Armuchee High School (Rome, Georgia)

Armuchee High School
"Not so much a place as it is a state of mind."
Address
4203 Martha Berry HWY
Rome, Georgia, Floyd County, 30165
 United States
Information
Established 1982
Status Open
School district Floyd County School District
Superintendent Dr. Lynn Plunkett, Ed.D.
Principal Dr. James Burris
Teaching staff 68 FTE[1]
Grades 9-12
Gender Male/Female
Student to teacher ratio 16:1[1]
Language English
School Colour(s)             
Athletics Varsity and Junior Varsity
Athletics conference 7 South
Mascot Indian
Nickname Tribe,A-Town
Team name Indians
Rival Model High School
Website

Armuchee High School is a public high school grades 9-12 in Rome, Georgia. It is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission, by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of Georgia High School Association. It is located in Floyd County Northwest of Atlanta.

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Academics

Armuchee offers academic curriculum meeting the Georgia Department of Education's Office of Standards, Instruction and Assessment in the following departments: Computers, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Freshmen Academy, Home Economics/Consumer Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Science, Special Education and Trade Education such as Automobile, Carpentry/Construction, Cisco (IT), Electricity, Graphic Communication, Healthcare, Horticulture, Industry, Metals and SPICE. Armuchee offers Advance Placement (AP) classes and classes through Georgia Highlands College. The school program degrees are in honors college preparatory, college preparatory and career & technology. [2][3]

Fine Arts

Band (Concert, Jazz, Marching), Chorus, Drama/Theater

Clubs

Yearbook, Video Yearbook, School Newspaper, Academic Clubs (Math & Reading) Family Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Foreign Language Clubs (French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), Key Club, Model UN, Outdoors Club, Weightlifting (competitive), Student Government. Debate, One Act Play and Scholar Bowl (all GHSA sanctions activities).

Athletics

Armuchee High offers many sports including: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading (competition, football, basketball), Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, and Wrestling.

Armuchee's main rival is Model High School. Coosa High School and Rome High School have became big soccer rivalries for the boys varsity team. Armuchee has been successful in baseball, girls basketball, competition cheerleading, boys/girls cross country, boys/girls golf, boys lacrosse, boys/girls soccer, softball, boys/girls tennis, girls track. Armuchee Football was one of the top programs in the state in 90s but fell on a downhill in 2001, but has been on a raise since 2005. Wrestling at Armuchee is notorious for winning state championships. Named the decade wrestling school in the 80s. Armuchee has numerous state titles in Wrestling.

Notable alumni

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