| Jackson County Comprehensive High School | |
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| Motto | Committed to the relentless pursuit of educational excellence. |
| Established | 1957 |
| Type | Public School, secondary |
| Principal | Mr. Scott Smith |
| Faculty | 250 |
| Students | 1,740 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 1668 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia, United States |
| District | Jackson County School District |
| Campus | rural |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Yearbook | Pantara |
| Website | Jackson County Comprehensive High School |
Jackson County Comprehensive High School is a high school in Jefferson, Georgia. The school competes in region 8-AA. The mascot is a black panther, which is based on the legend passed down from Native Americans who inhabited the region. Former Superintendent Andy Byers chose the mascot when the school was moved from Braselton to Jefferson in the 1980s. JCCHS is known for its Army JROTC, FFA, music, softball, wrestling, baseball, Frisbee, basketball, and Football
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Classes offered are: English I-IV, Concepts of Probability and Statistics, Concepts of Problem Solving, Algebra I-III, Geometry, Calculus, Trigonometry, Biology, Physical Science, Environmental Science, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Physics, Civics, World History, American History, Economics, AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, French, Spanish, Creative Writing, Vietnam War Era, and Psychology.
Vocational classes include Theatre, Agriculture, Business Education, Family and Consumer Science, Healthcare Science, Information Tech, Manufacturing Tech, Video Broadcasting, Physical Education, Art, Youth Apprenticeship, and JROTC.
The Fine Arts department includes Drama, and Band, Graduates have attended institutes of higher education around the world, including the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Oxford University, Massey University in New Zealand, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vanderbilt University, the University of Alabama, Florida State University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, and the University of Georgia.
Jackson County has a football history dating back to 1980 when the school moved from Braselton to Jefferson. The football program has won multiple championships. Traditions throughout the years include the rubbing of the Panther statue and the pride monument before running down Panther Hill. Most of these traditions began during the tenure of Head Coach Brent Brock. Brock also is responsible for the field house that sits on the hill, overlooking the stadium.
During the football season, the band's focus is improving the halftime show and competing in two or three marching festivals a year. Under the direction of Miles and Helen Adams, the band has received superiors at marching festivals, such as Mid-South in Gadsden, Alabama and the Greater Atlanta Marching Festival. The band devotes much of its fall season to marching band but once football season is over, they switch their focus to concert music.
The band has three classes: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. Concert band is the entry-level band class. Symphonic Band is the mid-level band class, and Wind Ensemble is a group of the band's most talented students. In the spring, students begin preparing music for Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) or "Festival."
JCCHS has a jazz band. Jazz II is available for any student while Jazz I is for the serious jazz student and requires an audition. They have received superior ratings at Jazz Performance Evaluation in the spring which is hosted at JCCHS. In the spring, students participate in Solo and Ensemble Festival, hosted at JCCHS. Students perform solos, duets, trios, quartets, etc. with other band members and then receive a rating for it.
Students experience music outside of the JCCHS band room by getting involved in things such as District or All-State Bands as well as in college band clinics at universities like Reinhardt or Lee University.
The JCCHS Advanced Ensemble is under the tutelage of conductor Todd Chandler. The ensemble has performed light operas and musicals as The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance , HMS Pinafore, Grease, and West Side Story. They have performed at over 500 churches and community groups in the surrounding area. They have also performed twice at the governor’s mansion. The JCCHS Advanced Ensemble has gone on European tours to Austria, Czech Republic, and Germany. They have recorded 5 CDs, and performed works such as Faure's Requiem, Dvorak's Te Deum, Vaughan Williams’ Hodie, Mendelssohn's Hear my Prayer.
Jackson County Comprehensive High School has the most renowned FFA chapter in the state of Georgia. The FFA chapter has been a three star gold chapter for over ten years the highest honor given to a chapter. JCCHS FFA has had three members hold state FFA offices and one to run for national office. The chapter has been recognized nationally for horticulture and floral designing and many other achievements.
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