Grovetown High School

Grovetown High School is located in Grovetown, Georgia in Columbia County, and opened on August 10, 2009.^[1] Its enrollment for the 2010-2011 school was approximately 1300 students; its most recent enrollment approached 1700.

GHS has produced two County Teacher of the Year recipients in its short existence: Vicki Tarleton and Kim Buchanan.

Academics

In 2014, Grovetown was ranked as a 2014 Most Challenging High School by The Washington Post. In 2014 the school was also recognized for its success with its Advanced Placement Program, receiving recognition as an AP Access & Support School, an AP Stem School, and an AP Stem Achievement School.

Athletics

GHS athletic teams have found success since the school's opening. Darius Watkins won the 100m and 200m State Championship. The Wrestling team were the Columbia County Champions in 2013-2014. The Volleyball team were the 2010 and 2011 region champs.

Speech & Debate Team

The Grovetown High School Debate Team began in 2011. It competes in Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Policy Debate, as well as some individual events, including Extemporaneous, Impromptu and Prose/Poetry.

In 2011 it won runner-up to the state champion in the novice division of Lincoln-Douglas at the GFCA's 1st and 2nd Year State Championship.

In its second year, Deanna Snellings won the novice state championship at the GFCA 1st/2nd Year State Championship in the LD division. Alexis Berry and Katie Trimm were semifinalists in the Public Forum division, and Colin Berry was a semifinalist in the LD division. Also in its second year, during its first trip to the Southern Peach District Qualifier, team member Colin Berry, qualified for the 2013 National Tournament. The team's coach was honored with the Peach Fuzz Award, given to the best new coach in the state.

In its third year, the team qualified 24 members to the GFCA Varsity State Championship, held at Stratford Academy. At the 1st/2nd Year State Championship, the team received semifinalist awards in 1st and 2nd Year Lincoln Douglas. At the Varsity State Tournament the team took the Championship in Lincoln Douglas Debate, third in Extemporaneous Speaking, and ninth in Public Forum Debate. Overall the team placed third in debate divisions. At the tournament the team's coach was recognized as the 2014 GFCA Speech Coach of the Year. It also qualified seven students to the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Congressional Debate.

The Debate team is affiliated with both the National Speech and Debate Association and the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association.

Model United Nations Team

The Grovetown Model United Nations team has competed at Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech University, and the University of Georgia. The team has over 50 competing students. The team has found great success and was named by Best Delegate as one of the top 150 MUN teams in the U.S.

Newspaper

The school also has an award-winning school newspaper, The Warrior Wrap Up, established in 2014.

Band of Warriors

Grovetown High School's Marching Band is under the direction of Brian M. Toney, with roughly ninety performers in the 2014-2015 school year. The Band of Warriors attends multiple competitions during the year, and hosts one of its own.

References

External links

• Columbia County Board of Education