Grayson High School

Grayson High School
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Location
50 Hope Hollow Road Loganville, Georgia, 30052 United States
Coordinates	33°52′06″N 83°55′26″W / 33.868458°N 83.92394°W / 33.868458; -83.92394Coordinates: 33°52′06″N 83°55′26″W / 33.868458°N 83.92394°W / 33.868458; -83.92394
Information
Type	Public
Established	2000
School district	Gwinnett County Public Schools
Principal	David Hopson
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,230
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Green, Gold and Navy Blue
Nickname	Rams
Accreditation(s)	SACS
Information	770-554-1071
Region	8A in Class AAAAAA (GHSA)
Website	Grayson High School

Grayson High School is located on the edge of Loganville, Georgia and Grayson, Georgia, and has a population of over 3,000 students. Grayson High School pulls from many areas of southern Gwinnett County, mainly Grayson, Lawrenceville,and Loganville.

General information about Grayson

Building information

• Construction Started: August 1998
• Building Opened: 2000
• Land Area: 65 rooms, including but not limited to a Fine Arts hall with the Main Theater, Band Room, Chorus Room, Orchestra Room, and 2 Art Rooms; a Main Gym and Auxiliary Gym, 3 Weight Rooms; a Main Library; 10 computer labs; a large Lunchroom with 5 different meal lines; and 2 elevators. As the student body has outgrown the building, the school now has over 50 trailers located in the rear of the building.
• The Grayson Technical Education School extends past the main high school building and has a greenhouse and Black Box theater among many other facilities.

Current Administration

• Mr. Dana Pugh, Principal
• Mrs. Debbie Durrence, Asst. Principal; Curriculum
• Mrs. Luevenia Holloway, Asst. Principal; Attendance
• Mr. Seth Rhine, Asst. Principal; Testing
• Mr. Shane Orr, Asst. Principal; 9th Grade Academy
• Ms. Jennifer Ferro, Asst. Principal; Grayson Technical School
• Mrs. Maris King, Asst. Principal
• Mrs. Kim Mankin, Asst. Principal; Special Education Dept.
• Mr. Brent Tisdale, Athletic Director
• Mr. Rob Pennington, Community School Director
• Mr. Rick Woods, Community School Director
• Mrs. Carolyn Hixson, Principal Secretary

History

School Beginnings

• The original Grayson High School was established in 1913, but in 1956 the school zone merged into South Gwinnett's school district. What's left of the original two-story brick veneered building is now part of Grayson Elementary School. The bell, given to Grayson High School in 1913 as a gift from 9th District Congressman Thomas M. Bell, still stands outside the school as a well-known landmark.
• Plans for the new Grayson High School began in the mid-1990s to relieve the neighboring, overpopulated high schools South Gwinnett and Brookwood. A committee of educators from Gwinnett County convened to create and discuss specifications for the facility. The school officially opened in 2000.

Principal History

• Mike Moody (2000-2001)
• Keith Chaney (2002-2008)
• David Hopson(2009-current)

Feeder schools

Elementary schools

• Pharr Elementary (Snellville)
• Grayson Elementary (Grayson)
• Starling Elementary (Lawrenceville)
• Trip Elementary (Loganville)

Middle schools

• Bay Creek Middle (Grayson)
• Couch Middle (Grayson)

Awards

• Grayson High School Robotics Team 2011 TSA State Champions, 2011 Programming Champions, 2009 Champions, and has competed at the World Robotics Championship in 2009, 2010, and 2012. The team finished 8th in the world in 2011.
• Grayson High School was ranked in the top 5% of high schools in the nation by Newsweek Magazine.
• A total of 738 Advanced Placement tests were administered to Grayson students, with 67.8% of tests scored a 3 or higher.
• Grayson was ranked in the top 20% of high schools in Georgia by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
• Grayson High School made Adequate Yearly Progress for the seventh year in a row.
• The Class of 2009 had 121 Honor Graduates, and Grayson seniors were offered 130 scholarships totaling $4,341,700.
• The Grayson Rams men's soccer team were region 8-AAA champions in 2003 and 2004. The men's varsity team was also co-state champions for AAA with the undefeated Richmond Academy.
• Grayson athletic teams earned a ranking of 11th in the state of Georgia for overall athletic excellence in the AAAAA division.
• Grayson Rams Wrestling team came in second in Area 8-5A Area Duals and qualified for the GHSA State Duals tournament.
• Four wrestlers placed in State for the Rams' Wrestling team at the 2009 State Championships: Nick Isburgh (112) and Paul Ardila (189) both placed 3rd for the Rams in Georgia's highest classification, and "Jack" Dunster (140) and Zach George (145) both placed 5th for the Rams.
• The Grayson football team finished the year with its first 8–AAAAA Regional Championship and played in the Elite Eight at the state level.
• The Baseball Rams once again participated in the state playoffs.
• Grayson’s Swim & Dive team earned All-State Honorable Mention.
• A Grayson High School Student Council member was chosen as the Member of the Year by the Georgia Associations of Student Councils.
• The Mock Trial team finished as the runner-up in the Gwinnett Regional Competition in 2008 and 2009.
• The One-Act Play performance was named 8–AAAAA Region Runner-up.
• A number of Grayson students from the Chorus and Band performed with the District and All-State Honor groups.
• Two Orchestra groups earned straight “superior” ratings at Large Group Performance Evaluations (LGPE).
• Chorus and Band groups earned “excellent” and “superior” ratings at LGPE.
• The GHS Step Team won 1st place in the Gwinnett County Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta’s Step Up or Step Down High School Step Show Competition
• On December 10, 2011 the Grayson Rams football team won their first ever State Championship in a score of 24-0 against Walton High School for the 5A state title in the school's first appearance. The victory also marked head coach Mickey Conn's 100th win as the sole head coach for the entire history of the Rams existence.
• The 2012 Baseball Team set a school record for wins with 27 and made it to the FINAL FOUR. Coaches: Seth Rhine, head coach Assistant Coaches: Jed Hixson, Bryan Tolbert, Rob Blair, Tim Maloney, and Jake Bova.
• In February 2013, the Grayson High School Student Council was elected as President School for the Georgia Association of Student Councils.

Notable Alumnus

• Professional dancer Elysandra Quinones graduated in 2008 from Grayson High School.

External links

• Grayson High School
• Grayson High Athletics

Grayson won the 2012 AAAAA State Football Championship deafeating Walton 24-0 in the Finals at The Georgia Dome. The Rams finished their season with a perfect 15-0 record, ranked nationally as high as number four in several national polls.