Marietta, Georgia, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Yellow Jacket |
| Website | [2] |
Sprayberry High School was founded the day after Labor Day in 1952 in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The high school was originally founded in the building now occupied by the The Walker School (a private school), on Cobb Parkway (U.S. 41) at the north corner of Allgood Road. It is now located on the west corner of Sandy Plains Road at Piedmont Road. Since then, the area historically known as Sandy Plains has now come to be known as Sprayberry, stretching somewhat northeast from the intersection to Post Oak Tritt Road, and to the Sprayberry post office at Ebenezer Road.
Sprayberry is known for its academics and its programs for the arts.[citation needed] Sprayberry has won the National School of Excellence award twice, an accomplishment made by only two other schools.[1] It has also won the Georgia State School of Excellence award and has been named as one of America's top high schools.[citation needed] Sprayberry is a part of Cobb County Public Schools. Middle schools feeding upcoming students into Sprayberry High are McCleskey, JJ Daniell, and Simpson.
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[edit] Sports
- Baseball (website)
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Fast pitch Softball
- Football (website)
- Golf
- Boys Lacrosse
- Girls Lacrosse
- Marching Band
- Slow pitch Softball
- Soccer
- Swimming (website)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling (website)
- Tennis
- Track
The school's stadium was used for part of the movie Remember the Titans. [2]
[edit] Publications
- Sprayberry's Vox Humana (website)
- The Stinger
- The Echo
[edit] Notable alumni
- Buff Bagwell Professional wrestler [3]
- Kris Benson of the Baltimore Orioles[4]
- Marlon Byrd of the Texas Rangers[5]
- Russell Earl Kelly author [6]
- Jeff Kindel of the Colorado Rockies[7]
- Chuck Nevitt Former NBA player[8]
- Ty Pennington TV personality [9]
- Parvati Shallow, contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands[10]
- Travis Tritt Country musician [11]
[edit] External links
- Sprayberry High School is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ^ IMDB Filming locations
- ^ Buff Bagwell website
- ^ The Official Site of Major League Baseball
- ^ The Official Site of The Texas Rangers: Player Information
- ^ [1]
- ^ Player Bio: Jeff Kindel
- ^ Chuck Nevitt Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com
- ^ Famous People from Atlanta, Georgia
- ^ AccessAtlanta
- ^ Sprayberry High School Public School Profile
